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CUSAS 03, 0154 (P325873)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0154 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325873 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 52-04-047 |
| 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, artisans of Kalbu’um, |
| 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) 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 17 male laborers stationed |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 7 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 8 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 | 1 laborer, builder, 36 laborers, 33 female laborers |
| 10 | ugula ba-zi | foreman: Bazi; |
| 11 | [1(gesz2) 8(disz)] gurusz 3(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 68 male laborers 34 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) 3(disz)! geme2 ugula za-la-a | 1 male laborer, 13 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz# szitim# 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi | 1 male laborer, builder 11 male laborers 3 female laborers, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti-a | 1 male laborer, 2 female laborers, foreman: Babatiya, |
| 15 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula li-la-a | 3 male laborers, foreman: Lilaya |
| 16 | 2(disz) geme2 ugula sza-at-er3-ra | 2 female laborers, foreman: Šat-Erra, |
| 17 | 1(u) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 10 male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 18 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 19 | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 12 male laborers, builders; |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz | total: 102 male laborers |
| 21 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz)! geme2 | total: 93 female laborers |
| 22 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 24 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim tak2-si-ru-um sza3 e2-gal-ka | 1 male laborer, builder of the Taksirum in the palace, |
| 25 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 26 | e2-kiszib3-ba ugula kikken2 du3-a | house of sealed documents, foreman of milling, |
| 27 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 2 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 28 | gir4 du3-a | a built-up knife |
| 29 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 | 3 male laborers, millers, 3 male labourers, 9 female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bi2-ni-tum im-sumur ak | “Bīnitum was smashed, |
| 2 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, 10 female laborers, |
| 3 | al-tar du3-a | built Altar, |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz [5(disz)] geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder; 11 male laborers, 5 female laborers |
| 5 | ti-um ga2-ga2 | to be brought to an end |
| 6 | e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2 | the brewery, the kitchen and the mill, |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 8 | e2-udu-niga du3-a | built-up sheeppen |
| 9 | [2(disz) gurusz szitim] 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz 2(u) 7(disz) geme2 | 2 laborers, builder; 26 laborers; 27 female laborers |
| 10 | [GIN2-bala] {gesz}kiri6 du3-a | he turned back, planted the orchard |
| 11 | 2(u) 4(disz)# gurusz im lu-a | 24 male laborers, clay ... |
| 12 | 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz [4(disz)] geme2# {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 kar-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ga6-ga2 | 30 less 1 male laborers (and) 4 female laborers from the quay to the granary carried |
| 13 | 8(disz) gurusz a2-ag2-ga2 nibru{ki}-sze3 de6-a | 8 male laborers, assigned to Nippur, |
| 14 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 15 | [szunigin 1(u)] 2(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 12 laborers, builders |
| 16 | [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 5(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 91 male laborers |
| 17 | [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 2(u) 5(disz) geme2 | total: 105 female laborers |
| 18 | [zi]-ga-am3 gurum2 ak | booked out, inspection performed |
| 19 | giri3# puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | via Puzur-Ninkar |
| 20 | u3 {d}iszkur-illat szabra | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 21 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 22 | 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 1(u)-kam | 10th day. |
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