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CUSAS 03, 0059 (P322928)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P322928 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-09-016 |
| 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 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula i-ri-ib | 3 male laborers, foreman: Irib; |
| 5 | [4(disz) gurusz] ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | 4 male laborers, foreman: Beli-ili |
| 6 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | 2(u) gurusz 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 | 20 male laborers, 24 female laborers |
| 8 | ugula ba-zi | foreman: Bazi; |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 2(u) 5(disz)# geme2 | 14 male laborers, 25 female laborers |
| 10 | ugula me-e2-a | foreman: Me-Ea |
| 11 | 3(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5 | 3 male laborers, boatmen, |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 | 2 male laborers, 2 female laborers |
| 13 | ugula za-la-a | foreman: Zalaya |
| 14 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 16 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 41 male laborers |
| 17 | szunigin 3(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5 | total: 3 male laborers, boatmen; |
| 18 | szunigin 5(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | total: 50 less 1 female laborers |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza3-bi-[ta] | from there |
| 2 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim [um-mi-a] | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim [...] | 2 male laborers, builders ..., |
| 4 | 2(disz) gurusz 3(disz) [geme2] | 2 male laborers, 3 female laborers |
| 5 | tak2-si-ru-um sza3 e2-[gal]-la# gub-ba# | taksirum, stationed in the palace |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim# | 1 male laborer, builder |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz | 1 male worker, |
| 8 | 2(disz) geme2 | 2 female laborers, |
| 9 | tak2-si-ru-um | taksirum |
| 10 | e2 szutumx(|GI.NA.TUM|) | the house of sustenance |
| 11 | {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | the orchard of Garšana |
| 12 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim# | 4 male laborers, builders |
| 13 | 3(disz) gurusz#-[...] gub-ba | 3 mana wool for ... stationed |
| 14 | 3(u) geme2# | 30 female laborers |
| 15 | 1(u) [...]-a | 10 ...-a |
| 16 | im ga6-ga2-de3 gub#-ba# | clay to be poured, stationed |
| 17 | 7(disz) [gurusz] szitim | 7 male laborers, builders |
| 18 | im i3-li-de9 gub-ba | tablet of Ilīde stationed, |
| 19 | ur3-a ga2-ga2-de3# gub#-[ba] | stationed at the base of the mountain |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [n] gurusz# [szitim] | n male laborers, builders |
| 2 | 2(disz) [gurusz] | 2 male laborers |
| 3 | 3(disz) geme2# | 3 female laborers |
| 4 | ab-ba-ama-ta gub-ba | standing in the Abbama, |
| 5 | e2-usz-bar u3 e2-gaszam-sze3 | to the Eʾušbar and the Egašam |
| 6 | 1(u) gurusz | 10 male laborers |
| 7 | im-sumur ke4-de3 gub-ba | standing at the reed fence, |
| 8 | [3(disz) gurusz] ma2-lah5 | 3 male laborers, boatmen |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz | 1 male worker, |
| 10 | 3(disz) geme2 | 3 female laborers, |
| 11 | ra-tum-a tusz-[de3?] gub#-[ba] | in order to sit on a throne |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu# [ke4]-de3 tusz-[a? gub?-ba?] | 1 male laborer, in charge of the guarding of the bricks, sitting/serving(?) |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na# [tusz-a] | 1 male laborer, stationed in the Ganuna |
| 14 | 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2# [a2]-ag2 ki szu#-[kab-ta?]-sze3# [de6-a] | 1 E-igara, labor of the place of Šu-kabta, delivered |
| 15 | [ugula be-li2-i3-li2] | foreman: Beli-ili |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) lu-ga-tum | 1 Lu-gatum, |
| 2 | ninda du8-de3 gub-ba | standing ready to bake bread, |
| 3 | [1(disz)] szesz-kal-la tu-ra | 1 Šeškalla of Tura |
| 4 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 5 | [1(disz)] ma-szum szitim | 1: Mašum, builder |
| 6 | ki# szu-kab-ta-sze3 gen-na | went to the place of the šukab |
| 7 | szunigin# 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 8 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 41 male laborers |
| 9 | szunigin 3(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5 | total: 3 male laborers, boatmen; |
| 10 | szunigin 5(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | total: 50 less 1 female laborers |
| 11 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 12 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 13 | giri3# {d}iszkur-illat | via Adad-tillati |
| 14 | u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe, |
| 15 | sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 16 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 17 | [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, for Naru’a-maḫ-Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 1(u)-kam] | 10th day |
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