CUSAS 16, 003 (P416162)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 313

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x ta
2'. [...] 2(asz) gur
3'. [... lu2] lunga
4'. [...] 6(asz) gur
5'. [...] du3
6'. [aga3]-us2 sanga
7'. [n] GAN2# 2(asz) gur
8'. [...] 6(asz) gur
9'. [...] lu2 lunga
10'. [engar] gesz-i3
11'. [lu2 szuku-ra] e2-a-me
12'. [...] ($ blank space $)
13'. [...] gesz
14'. [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ka [...]
2'. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur
3'. a-kal-la
4'. 1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur
5'. mu-mu
6'. nu-banda3-gu4-me
7'. lu2 szuku-ra e2-a-me
  blank space
8'. a-sza3 ambar-a-szesz
9'. 2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
10'. ka-guru7
11'. 2(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) gur
12'. al-mu nu-banda3-gu4
13'. lu2 szuku-ra e2-a-me
  blank space
14'. a-sza3 ambar?-sur-ra
15'. 4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur
16'. lu2 sar
  blank space
17'. [a]-sza3# ka?-tul2
  nag?
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. 1(bur3) GAN2 [...]
2'. ab-ba-[iri]
3'. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [...]
4'. sag [...]
5'. 1(esze3) GAN2 ki# [...]
6'. en-nu-da# [tusz-a]
7'. 3(disz) ugula x [...] 1(esze3) GAN2-ta#
8'. 1(esze3) GAN2 [...]
9'. sagi [lugal]
10'. 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) [gur]
11'. al-[...]
12'. 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) [gur]
13'. a-kal-[la]
14'. 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
  blank space
  rest broken
column 2'
  blank space
  rest broken
column 3'
1. szunigin sze gesz e3-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) gur lugal
2. sanga
3. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
4. sza13-dub-ba
5. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
6. ka-x
7. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) gur
8. ka-guru7
9. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) gur
10. szar2-ra-ab-du
11. szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) gur
12. [dub]-sar gu4-apin
13. szunigin 1(disz) dub-sar
14. [... n] 2(bur3) GAN2 [...]
  rest broken
column 4'
1. [...] ug3#-IL2
2. [szunigin] ug3-IL2 1(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur
3. szunigin 4(disz) ug3-IL2 2(esze3) GAN2 4(asz) gur
4. szunigin 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur
5. ugula he2-dab5
6. szunigin 1(esze3) en-nu-da tusz?-a
7. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) gur
8. dub-sar erin2-na
9. szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) gur
10. dub-sar a-sza3 erin2-na
11. szunigin 7(disz) engar gesz-i3 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
12. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) aga3-us2 sanga 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) gur-ta
13. szunigin 1(disz) aga3-us2 sanga 1(bur3) GAN2 [...] gur
  rest broken
column 5'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] gur
2'. [...] lunga [...]-ta
3'. [...] 2(asz) gur
4'. [...] ab#-ba-iri
5'. [...] 2(asz) gur
6'. [...]-szesz?-inim-ma
7'. [...] muhaldim lugal
8'. [...] sagi lugal
9'. [...] 1(asz) gur lu2 x [...] ur-e2
  blank space
10'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken

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/P416162

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 313
Accession Number 09.35

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 190623

References

  • primary: CUSAS 16, 3

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-08-24 at 12:01:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-03-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416162.
CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry (No. P416162). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416162
CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416162 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416162
LB  - CDLI:P416162
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416162
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 16, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P416162.
CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry (No. P416162). (2011, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P416162
CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P416162 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2011CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {mar 4},
	title = {CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P416162},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P416162},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/3/4/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P416162
LB  - CDLI:P416162
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 16, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P416162
ER  -
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