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CUSAS 03, 0553 (P325012)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0553 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325012 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-05-002 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] 2(disz) kesz2-ra2 | ... 2 bundles |
| 5 | [n] gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | n male laborer workdays |
| 6 | [gar]-sza-an-na{ki}-ta | from Garšana |
| 7 | u3-dag-ga{ki}-sze3 gen-na | to Udaga went, |
| 8 | 6(disz) 2/3(disz) gurusz ARAD2 e2-A | 6 2/3 male laborers, servant of Ea |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 | 14 hirelings, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ma2 1(u) gur 2(ban2) | 1 boat of 10 gur 2 ban2 |
| 11 | 1(disz) ma2 8(asz) gur 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 boat of 8 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | [n] ma2 5(asz) gur 5(disz) sila3 | n boats of 5 gur 5 sila3 |
| 13 | [u4] 3(disz)-sze3 | for 3 days |
| 14 | sze# ma2#-[...] | barley of the barge |
| 15 | [ki du6]-an-za-gar3-ta | from Du'anzagar |
| 16 | kun-zi-da i7 a-qar?-us2-sa a-sza3 lu2-mah-sze3 | at the bank of the Aqarusa canal to the Lu-maḫ field |
| 17 | ib2-IL2 | carried off. |
| 18 | u3 ma2-a si-ga | and the barge loaded, |
| 19 | sahar#-bi 3(u) 6(disz) ninda | its soil: 36 loaves of bread |
| 20 | [kun]-zi-da [du6]-an-za-gar3-ta | from the kunzida canal of Duanzagar |
| 21 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | ma2 sze gid2-[da ...] | barge with barley punted ... |
| 4 | us2-bi 4(gesz2) 5(u) [ninda] | its length: 420 rods |
| 5 | 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 [n-sze3] | 22 1/2 male laborer workdays |
| 6 | {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-[ra2] | a leather bag bound |
| 7 | 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 [n-sze3] | 22 1/2 male laborer workdays |
| 8 | gar-sza-an-na{ki}-[ta] | from Garšana |
| 9 | u3-dag-ga{ki}-[sze3] | to Udaga |
| 10 | 2(u) 9(disz) <ma-na> 1(u) gin2 [...] | 29 minas 10 shekels |
| 11 | 6(disz) ma2 1(u) 5(asz) gur [...] | 6 boats of 15 gur |
| 12 | 1(u) ma2 1(u) gur [...] | 10 boats, 10 gur |
| 13 | u4 2(disz)-[sze3] | for 2 days |
| 14 | a-pi4-sal4-[la{ki}-ta] | from Apisal |
| 15 | u3-dag-[ga{ki}-sze3] | to Udaga |
| 16 | ma2 su3#!-[da ...] | Suda's boat |
| 17 | sze ma2-[...] | barley of the boat |
| 18 | u3-dag-[ga{ki}-ta] | from Udaga |
| 19 | kun-zi-[da] | Kunzida |
| 20 | a-pi4-[sal4-la{ki}-sze3] | to Apisal |
| 21 | ma2 [sze gid2-da] | barge with barley punted |
| 22 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 4(disz) ma2 [...] | 4 boat(s), |
| 3 | 1(disz) ma2# [...] | 1 boat ... |
| 4 | u4 [n-sze3] | for n days |
| 5 | sze ma2 2(disz) [...] | barley of 2 boats |
| 6 | kun-zi-da# a-pi4-sal4-la{ki}-[ta] | from the station of Apisal |
| 7 | gar-sza-an-na{ki}-[sze3] | to Garšana |
| 8 | ma2 sze gid2#-da [...] | The barge with barley punted |
| 9 | [...]-x | |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [...] 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3# sze#-bi sa10 ma2-lah5-e-ne | ... 1 barig 8 sila3 its barley, the price of the boatmen |
| 2 | 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur | 6 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 barley, |
| 3 | sze u3-dag-ga[{ki}-ta] | from the barley of Udaga |
| 4 | [gar]-sza-an-na[{ki}-sze3] | to Garšana |
| 5 | gen-[na] | went |
| 6 | giri3# {d}iszkur-[illat] | via Adad-tillati |
| 7 | iti# ses-da-[gu7] | month: “Piglet-feast, |
| 8 | mu {d}[szu-{d}suen ...] | year: “Šu-Suen |
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