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CUSAS 03, 0193 (P325176)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0193 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325176 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-09-006 |
| 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 | [n gurusz a]-bi2#-a-ti nu#-[banda3-gu4] | n male laborers, Abiati, manager of oxen |
| 2 | 1(disz) gurusz puzur4#-a-bi nu-banda3-[gu4] | 1 male laborer, Puzur-abi, manager of oxen |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz i-me-er3-ra nu-banda3-gu4 | 2 male laborers: Imerra, manager of oxen, |
| 4 | 2(disz) gurusz puzur4-{d}en-lil2 [nu]-banda3-gu4 | 2 male laborers: Puzur-Enlil, oxen manager |
| 5 | 2(disz) gurusz lu2-{d}inanna nu-banda3-gu4 | 2 male laborers: Lu-Inanna, manager of oxen |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz za-bu-la nu-banda3-gu4 | 1 male laborer, Zabula, manager of oxen, |
| 7 | sza3-gu4-me-esz2 | oxen herdsman |
| 8 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 puzur4#-a-bi szusz3# | 20 less 1 male laborers hired by Puzur-abi, cattle manager |
| 9 | ugula puzur4#!-ba-ni szabra# | foreman Puzur-bani, chief household manager; |
| 10 | 2(disz) gurusz su-ga-ni nu#-[banda3-gu4] | 2 male laborers, Sugani, manager of oxen |
| 11 | 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3-[gu4] | 1 male laborer, supervisor of oxen |
| 12 | 5(disz) gurusz {d}ma-lik-illat-su2 nu-[banda3-gu4] | 5 male laborers: Malik-tillassu, manager of oxen |
| 13 | 7(disz) gurusz ur-{d}dumu-zi nu-[banda3-gu4] | 7 male laborers: Ur-Dumuzi, manager of oxen |
| 14 | ugula nu-ur2-{d}iszkur nu-banda3-gu4# | foreman: Nūr-Adad, oxen manager |
| 15 | sza3-gu4-me-[esz2] | their oxen |
| 16 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 17 | ARAD2 e2-[A]-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-meš. |
| 18 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim a-bu-du10 nu-banda3 | 3 male laborers, builder: Abu-ṭāb the overseer, |
| 19 | [szunigin n] gurusz szitim | total: n male laborers, builders |
| 20 | [szunigin n] gurusz | total: n male workers |
| 21 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 22 | [...] | |
| 23 | [...] | |
| 24 | [n gurusz gir esir2] u3-ru-de3 | n male laborers, cutters of bitumen to be used up |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz)? gurusz | 3(?) male laborers |
| 2 | sza3#? e2-a e3-de3# | In order to bring the heart(?) out of the house |
| 3 | [n gurusz] szitim sig4 ma-szub-ba gub-ba | n male laborers, brick-workers stationed in the abandoned field |
| 4 | [n sa] gi-zi | n bundles of reed |
| 5 | [e2 {d}]szara2-ta | from the house of Šara |
| 6 | [gar-sza-an]-na{ki}-sze3 de6-a | to Garšana brought |
| 7 | [in-u] e2-u3-ri-a{ki}-ta [ka i7] e3#-sze3 du | From the Inu of Euria to the mouth of the river to go out |
| 8 | [...] ga6-ga2 | ... carried. |
| 9 | [...]-x-la-nu-NE | ...-lanu |
| 10 | [... iri-sa12]-rig7[{ki}]-sze3 gen-na | ... to Irisagrig went |
| 11 | 6(disz) gurusz ma2 gar-ra# [...] | 6 male laborers stationed on the barge |
| 12 | gesz-[...] | ... tree |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim x-[...] | 1 male laborer, builder |
| 14 | szunigin [n gurusz szitim] | total: n male laborers, builders |
| 15 | szunigin [n] 4(disz) gurusz | total: n+4 male laborers |
| 16 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 17 | gurum2 ak | inspections performed |
| 18 | giri3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra# | via Adad-tillati, chief household administrator |
| 19 | sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 20 | iti ses-da-gu7 | month: “Piglet-feast,’ |
| 21 | mu [{d}szu-{d}]suen# lugal uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-[mah mu]-ne-dim2 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the great barge fashioned.’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
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