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CUSAS 03, 0038 (P322927)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322927 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-09-015 |
| 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, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 3 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 4 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | 16 male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri-ib | 15 male laborers, foreman: Irib; |
| 6 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | 4(disz) gurusz lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3{ki} | 4 male laborers, Lu-dulugal-pa’e, |
| 8 | 1(u) gurusz 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 10 male laborers 24 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 9 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 9 male laborers, 23 female laborers foreman: Me-ea |
| 10 | 3(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 3 male laborers (and) 6 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah | 2 male laborers, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 12 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi | 3 male laborers, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 13 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 15 | szunigin 4(u) 7(disz)! gurusz | total: 47 laborers |
| 16 | szunigin 5(u) 3(disz) geme2 | total: 53 female laborers, |
| 17 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi#-[a] | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) [gurusz] | 8 male laborers |
| 2 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz#-[...] | 9 male laborers |
| 3 | 6(disz) geme2 im [ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba] | 6 female laborers, clay poured out, stationed |
| 4 | 4(disz) geme2 du-u2-[um ke4]-de3 gub-ba | 4 female laborers, Duum, stationed at the ke’de station |
| 5 | 4(u) geme2# im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 40 female laborers, clay carried, stationed |
| 6 | 4(disz) gurusz im# a ga2-ri-na-ke4-NE gub-ba | 4 male laborers, watered by Garina stationed |
| 7 | 4(disz) gurusz im i3-li-de9 gub-ba | 4 male laborers, clay poured out, stationed, |
| 8 | e2-usz-bar-sze3# | to the E-ušbar |
| 9 | 1(u) gurusz | 10 male laborers |
| 10 | im a ga2-ri-[na] lu-de3 [gub-ba] | clay, water, to be poured out for the man to stand in it |
| 11 | 3(disz) gurusz# | 3 male laborers |
| 12 | 3(disz) geme2# | 3 female laborers |
| 13 | gi-sal-[la] ke4-de3# gul#-[de3 gub-ba] | To destroy the reed screen, to destroy it, to stand at it |
| 14 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu#-ke4-de3 [gub-ba] | 2 male laborers stationed in the guard's station |
| 2 | [n] gurusz ga2-nun-[na] tusz-[a] | n male laborers sitting in the granary |
| 3 | [n gurusz] ugula ARAD2 e2-A | n male laborers, foreman: ARAD of Ea |
| 4 | [1(disz)] e2-i3-gara2 | 1 E-igara |
| 5 | 1(disz) hi-lu-a | 1: Hulua; |
| 6 | 1(disz) a2-ag2 ki szu-esz18-dar-[sze3] de6-a | 1 “Aĝ’a-gift, delivered to Šu-Ishtar |
| 7 | 1(disz) a-li2-ah# | 1: Ali-ah |
| 8 | sze e3-de3 [gir2-su{ki}]-sze3 du-[a] | to bring the barley to Girsu |
| 9 | 1(disz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 10 | 1(disz) lu-ga-tum | 1 Lu-gatum, |
| 11 | ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3 de6-a | to buy a good fish for Guabba, |
| 12 | 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri tu-ra | 1 taturi turra |
| 13 | 1(disz) ar-ri-ug tu-ra | 1 Arrig tura, |
| 14 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 15 | 1(disz) sza-lim-be-li2 | 1 Šalim-belī, |
| 16 | ku6 sim sa10-sa10-de3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}-sze3# [de6-a] | for buying fish, brought to Guabba |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugula [be-li2-i3]-li2 | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 2 | 1(disz) szu?-[...] | 1 Šu- |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 5 | [szunigin] 4(u) 7(disz)! gurusz | total: 47 laborers |
| 6 | [szunigin] 5(u) 3(disz) geme2 | total: 53 female laborers |
| 7 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 8 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 9 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat | via Adad-tillati |
| 10 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 11 | [sza3] gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 12 | [iti] a2-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 13 | [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. |
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