CUSAS 03, 0052 (P329385)

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 48-07-067

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

132.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6]
2. [5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki}]
3. [2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3]
4. [n gurusz ugula be-li2]-i3-li2
5. [n gurusz ... ugula] i-ri-ib
6. [ARAD2 e2-A]-me-esz2
  blank space
7. 4(u) 6(disz)
8. [... ugula] ba#-zi#
9. [...]
10. [... ugula me]-e2-[a]
11. [...] ugula za-la-a
12. [...] ugula szal2-mah
13. [... ugula] szu-{d}dumu-zi
14. lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2
  blank space
15. szunigin 1(u) gurusz# [szitim]
16. szunigin 1(gesz2) [n gurusz]
17. szunigin 4(u) 6(disz) geme2#
18. sza3-bi-ta
19. 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a
20. 4(disz) gurusz gub#-ba#
21. 4(disz) gurusz szu dim2-[ma]
22. 3(disz) gurusz im-sumur i3-li#-de9# gub-ba
column 2
1. 1(u) gurusz# [...]
2. im ga6-ga2-de3 gub#-[ba]
3. iz-zi# im-sumur ke4-de3
4. 1(disz) gurusz szitim
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [n gurusz ... gub]-ba#
8. [n] gurusz# du-u2-um ke4-de3# gub-ba
9. 1(disz) gurusz im sig4# [ma-szub-ba] gub-ba
10. 4(disz) gurusz im i3-[li]-de9 gub-ba
11. 4(disz) geme2 im [...] gub-ba? [...]
12. al-tar# ... [...]
13. 1(disz) gurusz [x]
14. 1(disz) gurusz
15. 2(disz) geme2
16. gesz ka2 kesz2-[ra2 ...]
  blank space
17. x ga6-[...]
18. ga2-nun-[na ...]
19. [...]
20. [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. in-u tum3-de3# [...]
6. 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu-[ke4]-de3 gub-[ba]
7. 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-[a]
8. 1(disz) hi-lu-a
9. a2-ag2 [ki] szu#-esz18-dar-sze3 de6-a
10. 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2
11. gesz-ur3 tum3-de3? gen-na
12. 1(disz) [a-li2]-ah
13. 1(disz) ta-tu3#-ri#
14. sze sza3 gir2-[su]{ki} en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba#
15. 1(disz) be-li2-i3-li2
16. 1(disz) [szu]-{d}nin-kar-ke3
17. kiszib3 [{d}]ma#-lik-ba-ni
18. e2-[da]-na{ki} de6-a
19. zah3 [...]
20. [...]
column 4
1. [1(disz) lu]-ga-tum tu#-ra
2. [1(disz) e2]-i3#-gara2 ninda du8-de3 gub-ba
3. 1(disz) lugal-[ha]-ma-ti
4. a2-ag2# szitim#-e-ne
5. gir2-su[{ki}]-sze3 de6-a
6. ugula i-ri-ib
7. 1(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
8. a2 sa10 szitim-e-ne
9. gir2-su{ki}-sze3 de6-a
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) [n?] gurusz
12. szunigin [n] geme2
13. zi#-ga-am3#
14. [gurum2] ak
15. giri3# {d}iszkur-illat
16. [u3] puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
17. [sza3 gar-sza]-an-na{ki}
18. [iti a2]-ki-ti
19. [mu {d}szu]-{d}suen [lugal uri5]{ki}-ma-ke4 [...]
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/P329385

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 132.0 mm × 80.0 mm × 30.0 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 48-07-067
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 162760

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 52

    [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 09:52:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:23:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:15 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 20:52:17 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, 0052 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329385.
CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry (No. P329385). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329385
CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329385 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329385},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/17/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 03, 0052 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P329385.
CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry (No. P329385). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P329385
CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P329385 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P329385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P329385},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P329385
LB  - CDLI:P329385
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 0052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P329385
ER  -
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