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CUSAS 03, 0126 (P322763)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0126 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322763 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-035 + CUNES 49-04-026 |
| 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-me] | 3 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 di3#-[ma-at kal2]-bu-um#[{ki}] | 2 male laborers, builders, artisans of Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 2 male laborers, builders, men of Ur-Šulpa’e, |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 5 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz nig2-gu2-na ga2-ga2 e2-da-na{ki}-sze3 gen-na | 17 male laborers, entrusted to the Edana, went. |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 7 | 1(disz) e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra | 1 Epeš-namtura |
| 8 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 9 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 10 | 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 8(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 23 workmen, 18 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 11 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 18 male laborers, 20 less 1 female laborers foreman: Me-ea, |
| 12 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 1(u) 6(disz)! geme2 ugula za-la-a | 16 workmen, 16 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | [1(u) 1(disz)] gurusz# ugula ib-ni-dingir | 11 male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 14 | [5(disz) geme2] ugula# li-la-a | 5 female laborers, foreman: Lilâ |
| 15 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) [gurusz] | total: 77 male laborers |
| 18 | szunigin 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 | total: 58 female laborers |
| 19 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 21 | 8(disz) gurusz szitim 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 8 laborers, builder; 22 laborers requisitioned; |
| 22 | [n] 3(disz) geme2 du-u2-um ak | n+3 female laborers, Duum acted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n] geme2 im gid2 | n female workers, long tablets |
| 2 | 3(u) 8(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 38 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 3 | 5(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 gi#-sal ga6-ga2 | 5 male laborers (and) 4 female laborers, reedbeds carried |
| 4 | 5(disz) gurusz gi-[sal] gul-la | 5 male laborers, reedbeds destroyed |
| 5 | al#-tar ki-sa2-a# e2-bappir e2-muhaldim [u3 e2]-kikken2 | I have returned to the quay, the brewery, the kitchen, and the mill. |
| 6 | [n] gurusz# szitim [...] | n male laborers, builders ... |
| 7 | [n gurusz sahar] zi-ga GIN2-bala# [a]-sza3 gar-sza-an-na#[{ki}] | n male laborers, dust lifted, transferred, field Garšanana |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2# | 12 male laborers, weed cut |
| 9 | [n gurusz] x x im x | n male laborers ... |
| 10 | [n gurusz] nig2-gu2-na ga2-ga2 e2-da-na{ki}-sze3 gen-na | n young men, a gift, brought to the Edana temple |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick, |
| 13 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 14 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz | total: 77 male laborers |
| 15 | szunigin 5(u) 8(disz) geme2 | total: 58 female laborers |
| 16 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 17 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 18 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe; |
| 19 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 20 | iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 21 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri#[{ki}]-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-[sza]-li{ki} mu hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the lands of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 3(u)-kam | 30th day. |
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