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CUSAS 03, 0099 (P322756)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322756 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-028 |
| 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, builders, servants of Ea-mēš, |
| 3 | 2(u) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | 20 male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 5(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 12 workmen, 50 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 5 | 4(disz) gurusz 3(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 4 male laborers 31 female laborers, foreman: Me-ea |
| 6 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 9 male laborers 11 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 7 | 6(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2 ugula szal2-mah | 6 workmen, 7 female laborers, foreman: Šalmaḫ; |
| 8 | szunigin 6(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 6 male laborers, builders; |
| 9 | szunigin 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 51 male laborers |
| 10 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | total: 89 female laborers, |
| 11 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 12 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | 4 male laborers, builder, 9 male laborer, |
| 13 | 1(u) geme2 sig4 szu dim2-ma szum2#-[mu-de3] | to give 10 female laborers, bricks fashioned, |
| 14 | 1(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3# | 10 female laborers, clay poured out |
| 15 | al#-tar bad3 gub-ba | The altar of the wall stationed |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 4 male laborers, 9 female laborers |
| 17 | e2#-ki-ba-gar-ra-a al-tusz | I sat down in the Ekigara temple |
| 18 | [n] gurusz 4(disz) geme2 | n male laborers, 4 female laborers |
| 19 | [e2]-bappir# e2 kikken2 u3 [e2]-muhaldim# [gub-ba] | The brewery, the millhouse and the kitchen are here. |
| 20 | [n gurusz] im lu-a gub-ba# | n male laborers stationed in ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... e2] kikken2#-sze3 [...] gub-[ba] | ... to the millhouse ... stationed |
| 2 | [n gurusz szitim] 1(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 | n male laborers, builders, 1 male laborer, 4 female laborers |
| 3 | [sig4]-ansze# ga2-ga2-de3 gub-ba | to bring the bricks, stationed |
| 4 | [n] gurusz im ga2-ri-na lu-de3 gub-ba | n lads, clay poured out for the lord, stationed |
| 5 | [1(disz) gurusz ninda] du8-de3 gub-ba | 1 male laborer, baker, stationed, |
| 6 | [1(disz) gurusz] ugula | 1 male laborer, foreman |
| 7 | [1(disz) gurusz] tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 8 | [n] gurusz# {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 ku5-de3 gub-ba | n male laborers, cut down with juniper, stationed |
| 9 | [2(disz)] gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba | 2 male laborers, in order to keep the bricks in order, stationed |
| 10 | szunigin 6(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 6 male laborers, builders; |
| 11 | szunigin 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 51 male laborers |
| 12 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | total: 89 female laborers, |
| 13 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 14 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 15 | giri3 {d}[iszkur]-illat szabra | via Iškur-tillati, chief household administrator |
| 16 | u3 puzur4#-[{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub]-sar# | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 17 | iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “ki-siki of Ninazu,’ |
| 18 | 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 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 11th day, |
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