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CUSAS 03, 0135 (P322766)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0135 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322766 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-038 |
| 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, men of the district of Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-ur-[{d}szul]-pa-e3 | 2 male laborers, builder: Lu-ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 5 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 17 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 | 1(gesz2) 3(disz) gurusz 4(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 63 workmen, 41 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 11 | 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz 3(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 27 male laborers 34 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 11 workmen, 12 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | [n] gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | n male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 14 | [n] geme2 ugula li-la-a | n female laborers, foreman: Lilâ |
| 15 | [n] 1(disz) geme2 ugula sza-at-er3-ra | n+1 female laborers, foreman: Šat-Erra |
| 16 | [n] gurusz [ugula] szal2-mah | n male laborers, foreman: Šalmah; |
| 17 | [n gurusz? ugula ba-ba]-ti-a | n male laborers, foreman: Babatiya |
| 18 | [n gurusz? ugula ib]-ni-i3-li2 | n male laborers, foreman: Ibni-ili |
| 19 | [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 20 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz | total: 210 male laborers |
| 21 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 | total: 104 female laborers |
| 22 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 24 | 7(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 7 laborers, builder; 18 laborers … |
| 25 | 6(disz) geme2 du-u2-um ak | 6 female laborers, Duum, acted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 7(disz) geme2 im gid2 | 7 female laborers, long tablets, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 90 less 1 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 3 | 4(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 gi-sal gul-la | 4 male laborers, 4 female laborers of the destroyed reed-bed, |
| 4 | al-tar e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | “Alas, the brewery, the kitchen, and the mill, |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(gesz2) 1(u)? gurusz 3(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, miller, 900 male laborers, 3 female laborers |
| 6 | GIN2#-bala {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a | ... of the orchard of Garšana planted |
| 7 | [n] gurusz# szitim 6(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 | n laborers, builder; 6 laborers; 4 female laborers |
| 8 | [e2]-bu-ta-nu-um du3-a | built the Ebutanum |
| 9 | [n] 8(disz) gurusz im lu-a | n+8 male laborers, clay ... |
| 10 | [n] 7(disz) gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 iri{ki}-gid2-da-sze3 la2-e-de3 gen-na | n+7 male laborers to the {geš}-kiši-plant of the city gida I 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) 2(u)! gurusz | total: 720 male laborers |
| 15 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 | total: 104 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 a2-ki-[ti] | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 21 | 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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