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CUSAS 03, 0114 (P325871)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0114 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325871 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 52-04-045 |
| 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, people of Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 ur-{d}szul-pa-e3# | 2 male laborers, builders, men of Ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim | 3 male laborers, builders, |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 15 male laborers stationed, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu [ak] | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 7 | 1(disz) szu-{d}lugal | 1 Šu-Lugal |
| 8 | a2-ag2-ga2 ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 de6-a | the command to the place of šukab |
| 9 | 1(disz) e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra | 1 Epeš-namtura |
| 10 | 2(disz)! e2-i3-gara2 | 2 (mana wool for) E-igara |
| 11 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 12 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 13 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 3(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 20 less 1 male workers, 30 female workers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 14 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 17 workmen, 27 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 15 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 10 workmen, 11 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 16 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz 8(disz) geme2 ugula me-{d}nanna | 13 male laborers, 8 female laborers foreman: Me-Nanna |
| 17 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 18 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 19 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | total: 91 male laborers, |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 96 female laborers, |
| 21 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 22 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim sig4-ansze zabala4{ki} | 1 male laborer, builder of the brickwork of Zabalam, |
| 24 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 5(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 2 male laborers, millers, 5 male labourers, hand shaved, |
| 25 | 3(u) 6(disz) geme2 im ga6-ga2 | 36 female laborers, clay carried, |
| 26 | al-tar ki-sa2-a e2-bappir u3 e2-kikken2 | “It is time for the kisa’s, the brewery, and the mill. |
| 27 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 28 | 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 6 male laborers, hand shaved, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2 bu-[ta-nu-um] | the house of Butanum |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz [szitim] | 2 male laborers, builders |
| 3 | 8(disz) gurusz [szu dim2] | 8 male laborers, hand shaved |
| 4 | 1(disz) geme2 du-u2-um [ak] | 1 female worker, Duum, acted |
| 5 | 2(disz) geme2 im gid2 | 2 female laborers, long tablets, |
| 6 | 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 im [ga6-ga2] | 17 female laborers, clay poured |
| 7 | e2-ba-ha-a du3-[a] | built the Ebaḫa |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 9 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz | 17 male laborers |
| 10 | 2(u) geme2 | 20 female laborers |
| 11 | sig4-ansze im-sumur ak | he made a brick-carrying frame. |
| 12 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim | 2 male laborers, builders, |
| 13 | ur3 e2-gal-a ga2-ga2 | on the roof of the palace set, |
| 14 | 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz im lu | 23 male laborers, clay ..., |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz a2-ag2 de6-a | 1 male laborer, wages of Ea, |
| 16 | 4(disz) gurusz ziz2-us2-sa | 4 male laborers, herdsmen, |
| 17 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra u3-szub | 11 male laborers, bricks piled up(?) |
| 18 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick, |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz zah3 | 1 male worker, suckling, |
| 21 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 22 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz | total: 91 male laborers, |
| 23 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 96 female laborers, |
| 24 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 25 | gurum2? ak | inspections |
| 26 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe; |
| 27 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 28 | iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 29 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-[kam] | the 9th day |
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