CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 (P412015)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 58-01-021

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gesz-i3 gur
2. mu-kux(DU) a-sza3 de6-a
3. 2(u) 1(asz) gesz-i3 gur
4. ku3-babbar-ta sa10-<a>
5. ku3-babbar gin2 1(disz)-a 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. 2(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur
3. a2 sza3-gal lu2 hun-ga2 ma2 gesz-i3-ka
4. sza3 szuszin{ki}
5. ki i-szar-pa2-dan-ta
6. nu-ur2-i3-li2
7. szu ba-an-ti
8. iti ezem-an-na
left
1. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gesz-i3 gur mu-kux(DU)
  blank space
  seal impression
2. 2(u) 1(asz) sze gesz-i3 gur
3. ku3-ta sa10-a
4. ku3 gin2 1(disz)-a 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
5. 8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
6. 2(asz) 2(barig) dabin gur
reverse
1. a2 sza3-gal lu2 hun-ga2 ma2 gesz-i3-ka
  blank space
  seal impression
2. sza3# szuszin{ki}
3. ki i-szar-pa2-dan-ta
4. nu-ur2-i3-li2 ma-lah5
5. szu ba-an-ti
6. iti ezem-an-na
7. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun
seal 1
1. nu-ur2-i3-li2
2. dumu pa-pa-szum

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003384 (composite) (P456094) S003384 Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P412015

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain) [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 58-01-021
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 192052
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4142

References

  • primary: CUSAS 6, p.233-334, 1531

    [Owen2011CUSAS6] Owen, David I. 2011. “Supplemental Texts Related to the Garšana Archives.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 233–334. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-01-29 at 12:10:37 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-18 at 16:00:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-16 at 01:22:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-11-14 at 06:16:17 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Owen, David I. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412015.
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 artifact entry (No. P412015). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412015 (Original work published 2010)
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412015 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412015},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P412015.
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 artifact entry (No. P412015). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412015 (Original work published 2010)
CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412015 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {CUSAS 06, p. 233-334 1531 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412015},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412015},
}


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ID  - P412015
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