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CUSAS 03, 0017 (P322732)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322732 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-004 |
| 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#-i3-si-in[{ki}] | 3 male laborers, builders: Lu-Isin |
| 2 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 4 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba, |
| 3 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz | 3 male laborers, builder, 15 male laborer, |
| 4 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 5 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 6 | 1(u) gurusz ugula dingir-dan | 10 male laborers, foreman: Dingir-dan |
| 7 | 5(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 5 male laborers 10 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 8 | 7(disz) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 7 male laborers 15 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 9 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula hal-li2-a | 2 male laborers, foreman: Halliya |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 11 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 12 | [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 13 | [szunigin 4(u)] gurusz | total: 40 male laborers |
| 14 | [szunigin 2(u) 5(disz)] geme2 | total: 25 female laborers |
| 15 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 16 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim iz-zi bad3 da6-da6-de3 gub-ba | 2 male laborers, builders of Izzi, stationed at the side of the wall, |
| 17 | [n] gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz im gid2 | n male laborers, builder; 4 male labourers, long clay nails |
| 18 | [n] gurusz 3(disz) geme2 sig4 [szu] dim2#-ma szum2#-mu-[de3 gub-ba] | n male laborers, 3 female laborers “bought bricks,' to be given as a gift, stationed, |
| 19 | [n gurusz n] geme2 im [a ga2-ri]-na# i3-li#-[de9 gub]-ba | n male laborers, n female laborers “Water of the barina-vessels, stationed by Ilī |
| 20 | 7(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 7 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 21 | [n] gurusz du-<u2>-um ke4-de3 gub-ba | n <young men>, who are stationed in order to ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-ke4-de3 [gub-ba] | ... stationed |
| 2 | [n gurusz im] lu-de3 gub-ba | n male laborers, clay for making clay, stationed |
| 3 | [n gurusz n] geme2 sahar zi-ga im lu-sze3 | n male laborers and n female laborers, dust lifted, clay ... |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz [...] ke4-[de3] gub-ba | 1 male worker, stationed at the kede station |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz [a bala-a {gesz}]kiri6-{d}ba-ba6-da# | 1 male laborer, water of the bala, garden of Babada |
| 6 | [1(disz) gurusz a bala-a {gesz}kiri6]-zabala4{ki} | 1 male laborer, watering the bala of the orchard of Zabala |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz [...]{ki}-ta ba-an-tum3 | 1 male worker from ... brought |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz# [tu]-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 9 | 2(disz) gurusz [szitim n] gurusz | 2 male laborers, builder, n male labourers |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz [szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 11 | szunigin 4(u) [gurusz] | total: 40 male laborers |
| 12 | szunigin 2(u) 5(disz) geme2# | total: 25 female laborers |
| 13 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 14 | gurum2 ak al-tar bad3 gub-[ba] | inspections performed, altar of the wall stationed |
| 15 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra# | via Adad-tillati, chief household administrator |
| 16 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 17 | sza3 gar-sza-an{ki}-na! | in Garšan |
| 18 | iti ki-siki {d}nin-a-zu | month: “kisiki of Ninazu,’ |
| 19 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ka mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele of Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | the 29th day, |
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