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CUSAS 03, 0049 (P322573)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322573 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-04-060 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-i3-[si-in{ki}] | 2 male laborers, builders: Lu-Isin |
| 2 | 5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}[ba-ba6] | 5 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 3 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 4 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | 18 male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri-ib | 15 male laborers, foreman: Irib; |
| 6 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | 4(disz) gurusz lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki} | 4 male laborers, Lu-dulugal-pa’e, |
| 8 | 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 17 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 1 male laborer, 20 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 10 | 5(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 5 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 11 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 13 | szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 38 male laborers |
| 14 | szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) geme2 | total: 42 female laborers, |
| 15 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 17 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 gub-ba | 1 male worker, hand-shaped, stationed, |
| 19 | 5(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 5 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz im-sumur da6-da6-de3 gub-ba | 1 male worker, imsumur, standing at the daises, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [...] | |
| 8 | [...] | |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz [...] | 1 male worker ..., |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz [...] | 1 male worker ..., |
| 11 | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz im#-[...] ga2-ga2 bad3# ... 1(disz)-kam? erin2? du3-de3 [gub-ba] | 2 male laborers ... stationed at the depot, for the wall of ..., 1 labor-troop(?) to build, standing at the station |
| 13 | 2(disz) gurusz [szitim] | 2 male laborers, builders |
| 14 | 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2 gub-ba | 6 male laborers, hand-measured, stationed, |
| 15 | 1(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2 gub-ba | 10 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 16 | e2-kiszib3#-ba ga2-nun-na sumun gesz-ur3 kesz2-ra2 | In the sealed house, in the old storehouse, the threshing floor firmly secured |
| 17 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 1 male worker, šu dim, |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 gub-ba | 9 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 2 | e2-ur3#-ra# ku6 al-us2-sa-a [ga2]-ga2-de3 gub-ba | In order to establish fish in the pond, in order to stand (there) |
| 3 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz | 1 male worker, builder, 1 male laborer, |
| 4 | 1(disz) geme2 | 1 female worker |
| 5 | tak2-szi-ru-um sza3 e2-gal-ka gub-ba | takširû-vessel, stationed in the palace |
| 6 | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 7 | 4(disz) [...] | 4 ... |
| 8 | gi-sal-la e2-[...] | The reed screen of the temple |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz [...] | 1 male worker ..., |
| 10 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 11 | 2(disz) [...] | 2 ..., |
| 12 | e2-kiszib3-ba [... {gesz}]ur3 kesz2-ra2# | In the sealed house ... the bolt |
| 13 | 4(disz) gurusz nig2 u2 ba# a-|ZI&ZI|-sze3 sur#-[de3 gub-ba] | 4 male laborers, food-fed, stationed at the watering place |
| 14 | 2(disz) gurusz [...] | 2 male laborers |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz [...] | 1 male worker ..., |
| 16 | 2(disz) gurusz [...] | 2 male laborers |
| 17 | [...] | |
| 18 | [...] | |
| 19 | [...] | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu-ga-tum | 1 Lu-gatum, |
| 3 | [ku6] sim# sa10-sa10-de3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3# gen#-na | Go to Guabba to buy a good fish |
| 4 | 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri tu-ra | 1 taturi turra |
| 5 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 6 | 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2 | 1 Šalim-belī, |
| 7 | ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to buy fish, went to Guabba. |
| 8 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 9 | 1(disz) szu-ma-ma szitim tu-ra | 1 Šumama, the builder of Tura, |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 11 | szunigin 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 38 male laborers |
| 12 | szunigin 4(u) 2(disz) geme2 | total: 42 female laborers, |
| 13 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 14 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 15 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat | via Adad-tillati |
| 16 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 17 | sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 18 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 19 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-kam | 3rd day, |
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