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CUSAS 03, 0136 (P323663)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323663 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-09-138 |
| 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)] szitim lu2 [nig2-{d}]ba-ba6 | 3 builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 2 | [2(disz)] szitim lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu#-[um{ki}] | 2 craftsmen, artisans of Kalbum |
| 3 | [2(disz)] gurusz# szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | 2 male laborers, builders, men of Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 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 workman: Namtura |
| 8 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 9 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 10 | 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz 3(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 38 male laborers, 30 less 1 female laborers: foreman Bazi; |
| 11 | 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz [1(u) 4(disz)] geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 21 male laborers, 14 female laborers foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | [n] 8(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | n+8 male laborers, 7 female laborers foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | [n] gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | n male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah# | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šalmah |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula ba-ba-ti-a | 1 male laborer, foreman: Babatiya |
| 16 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula la-te-ni-isz | 2 male laborers, foreman: La-teniš |
| 17 | 2(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | 2 male laborers (and) 6 female laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula sza-at-er3-ra | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šat-Erra, |
| 19 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 20 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 21 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gurusz | total: 104 male laborers |
| 22 | szunigin 5(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 56 female laborers, |
| 23 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 24 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 25 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim 2(u) gurusz szu dim2 | 4 laborers, builder, 20 laborers “hand-of-a-thousand’, |
| 26 | [n] geme2 im ga6-ga2 | n female laborers, clay carried |
| 27 | gesz-ur3 kesz2-ra2 | a threshing floor |
| 28 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 4 laborers, millers, 15 laborers “hand-of-a-thousand’, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 20 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 2 | iz-zi im#-sumur ak | Izzi, imsumur, ak |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 gi-sal gi-ir ke4-de3 | 2 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, reed baskets of the “charioteering-of-the-goat’, |
| 4 | 1(u) gurusz# 1(disz) geme2 sig4 szu dim2 szum2-mu-de3 | 10 male laborers, 1 female laborer, bricks inspected, given |
| 5 | al-tar e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | “Alas, the brewery, the kitchen, and the mill, |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 4 male laborers, 4 female laborers |
| 7 | GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a | he turned back. The orchard of Garšana was built. |
| 8 | 2(u) gurusz ur3 e2-kiszib3 til zi-li2?-de3 | 20 male laborers at the base of the sealed house, finished, to be repaid |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz im lu-a | 14 male laborers, clay ... |
| 10 | 5(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 nig2 u2-ba a-|ZI&ZI|# sur#-de3 | 5 male laborers (and) 6 female laborers, rations of the uba-farmer(s) to drip water |
| 11 | 5(disz) gurusz [n] geme2 gi-gur5 ak | 5 male laborers n female laborers, reed workers |
| 12 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz ka-sahar-ra{ki}-sze3 gi tum3!(NIM)-de3 gen-na | 15 workmen to Kasahara brought reeds, went |
| 13 | [1(disz) gurusz gir] esir2 u3-ru-de3 | 1 male worker, carpenter, bitumen cutter |
| 14 | [1(disz) gurusz] sig4 en-nu ak | 1 male laborer, bricks inspected |
| 15 | [1(disz)] gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 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] 5(u) 6(disz) [geme2] | total: 56 female laborers |
| 19 | zi#-ga#-am3# [gurum2] ak | booked out, inspection performed |
| 20 | [giri3] puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 [dub-sar?] | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 21 | [u3 {d}]iszkur#-illat | and Iškur-tillati |
| 22 | [iti a2-ki]-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 23 | [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal# uri5[{ki}-ma-ke4] ma#-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the lands of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4] 1(u) 2(disz)#-kam | 12th day |
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