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CUSAS 03, 0150 (P325872)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0150 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325872 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 52-04-046 |
| 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[{ki}] | 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, builder: Lu-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 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en#-[nu] ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 7 | 1(disz) e-pe#-[esz na-am]-tu-ra | 1 workman: Namtura |
| 8 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 9 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 | 1 laborer, builder, 28 laborers, 22 female laborers |
| 11 | [ugula] ba-zi | foreman: Bazi |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz 5(u) 4(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder; 38 male laborers, 54 female laborers |
| 13 | ugula me-e2-a | foreman: Me-Ea |
| 14 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 14 workmen, 9 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim ugula ib-ni-dingir | 1 male laborer, builder, foreman: Ibni-dingir, |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi | 1 male laborer, builder, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi, |
| 17 | 4(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | 4 male laborers and 3 female laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 18 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti | 10 workmen, 9 female laborers, foreman: Babati; |
| 19 | 7(disz) geme2 ugula sza-at-er3-ra | 7 female laborers, foreman: Šat-Erra, |
| 20 | 2(disz) geme2 ugula szal2-mah | 2 female laborers, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 21 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 22 | szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 14 laborers, builders; |
| 23 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz | total: 93 male laborers |
| 24 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz)! geme2 | total: 96 female laborers |
| 25 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 26 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 27 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(gesz2) geme2 | 4 male laborers, millers, 4 male labourers, 60 female laborers |
| 28 | ur3 a ga2-ga2 | a watered-out roof, |
| 29 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 3 female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ra-t,um-bi du3-a | built anew, |
| 2 | 5(disz) gurusz szitim 5(disz) gurusz 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 | 5 male laborers, millers, 5 male labourers, 16 female laborers |
| 3 | bi2-ni-tum im-sumur ak | “Bīnitum was smashed, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 4 female laborers, |
| 5 | iz-zi im-sumur ak | Izzi, he made a clay cone. |
| 6 | 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2 ki-ba se3-ga | 28 male laborers, 20 female laborers in that place |
| 7 | e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | the brewery, the kitchen and the mill, |
| 8 | 4(u) 3(disz) gurusz im lu-a | 43 male laborers, clay ..., |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 3 female laborers, |
| 10 | tak2-szi-ru-um sza3 e2-gal-ka | the takširû-offering in the palace |
| 11 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz in-u de6-a gen-na | 15 male laborers — Inu'a, come! |
| 12 | 6(disz) gurusz a2-ag2 nibru{ki}-sze3 de6-a | 6 male laborers, assigned to Nippur, |
| 13 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz a2-ag2-ga2 u3-dag-ga{ki}-sze3 de6-a | 1 male laborer, appointed to the office of Udaga, |
| 15 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim a2-ag2-gir2#-su{ki}-sze3 [de6]-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Aggirsu brought |
| 16 | 2(disz) gurusz gir esir2 u3-ru-de3 | 2 male laborers, “cutting-of-the-threshing-sledge’, |
| 17 | 2(disz) gurusz tu-ra | 2 male laborers, sick, |
| 18 | [szunigin] 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 14 laborers, builders |
| 19 | [szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz)] gurusz | total: 93 male laborers |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) geme2 | total: 96 female laborers, |
| 21 | zi-ga-am3 gurum2 ak | booked out, inspections performed; |
| 22 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar, |
| 23 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 24 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 25 | [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 5(disz)-kam | 5th day. |
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