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CUSAS 03, 0596 (P324321)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0596 |
|---|---|
| ID | P324321 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-15-315 |
| 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 | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki {gesz}garigx(|ZUM.SI|) ak tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2 2/3 mana wool for a chariot, 3rd quality garment, |
| 2 | 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki tug2-gan-tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2/3 mana 5 shekels of wool, the 3rd garment, length, |
| 3 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na SZID u-nu-a tug2 nig2-lam2# 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 1/2 minas, ..., nig2-lam textile, 3rd quality |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 SZID u-nu-a tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 15 shekels “cutting-of-the-throat', ūnua-garment, nig2-lam-textile, 4th grade, |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 SZID u-nu-a tug2 guz-za# 4(disz)-kam us2 | 13 shekels, ..., 4th guz-za garment, length |
| 6 | [n] 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 SZID u-unu-a# tug2 guz-za du | n 5/6 mana 7 shekels, weight of the uunua garment, regular guz-za garment |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 [siki] e2#-usz-bar [...] | 2 minas 10 shekels of wool for the eušbar temple |
| 2 | 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 x ge6 | 2 mana 10 shekels black wool, |
| 3 | ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta | from Iškur-tillati |
| 4 | asz-ta2-qar ugula usz-bar | Aštaqar, foreman of weavers; |
| 5 | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 6 | sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 7 | iti ezem-mah | month: “Festival-of-Maḫ,’ |
| 8 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-[e na]-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki {gesz}garigx(|ZUM.SI|) ak tug2 3(disz)-kam us2] | 2 2/3 mana wool for a chariot, a 3rd garment |
| 2 | [2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki tug2-gan]-tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 2/3 mana 5 shekels wool, the 3rd garment length |
| 3 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na SZID u-nu-a tug2 [nig2]-lam2# 3(disz)-kam us2 | 1 1/2 minas of copper, ūnua-textile, 3rd quality |
| 4 | 1(u) 5(disz)# gin2 SZID u-nu-a tug2 [nig2]-lam2 4(disz)#-[kam us2] | 15 shekels “cutting-of-the-throat', ūnû-garment, 4th quality garment |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz)# gin2 SZID u-nu-a tug2 [guz]-za# [4(disz)-kam us2] | 13 shekels of reed, ūnû-textile, guz-za-garment, 4th length |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz)# 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 [SZID u-nu-a tug2 guz-za] du | 1 5/6 ma-na 7 shekels ... u-nu-a garment, guz-za regular quality |
| 2 | [1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki e2-usz-bar ...] | 1 mina 10 shekels of wool for the weaving house |
| 3 | [2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki tug2 x-ge6] | 2 minas 10 shekels wool for ... garments |
| 4 | [ki {d}]iszkur-[illat-ta] | from Iškur-tillati |
| 5 | [asz]-ta2-qar# [ugula usz-bar] | Aštaqar, foreman of weavers |
| 6 | [szu] ba-an-[ti] | received |
| 7 | [sza3] gar-sza#-[an-na{ki}] | in Garšana |
| 8 | [iti ezem-mah] | month "Great Festival" |
| 9 | [mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal]-e# na#-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 [{d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3] | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | asz-ta2-qar | Aštaqar |
| 2 | ugula usz-bar | foreman of weavers, |
| 3 | geme2 a-bu-ni | female slaves of Abūni, |
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