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CUSAS 03, 0128 (P322778)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0128 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322778 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-050 |
| 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, 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 stationed in the nigguna, to Edana went |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 1 male laborer, bricks inspected, |
| 7 | 1(disz) e-[pe]-esz na-am-tu-ra# | 1 workman: Namtura |
| 8 | [ugula] be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 9 | 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula ba-[zi] | 24 workmen, 24 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 10 | 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 3(u) 2(disz) geme2 [ugula me-e2-a] | 34 male laborers, 32 female laborers foreman: Me-Ea |
| 11 | 5(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2# ugula za-[la]-a | 5 workmen, 10 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 13 male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 13 | 3(disz) geme2 <ugula> li-la-a | 3 female laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 14 | 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 <ugula> sza-at-er3-ra | 11 female laborers, foreman: Šat-Erra |
| 15 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) [gurusz] | total: 104 male laborers |
| 18 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) [geme2] | total: 70 female laborers |
| 19 | sza3-bi-ta# | from there |
| 20 | 1(disz) [gurusz szitim] um-mi-[a] | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 21 | [7(disz) gurusz szitim ...] | 7 male laborers, builders ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(disz) geme2 [...] | 6 female workers |
| 2 | 6(disz) geme2 im [...] | 6 female laborers, clay |
| 3 | 4(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 im ga6#-ga2# | 40 less 1 female laborers, clay carried |
| 4 | 7(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 im#-[...] | 7 male laborers, 6 female laborers |
| 5 | 7(disz) gurusz gi-sal ga6-[ga2] | 7 male laborers, reed bundles carried |
| 6 | al-tar e2-bappir e2-muhaldim [u3 e2]-kikken2# | After the brewery, the kitchen, and the mill |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) [geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 8 | al-tar e2-zu-[zu-tum] | the one who the Ezuzutum temple |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 4(disz) [gurusz 3(disz) geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder; 14 male laborers, 3 female laborers |
| 10 | sahar zi-ga GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6-[gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a] | piled up dust, planted the orchard of Arsaces |
| 11 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz [...] | 18 male laborers |
| 12 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 iri{ki} gid2-da-sze3 gen#-[na] | 13 male laborers carrying kišzi-plant to the city ... |
| 13 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz nig2-gu2-na ga2-ga2 e2-da-na{ki}-sze3 [gen-na] | 17 male laborers, entrusted with the property, to Edana went |
| 14 | [2(disz) gurusz] sig4 en-[nu ak] | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz tu#-[ra] | 1 male worker, sick |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz | total: 104 male laborers |
| 18 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) geme2 | total: 70 female laborers, |
| 19 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 20 | [gurum2] ak | inspections performed |
| 21 | giri3# [puzur4-{d}]nin#-kar-ke3 dub-sar | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 22 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra# | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 23 | [iti] a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 24 | 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# 5(disz)-kam | 5th day |
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