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CUSAS 03, 0103 (P322759)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0103 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322759 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-031 |
| 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 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 17 male laborers stationed |
| 4 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 5 | 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2 a2-ag2-ga2 ki szu-kab-ta2-sze3 de6-a | 1 E-igara, the agŋara, delivered to Šu-kabta; |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(gesz2) [n] geme2 ugula ba-zi | 12 male laborers, 60+ female laborers: foreman Bazi |
| 7 | 6(disz) gurusz 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 6 male laborers (and) 49 female laborers, foreman: Me-ea |
| 8 | 7(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 7 male laborers 14 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 9 | 9(disz) gurusz# 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula sal-mah | 9 male laborers 14 female laborers, foreman: Salmaḫ |
| 10 | szunigin# [6(disz)] gurusz szitim | total: 6 male laborers, builders |
| 11 | szunigin# 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz | total: 54 male laborers |
| 12 | [szunigin] 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 | total: 197 female laborers |
| 13 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2-ma | 3 laborers, builders, 6 laborers requisitioned |
| 16 | 2(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 20 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 17 | 2(disz) geme2 im gid2-de3 | 2 female laborers, long tablets, |
| 18 | 1(disz) geme2 du-u2-um | 1 female worker, Duum, |
| 19 | al-tar bad3 gub-ba | The altar of the wall stationed |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 5 female laborers, |
| 21 | gi-sal bad3 ga2-ga2 | the reed screen of the wall set up, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) geme2 sig4 da-bad3 ga2-ga2 | 20 female laborers, bricks piled up in the fort |
| 2 | 5(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 5 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 3 | iz-zi sza3 e2-a gul-la | the one who stands in the midst of the destroyed house, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz 8(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, 8 female laborers |
| 5 | e2-duru5-al-lu-a | in the Eduruallua temple |
| 6 | 5(disz) gurusz im lu-a | 5 male laborers, clay ..., |
| 7 | 3(disz) gurusz KA-al-la-ka | 3 male laborers from KA-alaka, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gurusz pisan im sar-ra im ga6-ga2 | 2 male laborers, basket-of-tablets: tablets written in the sar, tablets carried, |
| 9 | giri3 e2-a-szar dub-sar | via Ea-šar, the scribe; |
| 10 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 gi-sal bad3 gul-la | 2 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, reed baskets for the destroyed wall; |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) gurusz 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 10 male laborers, 90 less 1 female laborers |
| 12 | sig4-ansze ga2-ga2 | to bring bricks, |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 ku5-ru-de3 | 12 male laborers to cut juniper |
| 14 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz ninda du8-<de3> | 1 male worker, baked bread |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz a2-ag2-ga2 de6-a | 1 male laborer, assigned work, dea, |
| 17 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula | 1 male laborer, foreman |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick, |
| 19 | szunigin 6(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 6 male laborers, builders; |
| 20 | szunigin 5(u) 4(disz) gurusz | total: 54 male laborers |
| 21 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 | total: 177 female laborers |
| 22 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 23 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 24 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-<kar>-ra-ak | via Puzur-Ninkarrak; |
| 25 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat | and Adad-tillati |
| 26 | iti ki-siki {d}nin-a-zu | month: “kisiki of Ninazu,’ |
| 27 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li[{ki} mu]-hul | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
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