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CUSAS 03, 0047 (P322780)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322780 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-086 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [2(disz) gurusz] szitim lu2-[i3-si-in]{ki} | 2 male laborers, builders: Lu-Isin |
| 2 | [5(disz)] gurusz# szitim lu2-nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 5 male laborers, builder: Lu-nig-Baba |
| 3 | [3(disz)] gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 4 | [n] gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | n male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī |
| 5 | [n] gurusz ugula i-ri-ib | n male laborers, foreman: Irib |
| 6 | ARAD2# e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | [5(disz)] gurusz 1(disz) geme2 lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki} | 5 male laborers, 1 female laborer: Lu-dulugal-pa’e |
| 8 | [n] gurusz 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | n male laborers 24 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 9 | [n] gurusz 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | n male laborers 27 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 10 | [n] gurusz# 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | n male laborers 11 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 11 | [n] gurusz# ugula szal2-mah | n male laborers, foreman: Šalmah |
| 12 | [n] gurusz# ugula [hal]-li2-a | n male laborers, foreman: Halliya |
| 13 | [lu2] hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 14 | [szunigin n] gurusz szitim | total: n male laborers, builders |
| 15 | [szunigin n] 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | total: n less 1 male laborers |
| 16 | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 3(disz) geme2 | total: 63 female laborers |
| 17 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 18 | [1(disz)] gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 19 | [4(disz)?] gurusz szitim | 4(?) male laborers, builders |
| 20 | [n] gurusz szu dim2 gub-ba | n male laborers, hand-measured, stationed |
| 21 | [4(disz)?] geme2 im gid2 ga6-de3 gub-ba | 4(?) female laborers, long tablets carried, stationed |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 3(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2#-[de3] gub-ba | 30 female laborers, clay carried, stationed |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz im i3-li-[de9] gub-ba | 6 male laborers, clay of Ili-de stationed |
| 4 | USZ# e2-usz-bar-ra | dead: the E-ušbara |
| 5 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 gub-ba | 1 male worker, hand-shaped, stationed, |
| 7 | 5(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 5 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gurusz im i3-li-de9 gub-ba | 2 male laborers, clay poured out, stationed, |
| 9 | u3-ru-a bad3 ke4-de3 | In order to destroy the wall in the city |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 gub-ba | 1 male worker, hand-shaped, stationed, |
| 12 | 4(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 4 female laborers, clay carried, stationed, |
| 13 | 2(disz) gurusz im i3-li-de9 gub-ba | 2 male laborers, clay poured out, stationed, |
| 14 | u3-ru-a bad3 im-sumur-ke4-de3 | In order to make the wall of Imsumur in Uru |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 16 | 2(disz) gurusz szu dim2 gub-[ba] | 2 male laborers, hand shaved, stationed |
| 17 | 3(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 gub#-[ba] | 3 female laborers, clay carried, stationed |
| 18 | bad3 x-[...] | The wall |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz# ... [a ga2]-ri-na gub#-[ba] | 14 male laborers ... water stationed at the barge |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz# | 2 male laborers |
| 3 | 3(disz) geme2# | 3 female laborers |
| 4 | gaba-tab gi sig du3-de3#? gub#-ba# | Standing at the side of the reed fence, to build a brick wall(?) |
| 5 | 5(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 | 5 male laborers, 5 female laborers |
| 6 | gi-sal e2-usz-bar gul-de3 gub-ba | stationed at the reed screen of the E’ušbar temple |
| 7 | 5(disz) gurusz | 5 male laborers |
| 8 | ur3 e2-kiszib3-ba ga2-[ga2] zi-li-de3 gub#-[ba] | at the base of the sealed house, stationed as a pledge, |
| 9 | 4(disz) gurusz nig2 si-ga a-|ZI&ZI|-sze3 ak | 4 male laborers, ... to the water |
| 10 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba | 2 brickwork workers stationed at the watch, |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-a | 1 male laborer, sitting in the granary, |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-A | 2 male laborers, foreman: ARAD of Ea |
| 13 | 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2# | 1 E-igara |
| 14 | a2-ag2 ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 de6-a | to the command of the place of šukab, |
| 15 | 1(disz) hi-lu-a a2-ag2 szu-esz18-dar u3-dag-ga{ki}-sze3 de6-a | 1 (piece of) ḫilu’a, the command of Shu-Ištar, brought to Udaga. |
| 16 | 1(disz) szu-{d}lugal a2-[ag2 ki-sze3] a-hu-wa-qar lu2-du6-[lugal]-pa-e3 gen-[na] | 1 Šū-Lugal, the command to the place Ahu-waqar, Lu-dugal-pa’e went |
| 17 | [1(disz)] a-li2-ah sze [e3-de3] gir2-su[{ki}-sze3 gen-na] | 1 ali-aḫ to bring the barley to Girsu went |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) [szesz-kal]-la | 1: Sheshkalla |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu-[ga]-tum | 1: Lu-gatum |
| 3 | ku6# sim# [sa10]-de3# | to buy a good quality fish |
| 4 | [gu2-ab-ba]{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Guabba went |
| 5 | 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri tu-ra | 1 taturi turra |
| 6 | ugula# i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib |
| 7 | 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2 | 1 Šalim-belī, |
| 8 | ku6# sim sa10-de3 | to buy a good quality fish |
| 9 | gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Guabba went, |
| 10 | zah3 ir-du-du | |
| 11 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 12 | 1(disz) geme2 zi3-da ar3-de3 gub-ba | 1 female worker, flour-fed, stationed, |
| 13 | [zah3] ku-du-du-u2 | a kind of pig |
| 14 | lu2#-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki} | Ludugalpa’e |
| 15 | [szunigin n] gurusz szitim | total: n male laborers, builders |
| 16 | [szunigin n] 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | total: n less 1 male laborers |
| 17 | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 3(disz) geme2 | total: 63 female laborers |
| 18 | [zi]-ga-am3 | booked out |
| 19 | [gurum2] ak | inspections performed |
| 20 | [giri3] {d}iszkur-illat szabra | via Adad-tillati, chief household administrator |
| 21 | [u3] puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 22 | [sza3 gar]-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 23 | [iti a2]-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 24 | [mu {d}szu]-{d}suen lugal [uri5{ki}-ma-ke4] na-ru2-a-[mah {d}en-lil2] {d}nin-lil2-ra [mu]-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 9(disz)-kam] | 9th day |
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