CUSAS 03, 0040 (P329383)

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 48-07-065

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

144.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-i3]-si-in{ki}
2. [5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2]-{d}ba-ba6
3. [3(disz) gurusz] szitim
4. [n gurusz] ugula be-li2-i3-li2
5. [n gurusz] ugula i-ri-ib
6. [ARAD2 e2]-A-me-esz2
7. [n] gurusz# 1(disz) geme2
8. lu2#-du6-lugal-pa-e3
9. 8(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi
10. 8(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a
11. 2(disz) gurusz ugula hal-li2-a
12. 1(disz) gurusz ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi
13. lu2 hun-ga2-me-<esz2>
  blank space
14. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
15. szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz
16. szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) geme2
  blank space
17. sza3-bi-ta
18. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
19. 4(disz) gurusz szitim
20. 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2-ma gub-ba
21. 4(disz) gurusz im-sumur da6-da6-de3 gub-ba
22. [n] geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba
column 2
1. bad3 [im-sumur] ke4-[de3]
2. 2(disz) gurusz [...]
3. 6(disz) gurusz szu [dim2-ma] gub-[ba]
4. 5(disz) geme2 im ga6-[ga2]-de3 gub-[ba]
5. u3-ru a2 bad3 [ke4-de3]
6. 1(disz) gurusz gi-sal bad3 gi-ir ke4-de3 [gub-ba]
7. 4(disz) gurusz nig2 u2-ba a-|ZI&ZI|-sze3 sur-de3 gub#-[ba]
8. 6(disz) gurusz in-[u ...]
9. ka i7 ir-ni-na-sze3#
10. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-[nu]
11. ke4-de3 gen-[na]
12. [1(disz)] gurusz ga2-nun#-[na tusz-a]
13. 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-[A]
14. 1(disz) szu-{d}lugal
15. a2-ag2 ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 gen-na
16. 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2
17. e2-{d}szu-{d}suen{ki}-ta siki tum3-de3 gen-na
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) hi-lu-a [kiszib3 i-din-{d}da-gan] nibru{ki}-sze3# [de6-a]
  blank space
2. zah3 lugal-[ha-ma-ti]
3. 1(disz) lu-ga-tum# [ninda du8]-de3# [gub-ba]
4. 1(disz) ta#-[tu3-ri tu-ra]
5. ugula# i-ri#-[ib]
6. 3(disz) gurusz i3-[du8]
7. ugula be-li2-i3-[li2]
8. 2(disz) gurusz [szitim]
9. szitim la-ha-[de3 gir2]-su{ki}-sze3 gen-[na]
10. en-ne2-ma [szitim tu-ra]
11. zah3 ku-du-du#-[u2]
12. 1(disz) geme2 tu-[ra]
13. lu2-du6-lugal-[pa]-e3#{ki#}-me-esz2#
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz szitim
2. [szunigin 4(u) 1(disz)] gurusz
3. [szunigin 1(u) 7(disz)] geme2
4. [zi-ga]-am3
5. [gurum2] ak
6. [giri3 {d}]iszkur-illat
7. [u3] puzur4#-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
8. [sza3 gar-sza]-an-[na{ki}]
9. [iti ...]
10. [mu {d}szu]-{d}suen [lugal uri5]{ki}-ke4 [...]
left
1. [u4 4(disz)-kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P329383

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 144.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 48-07-065
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162749

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 40

    [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
2020-02-06 at 15:02:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:52 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 11:48:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-27 at 19:41:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:16 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 Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0040 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329383.
CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry (No. P329383). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329383
CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329383 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329383},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329383},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329383
LB  - CDLI:P329383
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329383
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 0040 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329383.
CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry (No. P329383). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329383
CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329383 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329383},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329383},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329383
LB  - CDLI:P329383
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329383
ER  -
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