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CUSAS 03, 0117 (P322774)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0117 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322774 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-046 |
| 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) 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 | ARAD-Eamenš |
| 10 | 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz# [n] geme2 ugula ba-zi | 22 male laborers n female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 11 | 1(u) 4(disz)# gurusz# [n] geme2# ugula me-e2-a | 14 male laborers n female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz [n] geme2 ugula za-la-a | 11 male laborers n female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ugula me-{d}nanna | 13 male laborers, 10 female laborers foreman: Me-Nanna |
| 14 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-[esz2] | hirelings |
| 15 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz# | total: 120 male laborers |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) [geme2] | total: 92 female laborers |
| 18 | sza3-bi-ta# | from there |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, Ummiya |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim sza3 zabala4{ki} gub#-[ba] | 1 male laborer, builder of Zabalam stationed |
| 21 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim ur3 e2-gal-a ga2-[ga2] | 2 male laborers, builders of the roof of the palace stationed |
| 22 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 3(u) geme2# | 3 male laborers, millers, 15 male laborer, 30 female laborers |
| 23 | sig4-ansze im-sumur# [ak] | he made the bricks and piled them up. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 3 male laborers, millers, 16 male labourers, šu dim, |
| 2 | 3(u) 4(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 34 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 3 | al-<tar> e2-ba-ha-a | The one of the Ebaḫa temple |
| 4 | 4(disz) gurusz 3(u) geme2 ki-sa2-a | 4 male laborers, 30 female laborers in the field |
| 5 | e2-bappir u3 e2-kikken sahar se3-ga | The brewing house and the milling house are filled with dust. |
| 6 | 2(u) 4(disz) [gurusz] im lu-a | 24 male laborers, clay ... |
| 7 | 4(disz) gurusz szu [dim2 ...] | 4 male laborers, hand fashioned ... |
| 8 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz sig4 al#-[urx(BAHAR2)?-ra] u3-szub# | 13 male laborers, bricks piled up |
| 9 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick, |
| 11 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 12 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz | total: 120 male laborers, |
| 13 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 | total: 92 female laborers, |
| 14 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 15 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 16 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar, |
| 17 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 18 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 19 | 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) 3(disz)-kam | 13th day, |
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