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CUNES 51-04-001bis (P325406)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUNES 51-04-001bis |
|---|---|
| ID | P325406 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-04-001bis |
| 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 [...] | n male laborers |
| 2 | [1(disz) gurusz] e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra | 1 male worker, Epeš-namtura |
| 3 | [ugula] be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 4 | [ARAD2]-e2-a-me-esz2 | their servants |
| 5 | [n] 4(disz) gurusz 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula szu-{d}nisaba | n+4 male laborers 21 female laborers foreman: Šu-Nisaba |
| 6 | [n] 5(disz) gurusz 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | n+5 male laborers 22 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 7 | [n gurusz] szitim 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | n laborers, builder; 38 laborers; 19 female laborers |
| 8 | [ugula] me-e2-a | foreman: Me-Ea |
| 9 | [n] gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | n workmen, 14 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 10 | [n] gurusz szitim ugula ib-ni-dingir | n male laborers, builders, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 11 | [n] gurusz# 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti | n male laborers 16 female laborers, foreman: Babati |
| 12 | [1(disz)] geme2 ugula la-te-ni-si | 1 female worker, foreman: La-tenisi |
| 13 | [n] gurusz 5(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | n workmen, 5 female laborers, foreman: Lilâ |
| 14 | lu2# hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15 | [szunigin] 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 13 laborers, builders |
| 16 | szunigin# 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | total: 190 less 1 male laborers |
| 17 | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) geme2 | total: 98 female laborers |
| 18 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim im du8-a {gesz}kiri6-zabala4{ki} du3-a | 1 male laborer, builder of bricks, gardener of Zabalam built, |
| 21 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder; 4 male laborers, 11 female laborers |
| 22 | al-tar gub-[ba] | a statue of himself standing |
| 23 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) [geme2] | 3 male laborers, millers, 12 male laborer, 12 female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bi2-ni-tum# [...] | Bīnitum |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2 gesz [i3-sur-sur] | 2 male laborers, 7 female laborers ... |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz# [...] | 2 male laborers, builder, 3 male laborer ... |
| 4 | iz-zi im-sumur# ak# | Izzi, imsumur-plant |
| 5 | [n] gurusz# szitim 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | n laborers, builder; 31 laborers “hand-of-a-thousand’ |
| 6 | [x]-szum2 kid-de3 | ... to the child |
| 7 | [n] gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 x-bi?-a | n laborers, builder; 2 laborers; 10 female laborers |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 9 | [e2?]-mu-gu du3-a | built the Emugu temple |
| 10 | [n] gurusz 1(u) geme2 gi-gur5 ak | n male laborers, 10 female laborers performing reed work |
| 11 | al#-tar e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 [...] | I want to go to the brewery, the kitchen and ... |
| 12 | [n] gurusz# szitim 1(u) gurusz 5(disz) geme2# | n laborers, builder; 10 laborers: 5 female laborers |
| 13 | GIN2# bala {gesz}kiri6-gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a | shekel(s) of the bala of the orchard of An |
| 14 | [n] gurusz 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra# [gir4]-ta# i7-sze3 ga6-[ga2] | n male laborers 17 female laborers, bricks piled up from the foot of the river |
| 15 | [n] gurusz sahar mun zi-zi#-de3 DU? | n male laborers, dust and malt to be heaped up(?) |
| 16 | [2(disz)?] gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)-ra ugu2# [gir4]-ta-[a ga2-ga2] | 2(?) male laborers, bricks piled up by the foot |
| 17 | [n] gurusz# szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ur3 e2-[kiszib3]-ba#-a ga2#-[ga2] | n laborers, builder; 2 laborers; 10 female laborers at the base of the Ekišiba stationed |
| 18 | [...] 4(disz) gurusz im# lu-[de3] | ... 4 male laborers, clay for making clay |
| 19 | [n] gurusz# {gesz}kiszi16 iri-ki-gid2-da tum3(NIM)-de3 gen-na | n young men, to bring the date palms to Iri-kigida, came |
| 20 | [n] gurusz# sig4 en-nu ak | n male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 21 | [1(disz) gurusz] pesz# esir2 u3-ru-de3 | 1 male worker, pesh, esir, for the uru-festival |
| 22 | [1(disz)] gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 23 | [n] gurusz szitim | n male laborers, builders |
| 24 | [n] gurusz | n male laborers |
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