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CUSAS 03, 0020 (P322737)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322737 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-009 |
| 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(disz)] gurusz [szitim lu2-i3-si-in{ki}] | 2 male laborers, builders of Lu-Isin |
| 2 | [3(disz) gurusz] szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 3 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 3 | [3(disz) gurusz] szitim [n] gurusz | 3 laborers, builder, n laborers |
| 4 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 5 | [n gurusz] ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | n male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī |
| 6 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula dingir-dan | 15 male laborers, foreman: Dingir-dan |
| 8 | 6(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 6 male laborers, 10 female laborers foreman: Me-ea |
| 9 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 11 workmen, 10 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 10 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah | 3 male laborers, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula hal-li2-a | 2 male laborers, foreman: Halliya |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula za-la-a | 1 male laborer, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 15 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 8(disz) [gurusz] | total: 68 male laborers |
| 16 | szunigin 2(u) [geme2] | total: 20 female laborers |
| 17 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz [szitim] iz-zi bad3 [gub-ba] | 1 male laborer, builder of the Izzi wall stationed |
| 19 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim sig4 tab-be2-de3 gub-ba | 4 male laborers, brick-workers, stationed in piles, |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 7(disz) gurusz im gid2-me | 1 male laborer, builder, 7 male laborers, long tablets, |
| 21 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz sig4 szu dim2-ma szum2-mu-de3 gub-ba | 18 brick-workers, to be given as a gift, stationed, |
| 22 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz im a ga2-ri-na i3-li-de9 gub-ba | 11 male laborers, watered, poured out for me, stationed there, |
| 23 | 2(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 20 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 24 | 2(disz) gurusz du-<u2>-um ke4-de3 [gub-ba] | 2 male laborers, Du<um, stationed to the axe |
| 25 | 2(disz) gurusz gi-sal [bad3 ga2-ga2]-de3# [gub-ba] | 2 male laborers stationed at the reed screen of the wall |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz# | 1 male laborer, builder, 16 male laborers |
| 2 | sig4-ansze du3-de3 gub#-[ba] | to build the bricks, stationed |
| 3 | 8(disz) gurusz sig4 da-bad3# ga2-ga2#-de3# gub#-ba# | 8 brick-workers stationed at the dabad station |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba | 1 laborer, brickwork supervisor, at the watch stationed, |
| 5 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | 3 male laborers, foreman: ARAD of Ea-meš; |
| 6 | [n] gurusz gu4 niga gar-sza-an-<na>{ki}-ta nibru{ki}-sze3 ba-an-tum3 | n male laborers, grain-fed oxen from Garšana to Nippur brought. |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz lu2 kin-gi4-a szu-kab#-[ta?] nibru#{ki}-sze3 ba-an-tum3 | 1 male laborer, messenger, from the šukabba(?) to Nippur brought |
| 8 | [1(disz)] gurusz szitim a2-ag2 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 [de6-a] | 1 male laborer, builder, for the work of Girsu brought |
| 9 | [n] gurusz szitim tu-[ra] | n male laborers, builders of the tūra canal |
| 10 | [n] gurusz zah3 ugula i-ri-[ib] | n male laborers, exempt, foreman: Irib |
| 11 | [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 12 | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 68 male laborers |
| 13 | [szunigin] 2(u) geme2 | total: 20 female laborers |
| 14 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 15 | gurum2 ak al-tar bad3 gub-ba | inspection of the wall stationed, |
| 16 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | via Adad-tillati, chief household administrator; |
| 17 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 18 | sza3 gar-sza-an-<na>{ki} | in Garšana |
| 19 | iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 20 | [mu] {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5[{ki}-ma-ke4 na]-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin-lil2-ra mu-na-du3] | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 n]-kam | day n |
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