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CUSAS 03, 0336 (P322484)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0336 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322484 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-02-083 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Garšana |
| Coordinates | 31.4433, 46.1189 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [n ... ma]-na siki du x-siki 1(disz) [(n) ma]-na# sze 3(ban2)-ta | ... minas of ... wool, 1 mina of barley, 3 ban2 each |
| 2 | sze-bi [n] | its barley: n |
| 3 | gur | gur |
| 4 | 4(ban2) sze | 4 ban2 of barley, |
| 5 | szunigin 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur | total: 2 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 barley, |
| 6 | sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam | It is a debit. |
| 7 | sza3-[bi]-ta | therefrom: |
| 8 | 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 3 male laborers for 1 day |
| 9 | gi-sal bad3 gul#-de3# gub-ba | stationed at the reed screen of the wall to be destroyed |
| 10 | 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 3 male laborers for 1 day |
| 11 | al-tar bad3 gub-ba | The altar of the wall stationed |
| 12 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 9 male laborer workdays, |
| 13 | al-tar u2-ru a bad3 | Altar, the city, woe the wall! |
| 14 | gub-ba | to stand |
| 15 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 18 male laborer workdays, |
| 16 | al-tar gub-ba | who is stationed, |
| 17 | 3(disz) sar sig4 | 3 sar bricks |
| 18 | us2-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda | its length: 90 rods, |
| 19 | a2 geme2 1(disz)-a 2(gesz2) sig4-ta | labor of 1 female laborer, 200 bricks per (day) |
| 20 | geme2-bi 1(u) 8(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3 | its female laborers: 18 workdays, |
| 21 | a2 sig4 ga6-ga2 | labor of laying bricks, |
| 22 | ki-sa2-a-sze3 | to the Kisa; |
| 23 | 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2 sig4 | 11 2/3 sar 5 shekels bricks, |
| 24 | us2-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) ninda | its length: 90 rods, |
| 25 | a2 geme2 1(disz)-a 2(gesz2) sig4-ta | labor of 1 female laborer, 200 bricks per (day) |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | geme2-bi [1(gesz2) 1(u)] 1/2(disz)# [u4 1(disz)-sze3] | its female laborers: 91 1/2 workdays |
| 2 | a2 sig4 ga6#-[ga2] | labor of laying bricks |
| 3 | 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# | 23 male laborer workdays |
| 4 | al-tar gub-ba | who is stationed, |
| 5 | e2-usz-bar u3 e2-gaszam-e-ne | the Eʾušbar and the Gašamene |
| 6 | 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 x | 4 male laborers for 1 day |
| 7 | a-za-bu-um a im# sze-ga2 e-sir2 hu-ba-na bad3# u3 e2#-[szu-esz18-dar du3-a] | Azabum, water of the barley-heaps, brickwork of Hubana, wall and Ešu-Ishtar built |
| 8 | 2(disz) gurusz [u4 1(disz)-sze3] | 2 male laborers for 1 day |
| 9 | sig4-ansze im-[sumur] ak gub#-[ba] | The brickwork of Imsumur, stationed there. |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) [gin2] | total: 14 2/3 sar 5 shekels |
| 11 | us2-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u)# [ninda] | its length: 90 rods |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | a2 geme2 1(disz)-a [2(gesz2) sig4-ta] | labor of female laborers: 60 bricks each |
| 2 | geme2-bi 1(gesz2) [4(u) 1/2(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3] | its female laborers: 60 1/2 workdays |
| 3 | szunigin 1(gesz2) [2(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3] | total: 68 1/2 workdays |
| 4 | al-tar# [gub-ba] | he is standing ready. |
| 5 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3# | total: 62 workdays, male laborers |
| 6 | sze 6(disz) sila3-ta ba-hun | barley, 6 sila3 each, received; |
| 7 | sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2# u4 1(disz)-[sze3] | total: 89 1/2 female laborer days |
| 9 | sze 3(disz) sila3-[ta ba-hun] | barley, 3 sila3 each, received; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sze-bi 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 barig 2 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 |
| 2 | nigin2-ba 2(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 2 gur 3 ban2 7 1/2 sila3 barley, |
| 3 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 4 | 3(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze | 3 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 barley, |
| 5 | si#-i3-tum | sītum-disease |
| 6 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 7 | szu-{d}dumu-zi ugula lu2 hun-ga2 | Šū-Dumuzi, foreman of hirelings; |
| 8 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | via Adad-tillati, chief household administrator; |
| 9 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 10 | sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 11 | iti ezem-mah | month: “Festival-of-Maḫ,’ |
| 12 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma [...] | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [szu]-{d}dumu-zi ugula lu2 hun-ga2 | Šū-Dumuzi, foreman of hirelings |
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