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CUSAS 03, 0105 (P322568)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0105 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322568 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-04-055 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 6 | 1(disz) x x [...] | 1 ..., |
| 7 | 1(disz) szu-{d}nin-kar-ke3 a2-[ag2-ga2] u3-dag-ga{ki}-sze3 [de6-a] | 1 Šū-Ninkar the command of Udaga carried out. |
| 8 | 1(disz) e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra | 1 Epeš-namtura |
| 9 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 10 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 5(u) 6(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 15 workmen, 56 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 11 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz [n] geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 13 male laborers n female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 10 workmen, 11 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 1(u) gurusz 2(u)? geme2 ugula szal2-mah | 10 male laborers 20 female laborers, foreman: Šalmaḫ; |
| 14 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15 | szunigin 6(disz)? gurusz [szitim] | total: 6(?) male laborers, builders |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gurusz | total: 66 male laborers |
| 17 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 | total: 133 female laborers |
| 18 | [sza3]-bi-ta# | from there |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 20 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 2 male laborers, builder, 2 men, šu-diŋ-workers, |
| 21 | 2(disz) geme2 im gid2 | 2 female laborers, long tablets, |
| 22 | 2(disz) geme2 du-<u2>-um ak | 2 female laborers, Du<um ak, |
| 23 | 5(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 5 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 24 | u2#!-ru-a bad3# ak | erected a fortress |
| 25 | 2(u) [n] geme2# [im?] ga6-ga2 | 20+ female laborers, ... carried |
| 26 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n] gurusz [...] | n male laborers |
| 2 | [iz]-zi# e2 szu-esz18-dar u3 za-ki#-[ti] gul#-[de3] | to destroy the house of Shu-Ishtar and the zakītu-house |
| 3 | 2(disz) [gurusz] 1(u) geme2 e2-duru5-al-lu-[u2?] | 2 male laborers, 10 female laborers of the Durallu-house(?) |
| 4 | 1(disz) [gurusz] szitim 3(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 5 female laborers |
| 5 | ka2# bad3 da6-da6-de3# | to make the gate of the wall tremble |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 10 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 7 | ki-sa2-a e2-bappir u3 e2-kikken2 sahar si-ga | at the threshing floor of the brewery and the milling house filled with dust, |
| 8 | 1(u) gurusz im lu-a | 10 male laborers, ... clay |
| 9 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 a-za-bu-um a im sze-ga2 ba-al-de3 | 2 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, Azabu’um, water and barley rations were carried away. |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz a bala-a ki-sa2-a-sze3 | 1 male laborer, water of the bala, to the Kisa; |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 im a ga2-ri-na lu#-de3# | 2 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, watered by the potter |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim [n] gurusz 5(u) 3(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, n male laborers, 53 female laborers |
| 13 | sig4-ansze ga2-ga2 | to bring bricks, |
| 14 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz sze [kar?]-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ga6-ga2 | 12 laborers, barley rations from the quay to the granary carried; |
| 15 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz ninda du8-de3 | 1 male worker, baked bread, |
| 17 | 1(disz) gurusz i3-du8 | 1 male worker, doorkeeper, |
| 18 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula | 2 male laborers, foreman |
| 19 | 1(disz) szu-{d}nin-kar-ke3 a2-ag2-ga2# [u3-dag-ga{ki}-sze3 de6-a] | Šū-Ninkar took the order to Udaga |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam | 23rd day, |
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