CUSAS 03, 0197 (P329378)

Administrative tablet excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 48-07-060

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

157.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) gurusz [a-bi2-a-ti nu-banda3-gu4]
2. 1(disz) [gurusz puzur4-a-bi nu-banda3-gu4]
3. 2(disz) gurusz i-[me-er3-ra nu-banda3-gu4]
4. 2(disz) gurusz puzur4#-[{d}en-lil2 nu-banda3-gu4]
5. 2(disz) gurusz lu2-[{d}inanna nu-banda3-gu4]
6. 1(disz) gurusz za-bu-la# [nu-banda3-gu4]
7. 2(disz) gurusz mu-na-num2 nu#-[banda3-gu4]
8. sza3-gu4#-me-esz2
9. 1(u) gurusz# [hun]-ga2 puzur4-a-bi szusz3
  blank space
10. 2(u) 5(disz)
11. ugula [ba]-ba#-ni szabra
12. 2(disz) gurusz su-ga-[ni-a nu-banda3-gu4]
13. 1(disz) gurusz nu#-[banda3-gu4]
14. [4(disz) gurusz] {d}ma-lik-[illat nu-banda3-gu4]
15. 7(disz) gurusz ur-{d}dumu-zi# [nu-banda3-gu4]
16. 1(disz) gurusz ti-[ga-AN] nu-banda3-gu4
17. sza3-gu4-me-esz2
18. 2(u) gurusz hun-ga2# nu#?-ur2#?-[{d}iszkur] nu-banda3-gu4
  blank space
19. 3(u) 5(disz)#
20. [...] szabra
21. [...]-a
22. [n gurusz szitim lu2]-{d}inanna-[unu{ki}]-ga#
  blank space
23. [szunigin n gurusz] szitim#
24. [szunigin n 1(gesz2) 1(disz)] gurusz#
25. [sza3-bi]-ta
26. [n gurusz] szitim
27. [...]-x
reverse
1. [...]-NE-sze3
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]-um-ta [...] x in-u de6-a
6. [...]-x-a x du ka? [...] en-nu-ga2 ak [x]-a
7. [n] gurusz bappir diri sag5-ga2#-[de3] gub-ba
8. 3(u) 7(disz) gurusz in#-[u tum3]-de3
9. {d}szu-{d}suen-am-ma#-[ra{ki}]-sze3 gen-na
10. 1(disz) gurusz szitim sig4 ma-szub-ba gub-ba
11. 1(disz) gurusz szitim e2-da#-[na{ki}-sze3] gen-na
12. 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra {d}ma-lik#-illat# nu-banda3-gu4
13. [ugula] nu-ur2-{d}iszkur szabra
14. [1(disz) gurusz a]-da-lal3 a-bi2#-[a]-ti# nu-[banda3-gu4]
15. [... szu?]-AN-szum [...]
16. [...] szu?-x
17. [n gurusz] nu-banda3-gu4
18. [ba-ba-ni] szabra
  blank space
19. [szunigin n] gurusz szitim
20. [szunigin n] 1(gesz2) 1(disz)# gurusz
21. zi#-ga-am3#
22. gurum2# ak#
23. [giri3] {d}iszkur-illat szabra#
24. sza3 gar-sza-an-[na{ki}]
25. iti ses-da-gu7
26. mu {d}szu-{d}suen# [lugal uri5]{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2#-gur8#-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2]
left
1. u4 [n-kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P329378

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 157.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-07-060
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162890

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 197

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:24:17 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:48:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 15:09:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0197 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329378.
CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry (No. P329378). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329378
CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329378 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329378},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2006
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LB  - CDLI:P329378
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329378
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0197 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329378.
CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry (No. P329378). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329378
CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329378 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329378},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329378
LB  - CDLI:P329378
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0197 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329378
ER  -
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