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CUNES 49-11-053 (P323739)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUNES 49-11-053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323739 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-11-053 |
| 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 | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2 uru4-a | 1 eše3 2 iku field area, cultivated, |
| 2 | 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) | 12 bur3 field area, harrowing, 1 time |
| 3 | 1(bur'u) GAN2 gi mu2-a | 10 bur field, reeds grown, |
| 4 | 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {u2}kiszi17 nu-ku5-a gesz nu-ur3-ra | 23 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area: dates that were not cut, trees of the pomegranate grove |
| 5 | szunigin# 4(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2 | total: 46 bur3 field area |
| 6 | a-sza3 amar-kiszi17 | field Amar-kiši |
| 7 | 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) | 5 bur3 of harrowing, 1 times, |
| 8 | 2(u) 6(bur3) GAN2 ki-a | 26 bur3 field area: earth; |
| 9 | szunigin 3(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 | total: 31 bur3 field area; |
| 10 | a-sza3 AB? | field AB; |
| 11 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a | 1 bur3 2 eše3 surface area, cultivated, |
| 12 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz u3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 3 bur3 1 eše3 field area: harrowing, 2 times, |
| 13 | 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) | 16 bur3 harrowing area, 3 times |
| 17 | szunigin 2(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 a-[sza3 ...] | total: 21 bur3 field area ... |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) | 1 eše3 3 iku field area, harrowing, 1 times, |
| 2 | 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ki-a | 4 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area: earth; |
| 3 | a-sza3 szu-nu-kusz2 | field Šunukush |
| 4 | 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a | 2 bur3 surface area, cultivated, |
| 5 | 3(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 3 bur3 harrowing field, 2 times |
| 6 | a-sza3 ugur2-tur {d}[szara2] | field Ugurtur of Šara |
| 7 | 1(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a | 1 eše3 uru₄ field, |
| 8 | 2(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 2 bur3 harrowing area, 2 times |
| 9 | a-sza3 ugur2-tur igi e2-duru5 | field Ugurtur, before the granary; |
| 10 | 1(esze3)? GAN2 uru4-a | 1 eše3 field area, cultivated, |
| 11 | 4(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 4 bur3 harrowing area, 2 times |
| 12 | a-sza3 [...] us2-sa a-sza3 x x x | field ..., adjacent to field |
| 13 | 6(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a | 6 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, cultivated, |
| 14 | 1(bur'u)? GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 10 bur field, harrowing, 2 times |
| 15 | 1(bur'u) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) | 10 bur field, harrowing, 1 time |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] uru4-a | ... rising |
| 2' | 7(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 7 bur3 harrowing area, 2 times |
| 3' | a-sza3 usz-gid2-da | field Ušgida, |
| 4' | 2(bur3) GAN2 uru4-a | 2 bur3 surface area, cultivated, |
| 5' | 3(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | 3 bur3 harrowing field, 2 times |
| 6' | a-sza3 GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 | field of Lu-Šara, |
| 7' | 5(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) | 5 bur3 of harrowing, 1 times, |
| 8' | a-sza3 GAN2-ansze | field GANanše; |
| 9' | 2(bur'u) n(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 uru4-a | 20 bur3 3 iku surface, cultivated, |
| 10' | 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku)? [GAN2] gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 1(disz) | 9 bur3 1 eše3 2 iku field area, harrowing, 1 times |
| 11' | a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2 | field Du-Šara, |
| 12' | szunigin 2(bur'u) 2(esze3) GAN2 uru4-a | total: 22 eše3 surface area, cultivated; |
| 13' | szunigin 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) | total: 39 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area, harrowing, 2 times |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin ...] a-ra2 [1(disz)?] | total: ... times |
| 2 | szunigin 1(bur'u) 2(bur3) GAN2 gi mu2#-[a] | total: 12 bur3 grass-fed reeds |
| 3 | szunigin 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 {u2}kiszi17 nu-ku5-a gesz nu-ur3-ra | total: 23 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field area, not cut dates, trees of the nūru-festival; |
| 4 | szunigin [3(bur'u) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2] ki-a | total: 31 bur3 3 iku surface area, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(bur3) 2(esze3)? GAN2 gi [mu2]-a gesz nu-ur3-ra | total: 1 bur3 2 eše3? field area, reed planted with pomegranates |
| 6 | szunigin 3(szar2) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 | total: 3 carp 4 bur3 1 eše3 field area |
| 7 | a-sza3 GAN2-gu4 | field of Oxen-field; |
| 8 | 1(disz) ARAD2 ur-{d}a-du10 engar | 1 slave: Ur-Adu, the plowman; |
| 9 | bala szu-bar-ra kar-ra-sze3 | to the bala of the Šubara canal, |
| 10 | ur-lugal dumu da-a-gi4-ke4 in-gi4-[...] | Ur-lugal, son of Dayyaŋi, returned |
| 11 | 1(disz) dumu ur-{d}a-du10 dumu da-mu | 1 son of Ur-Adu, son of Damu |
| 12 | da-da-ga nu-mu-bi? | Dadaga does not have |
| 13 | gu4-bi lu2 nu-ub-x-ab-e-ri | Its oxen no one ... |
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