CUSAS 03, 1053 (P324166)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 49-15-160

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Contract, with witnesses, obliging Dada'a, "shepherd of birds," to produce birds and 'mice'.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) uz-tur niga
2. 1(disz) kur-gi{muszen} niga
3. 6(disz) ir7{muszen} niga
4. 1(u) tu-gur4{muszen} niga
5. 5(disz) pesz2-gesz-gi niga
6. 3(u) la2 1(disz) pesz2-igi-gun3 niga
7. da-da-a sipa muszen-na
8. in-gu7-x u3 ba-an-du11#-[ga]
reverse
1. ka-ga-[na ba-gin7]
2. igi {d}iszkur-illat szabra
3. igi {d}ma-lik-ba-ni
4. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. igi i3-li2-bi-la-ni
6. igi li-bur-be-li2 nu-{gesz}kiri6
  blank space
7. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
8. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 2(disz) [uz-tur niga]
2. 1(disz) [kur]-gi[{muszen} niga]
3. 6(disz) ir7{muszen} [niga]
4. 1(u) tu-gur4[{muszen} niga]
5. 5(disz) pesz2-gesz-gi [niga]
6. [3(u) la2 1(disz)] pesz2-igi-gun3
7. [da-da]-a sipa muszen-na
8. [in-KA-x] u3# ba-an-du11-ga
reverse
1. ka#-ga#-na ba-a-gin7
2. igi {d}iszkur-illat szabra
3. igi {d}ma-lik-ba-ni
4. igi ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 na-gada
5. igi i3-li2-bi-la-ni
6. igi li-bur-be-li2 [nu-{gesz}kiri6]
  blank space
  seal impression
7. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
8. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul#
seal 1
1. da-da-a
2. ARAD2 szu-kab-ta2
  (following Mayr)

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 53.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: complete
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Contract, with witnesses, obliging Dada'a, "shepherd of birds," to produce birds and 'mice'.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1053

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CUNES 49-15-160
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.09.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-15 at 08:47:16 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-10-21 at 11:17:44 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2019-06-23 at 11:32:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-11-26 at 11:47:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-12 at 16:33:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:45:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:51:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001715 (composite) (P454425) Garšana (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“CUSAS 03, 1053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P324166.
CUSAS 03, 1053 artifact entry (No. P324166). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P324166
CUSAS 03, 1053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P324166 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P324166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P324166},
}


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