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CUSAS 03, 0037 (P322742)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0037 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322742 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-014 |
| 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-ili |
| 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 | [n gurusz] szitim# lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki} | n male laborers, builders: Lu-dulugal-pa’e |
| 8 | [n] gurusz# 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | n male laborers 12 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 9 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 10 male laborers 15 female laborers, foreman: Me-ea |
| 10 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 [...] | 9 female laborers |
| 11 | lu2 hun-[ga2-me-esz2] | hirelings |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 13 | szunigin [5(u) 7(disz)] gurusz | total: 57 male laborers |
| 14 | szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 36 female laborers, |
| 15 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um#-mi#-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 17 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz# [...] | 13 male laborers |
| 3 | 8(disz) gurusz [...]-de3 [gub-ba] | 8 male laborers stationed ... |
| 4 | 8(disz) geme2 du-u2-um-ke4-de3 gub-ba | 8 female laborers of Duum, stationed, |
| 5 | 2(u) 8(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 28 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 6 | 1(u) gurusz im a ga2-ri-na lu-de3 gub-ba | 10 lads, watered by the libation vessel, stationed, |
| 7 | 4(disz) gurusz im i3#-li-de9# gub-ba | 4 male laborers, clay of Ili-de stationed |
| 8 | e2-usz-bar-sze3 | to the House of Ušbar |
| 9 | 4(disz) gurusz nig2 u2 ba a-|ZI&ZI| sur-de3 gub-ba | 4 male laborers, food rations, watered down, stationed, |
| 10 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-A | 2 male laborers, foreman: ARAD of Ea |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba | 2 brickwork workers stationed at the watch, |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-a | 1 male laborer, sitting in the granary, |
| 13 | 1(disz) hi-lu-a | 1: Hulua; |
| 14 | 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2 | 1 E-igara, |
| 15 | a2-ag2 ki szu-esz18#-[dar]-sze3# de6#-[a] | a command to the place of Šu-Ishtar |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) a-li2-ah | 1 Ali-aḫ |
| 2 | sze e3-de3 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to bring out barley to Girsu went, |
| 3 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 4 | 1(disz) lu-ga-tum | 1 Lu-gatum, |
| 5 | ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3 | to buy a good fish |
| 6 | gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Guabba went, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri tu-ra | 1 taturi turra |
| 8 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 9 | [1(disz)] sza-lim-be-li2 | 1 Šalim-belī |
| 10 | ku6 sim [sa10-sa10]-de3# | to buy a good fish |
| 11 | gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Guabba went, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ar-ri-az tu-ra | 1 arri-az tura, |
| 13 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 14 | 1(disz) szu-ma-ma szitim tu-ra | 1 Šumama, the builder of Tura, |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 2 | szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz | total: 57 male laborers |
| 3 | szunigin 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 36 female laborers, |
| 4 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 5 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 6 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | via Adad-tillati, chief household administrator; |
| 7 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 8 | sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 9 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 10 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2 mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele of Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 4(disz)-kam ka2-dingir qa2-qa2-da]-nu#-um-ta# | The 4th day: from the Qaqadanum Gate |
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