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CUSAS 03, 0133 (P322765)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0133 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322765 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-037 |
| 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 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki} | 2 male laborers, builders, people 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) 6(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 16 male laborers stationed |
| 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) 2(disz) gurusz 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 22 workmen, 32 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 11 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 2(u) 7(disz) geme2# ugula me-e2-a | 15 male laborers, 27 female laborers foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 19 male laborers, 16 female laborers: foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 1(u) 7(disz)# gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 17 male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 14 | 3(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | 3 female laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 15 | 1(u) geme2 ugula sza-at-[er3-ra] | 10 female laborers, foreman: Šat-Erra |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah# | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šalmah |
| 17 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-[esz2] | hirelings |
| 18 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 19 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz | total: 122 male laborers |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) geme2 | total: 68 female laborers |
| 21 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 22 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 23 | 7(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 7 laborers, builders, 12 laborers requisitioned |
| 24 | 6(disz) geme2 du-u2-um ak | 6 female laborers, Duum, acted |
| 25 | 7(disz) geme2 im gid2 | 7 female laborers, long tablets, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n] 1(u) 3(disz)# geme2 im ga6-ga2 | n+13 female laborers, clay carried |
| 2 | 3(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 gi-sal-la gul-la | 3 male laborers (and) 4 female laborers, destroyed by the reed screen, |
| 3 | al-tar# e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | The one who provides for the brewery, the kitchen and the mill |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2# | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 4 female laborers |
| 5 | e2 bu-ta-nu-um du3-[a] | built the temple of Butanum |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz [n geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 15 male laborers, n female laborers |
| 7 | GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a | he turned back. The orchard of Garšana was built. |
| 8 | 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz im lu-a | 25 male laborers, clay ..., |
| 9 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 iri{ki} gid2-[da]-sze3 gub-ba?-na | 13 male laborers, grass-fed, stationed in his city for a long time |
| 10 | 1(u) 7(disz) [gurusz {gesz}]{u2}kiszi17 iri{ki}-gid2#-[da]-sze3# la2-e-de3 gen-[na] | 17 male laborers to the “cutting-of-the-throat" plant for the Iri-gida went |
| 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) 3(u) 2(disz) gurusz | total: 122 male laborers |
| 15 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) geme2 | total: 68 female laborers |
| 16 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 17 | gurum2 ak# | inspections performed |
| 18 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar, |
| 19 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat | and Adad-tillati |
| 20 | iti a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 21 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen ma-da za-ab-[sza]-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen destroyed the land of Zabšali. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
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