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CUSAS 03, 0157 (P322578)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0157 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322578 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-04-065 |
| 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 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 di3-ma-at# [kal2-bu-um{ki}] | 2 male laborers, builders, people of Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul#-[pa-e3] | 2 male laborers, builders, men of Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz [szitim] | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-[i3-li2] | 13 male laborers, foreman: Beli-ili |
| 6 | ARAD2 e2-A-[me-esz2] | servant of Ea-meš. |
| 7 | 4(disz) [gurusz] ugula me-e2-a | 4 male laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 8 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula za#-[la]-a | 3 male laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 9 | 3(disz)? gurusz 2(disz) geme2 ugula# [ba]-zi# | 3? male laborers, 2 female laborers foreman: Bazi |
| 10 | lu2 [hun]-ga2-[me-esz2] | hirelings |
| 11 | [szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 12 | [szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz] | total: 23 male laborers |
| 13 | [szunigin 2(disz) geme2] | total: 2 female laborers |
| 14 | [sza3-bi-ta] | from there |
| 15 | [n] gurusz# szitim um#-[mi-a] | n male laborers, millers, apprentices |
| 16 | [n gurusz ...] | n male workers ... |
| 17 | [n gurusz ...] | n male workers ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim [...] | 2 male laborers, builders ..., |
| 2 | gurusz ni-hur-sag#? ... i3-li-[de9] gub-[ba] | Young man, the Niḫursaŋ temple, the place where the god stands |
| 3 | gurusz a2-ag2-[ga2] u3-dag-ga[{ki}]-sze3# de6-[a] | The young man, the command of Udaga |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz i3-du8# | 3 male laborers, doormen |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz# sig4 en-nu ak# | 1 male laborer, bricks inspected |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz# tu-ra# | 1 male worker, turru |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula | 1 male laborer, foreman |
| 8 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 9 | szunigin 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz | total: 23 male laborers |
| 10 | szunigin 2(disz) [geme2] | total: 2 female laborers |
| 11 | zi-ga-am3 gurum2 ak | booked out, inspections performed; |
| 12 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar, |
| 13 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat | and Adad-tillati |
| 14 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 15 | [mu ma-da] za#-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4# [n-kam ...] | nth day ... |
Sources & licences
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