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CUSAS 03, 0506 (P323726)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0506 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323726 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-11-040 |
| 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 | [n] n dabin# [...] | ... ... dabin-flour |
| 2 | iti# u4 [n ba]-zal# | the month, day n passed |
| 3 | [n] udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa# | n sheep, grain-fed, for the oxen-driver |
| 4 | iti u4 1(u) 7(disz) ba-zal# | the month, day 17 passed |
| 5 | 2(ban2) zi3 sig15# | 2 ban2 fine flour |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 esza# | 3 sila3 of dabin-flour, 2 sila3, eša flour, |
| 7 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(disz) [...] | 1 wort-beer, regular (quality), 2 |
| 8 | 1(u) sa gi [NE] | 10 bundles of reed |
| 9 | sza3 kisal-la2-{d}inanna zabala4#[{ki}] | in the courtyard of Inanna of Zabalam |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza# | 2 sila3 of dabin-flour, 1 sila2 of esha-beer |
| 11 | {d}alim-[...] | Alim- |
| 12 | 2(disz)# sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza# | 2 sila3 of dabin-flour, 1 sila2 of esha-beer |
| 13 | ik#-s,ur#-e2#-[a] | Ikṣur-Ea |
| 14 | 2(disz)# sila3 dabin 1(disz) sila3 esza# | 2 sila3 of dabin-flour, 1 sila2 of esha-beer |
| 15 | balag#-x-[x] | harp |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2)# 1(disz)# sila3# zu2-lum | 1 ban2 1 sila3 dates |
| 2 | esza x-x | ... ; |
| 3 | 1(ban2) x | 1 ban2 [x] |
| 4 | geme2-tur ba-na-ha-la | Gemetur was seized |
| 5 | suhusz-ki-in sagi# maszkim | Suhuškin, cupbearer, responsible official |
| 6 | sza3 zabala4{ki} | in Zabalam |
| 7 | 4(ban2) 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] | 4 ban2 2/3 sila3 |
| 8 | [aga3]-us2 e2-gal-la gub-ba | soldier stationed in the palace |
| 9 | [ib2]-gu7 | he consumed |
| 10 | sa2#-du11# ra-ba-tum nibru{ki}-ta | regular offerings from Nippur |
| 11 | gar-sza-an-na{ki}-sze3 in#-gid2# sa-a | to Garšana he swore; |
| 12 | an-ta-lu2 agrig maszkim# | Antalu, steward, responsible official |
| 13 | [...]-x-zu-sa#?-sze3 [...] | ... to/for your |
| 14 | zi#-ga me-[{d}]isztaran# | booked out of the account of Me-Ištaran |
| 15 | [ki {d}iszkur]-illat-ta ba-zi | from Iškur-tillati booked out |
| 16 | [iti ses]-da#-gu7 | month: “Sesame rations,’ |
| 17 | [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen lugal# [uri5{ki}-ma]-ke4# e2 {d}szara2 umma[{ki} mu-du3] | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 n]-kam gaba-ri | day n, copy. |
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