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CUSAS 03, 0151 (P324900)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0151 |
|---|---|
| ID | P324900 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-04-021 |
| 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) gurusz] szitim lu2# [nig2-{d}]ba#-ba6 | 2 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 2 | 2(disz) [gurusz szitim] lu2 [di3-ma-at] gal-bu-um | 2 male laborers, builder, man of the legal case of Gallbum |
| 3 | 3(disz) [gurusz szitim] lu2 [ur-{d}]szul#-[pa]-e3 | 3 male laborers, builder, man: Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | [3(disz) gurusz szitim] | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 5 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz [gub-ba] | 16 male laborers stationed |
| 6 | [1(u)] gurusz sig4 [en]-nu# ak# | 10 male laborers, brickwork guards performed; |
| 7 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 8 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 9 | 4(u) gurusz 4(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 40 workmen, 40 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz)? gurusz 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 11(?) male laborers, 44 female laborers foreman: Me-Ea |
| 11 | 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 4 male laborers and 12 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim ugula ib-[ni-dingir] | 1 male laborer, builder, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim ugula szu-{d}dumu-[zi] | 1 male laborer, builder, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula ba-ba-ti-a | 1 male laborer, foreman: Babatiya |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula li-la-a | 1 male laborer, foreman: Lilaya |
| 16 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 17 | [szunigin] 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz [szitim] | total: 12 laborers, builders |
| 18 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz | total: 105 male laborers |
| 19 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 96 female laborers, |
| 20 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 21 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-[a] | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 22 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim tak2-si-ru-um sza3 e2-gal-ka | 1 male laborer, builder of the Taksirum in the palace, |
| 23 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | 3 male laborers, millers, 3 male labourers, 9 female laborers |
| 24 | bi2#-ni-tum im#-sumur ak | he made a statue of himself. |
| 25 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 6(disz) gurusz 2(u) [geme2] | 2 male laborers, builder; 6 male labourers, 20 female laborers |
| 26 | gir4 du3-a | a built-up knife |
| 27 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) [geme2] | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 5 female laborers |
| 28 | al#-tar du3#-a | a built-up plot |
| 29 | [n] gurusz szitim 1(u) geme2# | n male laborers, builder, 10 female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur3 a ga2-ga2 | a watered-out roof, |
| 2 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz [n] geme2 ki-ba se3-ga | 11 male laborers, n female laborers at that place |
| 3 | e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | the brewery, the kitchen and the mill, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim [n] gurusz# [n] geme2# | 1 male laborer, builder n male laborers n female laborers |
| 5 | e2-udu-niga du3-a | built-up sheeppen |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim [...] | 2 male laborers, builders ..., |
| 7 | GIN2-bala {gesz#}kiri6# du3-[a] | “I planted the orchard’ |
| 8 | 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz im# lu#-a | 36 male laborers, clay ... |
| 9 | 7(disz) gurusz a2-ag2-ta iri{ki}-sze3 | 7 male laborers, paid to the city |
| 10 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 kar#-ta# gen-na# | 9 male laborers, from the quay going |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 12 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 12 male laborers, builders; |
| 13 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz | total: 105 male laborers |
| 14 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 96 female laborers, |
| 15 | zi-ga-am3 gurum2 ak | booked out, inspections performed; |
| 16 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3# | via Puzur-Ninkar |
| 17 | [u3] {d}iszkur-illat | and Adad-tillati |
| 18 | [iti ezem]-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 19 | [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 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
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