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CUSAS 03, 0159 (P323667)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0159 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323667 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-09-142 |
| 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, builders, men of Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | [3(disz)] gurusz [szitim] | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 5 | [n] gurusz [gub-ba] | n male laborers stationed |
| 6 | [ugula be-li2-i3]-li2 ARAD2 e2-[A] | foreman: Beli-ili, servant of the temple |
| 7 | [1(u) 3(disz)? gurusz n] 8(disz) geme2 ugula [...] | 13(?) male laborers ... 8 female laborers, foreman ... |
| 8 | [2(disz)? geme2] ugula [...] | 2 female workers, foreman: |
| 9 | 7(disz) gurusz 8(disz) geme2 ugula za-[la-a] | 7 workmen, 8 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 10 | 3(disz) gurusz [...] | 3 male laborers |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula [...] | 2 male laborers, foreman: |
| 12 | lu2 hun-ga2 me-[esz2] | hirelings |
| 13 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 14 | szunigin 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 48 male laborers |
| 15 | szunigin 4(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 46 female laborers, |
| 16 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 17 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz [n geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 4 male laborers, n female laborers |
| 19 | e2 bu-ta-nu-um du3#-[a] | built the temple of Butanum |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 8(disz) [geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 4 male laborers, 8 female laborers |
| 21 | [e2]-zu-zu-tum du3#-[a] | built the Ezuzutum |
| 22 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 7 female laborers |
| 23 | e2 ha-bi-za-nu-um | the house of Habizinum |
| 24 | [n gurusz] szitim [n gurusz] 4(disz) geme2 | n male laborers, builder; n men, 4 female laborers |
| 25 | [e2-a-li2]-a-bi du3-a | built the Ea-libbi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 8(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 8 male laborers, 6 female laborers |
| 2 | GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6 du3-a | he turned back, planted the orchard; |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 6(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 | 2 male laborers, builder; 6 male labourers, 11 female laborers; |
| 4 | e2 geme2-tur du3-a | the house of Gemetur built, |
| 5 | 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz im lu-[a] | 12 male laborers, clay ... |
| 6 | [n] gurusz a2-ag2#-ga2 u3-dag-ga{ki}-sze3# de6-a | n lads, orders taken to Udaga |
| 7 | 3(disz) gurusz i3-du8 | 3 male laborers, doormen, |
| 8 | 3(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 3 male laborers, sick, |
| 9 | [n] gurusz ugula | n male laborers, foreman |
| 10 | [n] gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | n male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 11 | [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz# [szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 12 | [szunigin 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz] | total: 48 male laborers |
| 13 | [szunigin 4(u) 6(disz)] geme2# | total: 46 female laborers |
| 14 | [zi]-ga-am3 gurum2 ak | booked out, inspection performed |
| 15 | giri3# puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 [dub-sar?] | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 16 | [u3] {d}iszkur-illat szabra | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 17 | [iti] ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 18 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| 19 | u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | the 19th day, |
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