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CUSAS 03, 0158 (P323840)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0158 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323840 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-13-020 |
| 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 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 19 male laborers stationed, |
| 6 | ugula be#-[li2]-i3#-li2 | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 7 | [ARAD2 e2-A]-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 8 | 1(u) 3(disz) [gurusz] ugula szu-{d}nisaba | 13 male laborers, foreman: Šu-Nisaba |
| 9 | 1(u) 8(disz) gurusz 1(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 18 workmen, 13 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 10 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 2(u) 5(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 13 male laborers, 25 female laborers foreman: Me-Ea |
| 11 | 7(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 7 male laborers (and) 5 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 12 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula li-la-a | 3 male laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 1 male laborer, foreman: Ibni-dingir, |
| 15 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 16 | [szunigin 1(u)?] gurusz szitim | total: 10(?) male laborers, builders |
| 17 | [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz | total: 115 male laborers |
| 18 | [szunigin 4(u) 2(disz)] 1(disz) geme2 | total: 42 1 female laborers |
| 19 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim [um-mi]-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 21 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) 3(disz) [geme2] | 2 male laborers, builder; 2 male labourers, 13 female laborers |
| 22 | e2 bu-ta-nu-um du3-a | built the temple of Butanum |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 10 female laborers, |
| 24 | e2 [... du3-a] | ... built a temple |
| 25 | 2(disz) gurusz [szitim n gurusz n geme2] | 2 male laborers, builder, n men, [n] female laborers |
| 26 | e2 [... du3-a] | ... built a temple |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1(disz)?] gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz# [...] | 1(?) male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, |
| 2 | e2 zu-zu-[tum du3-a] | built the temple of Zuzutum |
| 3 | 5(disz) [...] | 5 ... |
| 4 | iz-zi e2 ha-bi-za-nu-um du3-a | the one who erected the temple of Habizanum, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 | 2 male laborers, millers, 2 male labourers, 5 female laborers |
| 6 | e2 i-ti-rum du3-a | built the temple of Itirum |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 5 female laborers, |
| 8 | e2 a-bu-du10 du3-a | the temple built by Abudu, |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz im [lu]-a | 16 male laborers, clay ... |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz kin-gesz-ra ki-x-ta | 11 laborers, work-troops from ... |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz ma2-lah5 | 2 male laborers, boatmen, |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz i3-du8 | 2 male laborers, doormen, |
| 13 | 6(disz) gurusz du10-us2 x-x kin til ba-al | 6 male laborers, ... finished, disbursed |
| 14 | 2(u) gurusz GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6-ta | 20 male laborers, load transfer from the orchard |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 1 male laborer, bricks inspected, |
| 16 | [1(disz)] gurusz ugula | 1 male laborer, foreman |
| 17 | [1(disz)] gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 18 | szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 19 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) [gurusz] | total: 115 male laborers |
| 20 | szunigin 4(u) 3(disz) [geme2] | total: 43 female laborers |
| 21 | zi-ga-am3 gurum2# [ak] | booked out, inspection performed |
| 22 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-[ke3] | via Puzur-Ninkar |
| 23 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat | and Adad-tillati |
| 24 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 25 | 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. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
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