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CUSAS 03, 0108 (P322755)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0108 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322755 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-027 |
| 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 | [3(disz) gurusz szitim] ARAD2# [e2-A-me-esz2] | 3 male laborers, builder, servant of Ea-mesh |
| 3 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz# | 13 male laborers |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz# sig4# [...] | 3 male laborers ... bricks |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz# i3-[du8] | 1 male worker, doorkeeper |
| 6 | 1(disz) e2-i3#-[gara2] a2-ag2 ki# [...]-sze3 de6#-[a] | 1 E-igara, appointed to the office of ... |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz [...]-x-a im#-x-x-[x] | 1 male worker ... |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz da?-du8? [...] | 1 male laborer, Dadu8(?) |
| 9 | ugula [be]-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 10 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) [geme2 ugula ...] | 13 workmen, 2 female laborers, foreman: ...; |
| 11 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 [ugula ...] | 16 workmen, 21 female laborers, foreman: ...; |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 [ugula ...] | 13 male laborers, 12 female laborers foreman: |
| 13 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 5(u) 6(disz)# [geme2 ugula] za#-la-a | 15 male laborers 56 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 14 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2# ugula me-{d}nanna# | 9 male laborers 11 female laborers foreman: Me-Nanna |
| 15 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 16 | szunigin 6(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 6 male laborers, builders; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(disz) gurusz | total: 62 male laborers |
| 18 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz)? geme2 | total: 122 female laborers |
| 19 | sza3-bi-[ta] | from there |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim# um-[mi-a] | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 21 | 2(disz) gurusz [szitim ...] | 2 male laborers, builders ... |
| 22 | e2-a-[...] | Ea- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gurusz [szitim ...] | 1 male laborer, builder |
| 2 | e2 esz18-dar#-[...] | The temple of Ištar |
| 3 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) gurusz# [n geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 10 male laborers, n female laborers |
| 4 | sahar zi-ga ki-sa2-a e2-bappir# [u3 e2-kikken2] | piled-up dust from the granary, brewery and mill |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2# | 1 male laborer, builder; 11 male laborers, 2 female laborers |
| 6 | sig4#-ansze ga2-ga2 | to bring bricks |
| 7 | [n] 5(disz) gurusz im# [lu]-a | n+5 male laborers, clay ... |
| 8 | [n] geme2# in-[u] ga6-ga2-de3 | n female laborers are missing, to be carried off |
| 9 | 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 | 2 male laborers, 1 female laborer |
| 10 | e2 bu#?-ta#?-an | a house of |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz# ... bi2-za-a | 2 male laborers ..., Bizaza |
| 12 | iz-zi [x]-x-la | he stood ... |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) [gurusz {gesz}]{u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 | 12 male laborers, cut juniper |
| 14 | 3(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 3 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 15 | 1(disz)? gurusz i3#-du8 | 1(?) male laborer, doorman |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | 1(disz) e2-i3#-[gara2 a2]-ag2# ki szu-kab-[ta-sze3 de6-a] | 1 E-igara, the command taken from Šu-kab |
| 18 | 1(disz) szu-{d}nin-kar#-ke3# a2-ag2# ki# szu-kab#-[ta-sze3 de6-a] | 1 Šū-Ninkar, appointed to the position of ... |
| 19 | 1(disz) e-pe-[esz na]-am-tu-[ra] | 1 workman: Namtura |
| 20 | [szunigin 6(disz)] gurusz# szitim#? | total: 6 male laborers, builders |
| 21 | [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 6(disz)? gurusz# | total: 66(?) male laborers |
| 22 | [szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u)] 2(disz)#? geme2# | total: 122 female workers |
| 23 | zi-ga-am3# gurum2# [ak] | booked out, inspection performed |
| 24 | giri3 puzur4#-[{d}nin-kar-ke3] | via Puzur-Ninkar |
| 25 | u3 {d}iszkur-[illat szabra] | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 26 | [iti] ki-siki {d}nin#-[a-zu] | month: “kisiki of Ninazu,’ |
| 27 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen# [lugal-e ma-da za]-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul# | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4# 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day |
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