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CUSAS 03, 0147 (P323662)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0147 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323662 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-09-137 |
| 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, people of Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-[ur-{d}szul-pa-e3] | 2 male laborers, builder: Lu-ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) [gurusz szitim] | 3 male laborers, builder |
| 5 | 1(u) 6(disz) [gurusz gub-ba] | 16 male laborers stationed |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz [sig4 en-nu ak] | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 7 | 1(disz) e-pe-esz#-[na-am-tu-ra] | 1 Epeshnamturra |
| 8 | ugula# be-li2-[i3-li2] | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 9 | ARAD2# e2-A-[me-esz2] | servant of Ea-mēš |
| 10 | [n] 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula szu#-[{d}iszkur] | 15 male laborers, 27 female laborers foreman: Šu-Addu |
| 11 | [n gurusz] szitim 5(u) gurusz 1(gesz2) [geme2] | n laborers, builder; 50 laborers; 60 female laborers |
| 12 | ugula# ba-zi# | foreman: Bazi |
| 13 | [1(disz)] gurusz szitim 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz 3(u) 6(disz) [geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder; 53 male laborers, 36 female laborers |
| 14 | ugula# me-e2-[a] | foreman: Me-Ea |
| 15 | 1(u) [n?] gurusz 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula za-la#-a | n? male laborers, 23 female laborers foreman: Zalaya |
| 16 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim ugula# ib-ni-dingir | 2 male laborers, builders, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 17 | 7(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti-a | 7 male laborers 14 female laborers, foreman: Babatiya |
| 18 | 4(disz) geme2 ugula la-te-ni-isz | 4 female workers, foreman: La-teniš |
| 19 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula sza#-at-er3-ra | 9 female laborers, foreman: Šat-Erra |
| 20 | 6(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | 6 workmen, 4 female laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 21 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 22 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 14 laborers, builders; |
| 23 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 168 male laborers |
| 24 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) geme2 | total: 195 female laborers |
| 25 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 26 | [1(disz)] gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 27 | [n] gurusz szitim 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2 | n male laborers, builder; 8 male laborer, 20 female laborers |
| 28 | [al]-tar gub-[ba] | who stands ready to serve |
| 29 | [n gurusz] szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2# | n laborers, builder; 4 laborers; 14 female laborers |
| 30 | [bi2]-ni#-tum im-sumur# [ke4-de3 gub-ba] | In order to make the limbs grow tall, in order to stand firm, |
| 31 | [n gurusz] szitim# 3(disz) gurusz [n geme2] | n male laborers, builder; 3 male labourers, n female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [iz-zi] im-[sumur ...] | Izzi, imsumur ... |
| 2 | [n gurusz] szitim# 3(disz) gurusz# [n geme2] | n laborers, builder; 3 laborers; n female laborers |
| 3 | [e2 mu]-gu# du3#-[a] | built-up house plot |
| 4 | 1(u) geme2 gi# [gur5 ak] | 10 female laborers, reed-fed, tanned |
| 5 | [...] gurusz [...] | ... young man ... |
| 6 | [n gurusz] ti-um [gub-ba] | n male laborers stationed at Tium |
| 7 | [n] gurusz# | n male workers |
| 8 | [e2]-bappir# e2-muhaldim u3 e2-[kikken2] | the brewery, the kitchen and the mill |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 4(disz) [n geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 15 male laborers, 4+n female laborers |
| 10 | [GIN2]-bala {gesz}kiri6 gar-[sza-an-na{ki} du3-a] | he turned back. The orchard of Garšana was built. |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) gurusz [n geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 10 male laborers, n female laborers |
| 12 | 4(u) 5(disz) [...] | 45 ... |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim [...]-x [...] | 1 male laborer, builder |
| 14 | 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz {u2}[kiszi17 kar-ta ga2-nun]-sze3 ga6#-ga2 | 35 male laborers, from the quay to the granary carried |
| 15 | 6(disz) gurusz me-gid2 al-[...]-la | 6 male laborers, measured, ... |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz gir esir2 [u3-ru-de3] | 1 male worker, nail of the esir tree |
| 17 | 2(disz) [gurusz] sig4 en-un ak# | 2 male laborers, bricks done by Enun |
| 18 | 1(disz) [gurusz] tu-ra | 1 male worker, tura |
| 19 | [szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz szitim] | total: 14 laborers, builders |
| 20 | [szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz] | total: 168 male laborers |
| 21 | [szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) geme2] | total: 195 female laborers |
| 22 | zi-ga-am3 gurum2 [ak] | booked out, inspection performed |
| 23 | giri3 puzur4-[{d}]nin-[kar-ke3 dub-sar] | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 24 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat [szabra] | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 25 | iti a2-ki-[ti] | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 26 | mu [{d}]szu-{d}suen [lugal]-uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 [ma-da za-ab-sza]-li{ki} mu-[hul] | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam | 28th day; |
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