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CUSAS 03, 0125 (P322925)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0125 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322925 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-09-013 |
| 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, man: 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, entrusted to the Edana, went. |
| 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 | 3(u) gurusz 3(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 30 male laborers 35 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 11 | 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 25 male laborers 33 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 18 workmen, 9 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 ugula me-{d}nanna | 1 male laborer, 2 female laborers, foreman: Me-Nanna |
| 14 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 ugula ib-ni-dingir | 13 workmen, 2 female laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir, |
| 15 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz | total: 104 male laborers |
| 18 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 | total: 81 female laborers, |
| 19 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 21 | [n] gurusz# szitim 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | n laborers, builder; 31 laborers “hand-of-a-thousand’ |
| 22 | 4(disz)? geme2 du-u2-um ak | 4(?) female laborers, Duum acted |
| 23 | 6(disz) geme2 im gid2 | 6 female laborers, long tablets, |
| 24 | 4(u) 8(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 48 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 25 | al#-tar ki-sa2-a e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | “I want to go to the quay, the brewery, the kitchen, and the mill. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n] gurusz im lu-a | n male laborers, clay ... |
| 2 | [n] gurusz szitim [n] gurusz 2(disz) geme2 | n male laborers, builders; n men, 2 female laborers |
| 3 | e2-szah2# du3-a | built the Ešah temple |
| 4 | 4(disz) gurusz# sahar# zi-ga e2 zu-zu-tum | 4 male laborers, dust lifted, house of Zuzutum |
| 5 | [n gurusz] sahar# zi-ga e2 bu-ta-nu-um | n male laborers, dust lifted, house of Butanum |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 5(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 5 female laborers, |
| 7 | 1(disz) [...] | 1 ... |
| 8 | 1(disz) [...] geme2# gir esir2 e2 du3-a | 1 ... female worker, nail of a built-up house plot |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) [gurusz sahar] zi-ga GIN2-bala [{gesz}]kiri6# gar-sza-an-na{ki} | 14 male laborers, dust piled up, in the orchard of Garšana |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz [{gesz}{u2}]kiszi17# ku5-ra2 | 11 male laborers, cut dates |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz# sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick, |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 15 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz | total: 104 male laborers |
| 16 | szunigin [1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz)] geme2 | total: 91 female laborers |
| 17 | [zi-ga]-am3 | booked out |
| 18 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 19 | [giri3 puzur4]-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar |
| 20 | [iti a2-ki]-ti# | month: 'Akitu,' |
| 21 | [mu {d}szu-{d}suen ...] | year: “Šu-Suen |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
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