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CUSAS 03, 0155 (P324789)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0155 |
|---|---|
| ID | P324789 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-03-089 |
| 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, Lu-dimat of Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz# [szitim] lu2#-ur-{d}[szul-pa-e3] | 2 male laborers, builder: Lu-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] | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 7 | ARAD2 e2-A-[me-esz2] | servant of Ea-meš. |
| 8 | [n] gurusz 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 [ugula ba]-zi | n male laborers 23 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [n] gurusz ugula za-la-[a] | n male laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula ib-[ni]-dingir | 1 male laborer, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti-a | 2 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, foreman: Babatiya |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula li-la-a | 1 male laborer, foreman: Lilaya |
| 14 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim# | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz | total: 96 male laborers |
| 17 | szunigin 2(u) 4(disz) [geme2] | total: 24 female laborers |
| 18 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 20 | 2(u) gurusz e2-kiszib3-ba til du3-a | 20 male laborers, whose sealed house is finished, |
| 21 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim tak2-szi-ru-um sza3# e2-gal | 1 male laborer, builder, Takširum, in the palace |
| 22 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 3 female laborers, |
| 23 | e2-udu-niga du3-a | built-up sheeppen |
| 24 | [n] gurusz# szitim 3(disz) gurusz 6(disz) geme2 | n laborers, builder; 3 laborers: 6 female laborers |
| 25 | [a-za]-bu#-um sza3 e2-a ba-al#? | “Azabûm, in the middle of the house, is taken away(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [n] gurusz# szitim 5(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2# | n laborers, builder; 5 laborers and 3 female laborers |
| 2 | al-tar gub-ba# | |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 | 2 male laborers, builder; 3 male laborer, 3 female laborers; |
| 4 | ka2 im-sumur ak | The gate of Imsumur was opened. |
| 5 | e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | the brewery, the kitchen and the mill, |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 dux(GIN2)?-bala {gesz}kiri6 du3-a | 13 male laborers (and) 10 female laborers “dugal-bala’, planted orchards, |
| 7 | 1(u) gurusz im lu-a | 10 male laborers, ... clay |
| 8 | 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 kar-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ga6-ga2 | 21 laborers, from the quay to the granary carried; |
| 9 | 6(disz) gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-[ra] ugu2 gir4-ta a ga2-ga2 | 6 male laborers, bricks piled up, water carried from a snare |
| 10 | 3(disz) gurusz a2-ag2-ga2 de6-a | 3 male laborers, appointed by Ea, |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz i3-du8 | 1 male worker, doorkeeper, |
| 12 | [szunigin] 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 13 | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz | total: 96 male laborers |
| 14 | [szunigin] 2(u) 4(disz) geme2 | total: 24 female laborers |
| 15 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 16 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 17 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar, |
| 18 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat | and Adad-tillati |
| 19 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 20 | mu ma-da [za-ab-sza]-li{ki} mu-hul# | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4] 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day |
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