CUSAS 03, 0337 (P322748)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USAMuseum Number
CUNES 48-07-020Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Garšana (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (Delivery of bricks.#)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
115.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 25.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2)# 3(u) sig4#
en: 150 bricks
2. la#-ma#-za#-tum#?
en: by Lamazatum,
3. 5(gesz2)# x-x-x
en: 300 by ...,
4. 4(gesz2)# x-x-num2
en: 240 by ...-num,
5. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)# 3(u)#
en: 690,
6. nam#-1(u) la-ma#-za#-tum#
en: 10-(troop) of Lamazatum;
7. 7(gesz2)# 3(u)# x-x-x
en: 450, x,
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) ha-an-du#-u2
en: 150 by Handu,
9. 5(gesz2) a-na-he-pa2-at
en: 300 by Ana-hepat,
10. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
en: 900,
11. nam-1(u) sza-at-bi-zi-il
en: 10-(troop) of Šat-bizil;
12. 6(gesz2) i-ti-rum
en: 360 by Ana-hepat,
13. 1(gesz'u) a-di?-ti
en: 600 by Aditi,
14. 7(gesz2) a-bu-um-dingir
en: 420 by Abum-ilum,
15. 5(gesz2)# [ha]-bu-ri-tum
en: 300 by Haburitum,
16. 5(gesz2) esz18#-dar#-um-mi
en: 300 by Ištar-ummi,
17. 1(gesz'u)# [ta]-tu3-ri
en: 600 by Taturi,
18. 6(gesz2) i3-li2#-dum#-qi2
en: 360 by Ili-dumqi,
19. 3(gesz2) 3(u) e2#-a-nu-uh3-szi#
en: 210 by Ea-nuhši,
20. ($ blank space $) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u)
en: 3150,
21. nam-1(u) ud-du-ru-um
en: 10-(troop) of Uddurum;
blank space
reverse
1. szunigin 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz)! gin2 sig4#
en: together: 6 1/2 sar 5 shekels of brick,
calculation: ((690 + 900 + 3150 =) 4740)/720 = 6 35/60
2. us2-bi 1(gesz2) ninda
en: the length involved: 60 ninda,
3. a2 3(gesz2)-ta#
en: labor of 180 (bricks per workday),
4. geme2-bi 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) 3(disz) gin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: the female laborers involved: 23 1/3 days 3 shekels,
calculation: 4740/180 = 26 20/60 (text: 23 23/60)
5. sze 3(disz) sila3-ta ba#-hun
en: hired at 3 sila3 barley each (workday),
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3#
en: the barley involved: 1 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3,
calculation: (26 20/60) × 3 = 79
7. a2 sig4 ga6-ga2
en: labor of brick transportation,
8. mu-kux(DU)
en: delivery
9. e2-ki-ba-gar-ra
en: for the replacement house of
10. en {d}inanna-gal
en: of the priest of Inanna-gal;
11. ba-zi ugula
en: Bazi is the foreman;
12. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat#
en: via Adda-tillati,
13. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar#-ke3
en: and Puzrum-Ninkarke,
14. sza3 gar-sza-an-na#{ki#}
en: in Garšana;
15. iti# ezem-an#-na
en: month: “Festival of An,”
16. mu# {d#}szu#-{d#}suen# lugal#-[e] na#-ru2-a-mah# {d#}en#-lil2# {d#}nin-lil2#-ra# mu#-ne#-[du3]
en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, erected great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil.”
obverse
1. 2(gesz2)# 3(u) sig4#
en: 150 bricks
2. la#-ma#-za#-tum#?
en: by Lamazatum,
3. 5(gesz2)# x-x-x
en: 300 by ...,
4. 4(gesz2)# x-x-num2
en: 240 by ...-num,
5. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)# 3(u)#
en: 690,
6. nam#-1(u) la-ma#-za#-tum#
en: 10-(troop) of Lamazatum;
7. 7(gesz2)# 3(u)# x-x-x
en: 450, x,
8. 2(gesz2) 3(u) ha-an-du#-u2
en: 150 by Handu,
9. 5(gesz2) a-na-he-pa2-at
en: 300 by Ana-hepat,
10. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)
en: 900,
11. nam-1(u) sza-at-bi-zi-il
en: 10-(troop) of Šat-bizil;
12. 6(gesz2) i-ti-rum
en: 360 by Ana-hepat,
13. 1(gesz'u) a-di?-ti
en: 600 by Aditi,
14. 7(gesz2) a-bu-um-dingir
en: 420 by Abum-ilum,
15. 5(gesz2)# [ha]-bu-ri-tum
en: 300 by Haburitum,
16. 5(gesz2) esz18#-dar#-um-mi
en: 300 by Ištar-ummi,
17. 1(gesz'u)# [ta]-tu3-ri
en: 600 by Taturi,
18. 6(gesz2) i3-li2#-dum#-qi2
en: 360 by Ili-dumqi,
19. 3(gesz2) 3(u) e2#-a-nu-uh3-szi#
en: 210 by Ea-nuhši,
20. ($ blank space $) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 3(u)
en: 3150,
21. nam-1(u) ud-du-ru-um
en: 10-(troop) of Uddurum;
blank space
reverse
1. szunigin 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 5(disz)! gin2 sig4#
en: together: 6 1/2 sar 5 shekels of brick,
calculation: ((690 + 900 + 3150 =) 4740)/720 = 6 35/60
2. us2-bi 1(gesz2) ninda
en: the length involved: 60 ninda,
3. a2 3(gesz2)-ta#
en: labor of 180 (bricks per workday),
4. geme2-bi 2(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) 3(disz) gin2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
en: the female laborers involved: 23 1/3 days 3 shekels,
calculation: 4740/180 = 26 20/60 (text: 23 23/60)
5. sze 3(disz) sila3-ta ba#-hun
en: hired at 3 sila3 barley each (workday),
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3#
en: the barley involved: 1 barig 1 ban2 9 sila3,
calculation: (26 20/60) × 3 = 79
7. a2 sig4 ga6-ga2
en: labor of brick transportation,
8. mu-kux(DU)
en: delivery
9. e2-ki-ba-gar-ra
en: for the replacement house of
10. en {d}inanna-gal
en: of the priest of Inanna-gal;
11. ba-zi ugula
en: Bazi is the foreman;
12. giri3 {d}iszkur-illat#
en: via Adda-tillati,
13. u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar#-ke3
en: and Puzrum-Ninkarke,
14. sza3 gar-sza-an-na#{ki#}
en: in Garšana;
15. iti# ezem-an#-na
en: month: “Festival of An,”
16. mu# {d#}szu#-{d#}suen# lugal#-[e] na#-ru2-a-mah# {d#}en#-lil2# {d#}nin-lil2#-ra# mu#-ne#-[du3]
en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, erected great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil.”
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 115.0 high × 55.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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- Artifact Preservation: complete
- Condition Description:
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Seal information:
unsealed
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative (Delivery of bricks.#)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: CUSAS 3, 337
[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.
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- Museum No.: CUNES 48-07-020
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- Provenience: Garšana (mod. uncertain)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.11.00 ?
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- Accounting Period: 0
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |  |
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| 2016-07-28 at 14:24:34 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2011-11-18 at 22:51:30 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:53:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2009-06-03 at 11:43:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2008-01-03 at 20:50:23 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine | CDLI | approved | |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (163088)
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