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CUSAS 03, 0035 (P325874)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0035 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325874 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 52-04-048 |
| 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-[i3-si-in{ki}] | 3 male laborers, builders of Lu-Isin |
| 2 | [4(disz)] gurusz# szitim lu2-[nig2-{d}ba-ba6] | 4 male laborers, builder: Lu-nig-Baba |
| 3 | [3(disz)] gurusz# szitim | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 4 | [1(u) 9(disz)] gurusz ugula [i]-re-eb | 19 male laborers, foreman: Ireb |
| 5 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | 17 male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 6 | [ARAD2 e2-A-me]-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | 1(u) 7(disz) gurusz ugula dingir-dan | 17 male laborers, foreman: Dingir-dan |
| 8 | 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 lu2-du6-lugal-pa-e3 | 5 male laborers, 1 female laborer: Lu-dulugal-pa'e, |
| 9 | 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz 2(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 16 workmen, 23 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 10 | 8(disz) gurusz 3(u) 3(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 8 male laborers 33 female laborers, foreman: Me-ea |
| 11 | 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz)? geme2 ugula za-la-a | 3 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz [n] geme2 ugula szal2-mah | 1 male laborer n female laborers, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 13 | 3(disz) gurusz# [n geme2 ugula hal]-li2-a | 3 male laborers n female laborers, foreman: Halliya |
| 14 | [lu2] hun-ga2#-me#-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz | total: 115 male laborers |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 | total: 122 female laborers, |
| 18 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a ki-sa2-a e2-usz-bar tag-ga ba-gub | 1 male laborer, builder of the mother-in-law, on the threshing floor, the E-ušbar stationed, |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim ki-sa2-a e2-usz-bar sig4 tab-be2-de3 gub-ba | 1 male laborer, builder of the kisaŋ stationed in the E-ušbar, |
| 21 | 1(disz) gurusz sig4 szu dim2-ma szum2-mu-de3 gub-ba | 1 male laborer, bricks fashioned, to be given, stationed, |
| 22 | 1(disz) gurusz du-u2-um ke4-de3 gub-ba | 1 male laborer, Duum, stationed at the ke’de, |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz im gid2-de3 gub-ba | 1 male worker, waiting for clay, stationed, |
| 24 | 1(disz) [gurusz] im a ga2-ri-na i3-li-de9 gub-ba | 1 male worker, watered, poured for Ilum-de, stationed |
| 25 | 1(disz) [gurusz] im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | 1 male worker, clay poured, stationed |
| 26 | [1(disz) gurusz] im lu-de3 gub-ba | 1 male worker, clay poured out, stationed |
| 27 | [1(u) 7(disz)] gurusz 4(u) geme2 sig4 da-ki-sa2-a e2-usz-bar ga2-ga2-de3 gub-[ba] | 17 male laborers, 40 female laborers of bricks for the Dakisa’a temple, stationed in the E-ušbar |
| 28 | 1(disz) gurusz 4(disz) geme2 sahar zi-zi-de3 ki-[sa2]-a# e2-usz-bar gub-ba | 1 male laborer, 4 female laborers, dust to be piled up on the ground, in the E-ušbar stationed |
| 29 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 7(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2 sag bad3# im-sumur ke4-de3 gub-ba | 1 male laborer, builder, 7 male laborers, 20 female laborers “head of the wall's foundations, stationed at the ke’de station, |
| 30 | 2(u) 3(disz) | (total:) 23. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) gurusz im lu-de3 gub-ba | 4 male laborers stationed in the clay of the lu’de-house, |
| 2 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 6(disz) gurusz tak2-si-ru-um sza3 e2-gal gub-ba | 3 male laborers, builders, 6 male labourers, Taksirum, in the palace stationed, |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz 2(disz) geme2 gi-ir bad3 ke4-de3# gub-ba | 2 male laborers (and) 2 female laborers, reed workers, stationed in the fort |
| 4 | 4(disz) gurusz im lu-de3 gub-[ba] | 4 male laborers stationed in the clay of the lūde-house |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz {gesz}egir? zi-zi-de3 [gub-ba] | 13 male laborers on the ziggurat stationed |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim sig4-ansze im-sumur ke4-de3 gub-ba | 1 male laborer, builder of the brick-carrying-sheep, stationed at the kebab, |
| 7 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz in-u kar-ta ga2-nun-sze3 ga6-ga2 | 11 male laborers, from the quay to the granary carried, |
| 8 | 2(disz) gurusz a bala-a {gesz}kiri6-{d}ba-ba6-da | 2 male laborers, watered, at the bala of the garden of Baba |
| 9 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba | 2 brickwork workers stationed at the watch, |
| 10 | 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-a | 1 male laborer, sitting in the granary, |
| 11 | 3(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-A | 3 male laborers, foreman: ARAD of Ea; |
| 12 | 1(disz) ta-tu3-ri u3 a-[li2]-ah sze e3#-de3 gir2-su{ki}-sze3 gen-na | One Takuri and Ali-ah went to Girsu to bring the barley |
| 13 | giri3 [za]-al-lum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | via Zallum, royal messenger |
| 14 | 1(disz) e2-i3-[gara2 a2-ag2 nibru]{ki}-sze3 ki szu-kab-[ta-sze3] de6-a | 1 E-igara, the command of Nippur, taken from Šu-kab. |
| 15 | 1(disz) hi-lu-a kiszib3 [i-din-{d}iszkur nibru{ki}-sze3 de6-a] | 1 Ḫilua, under seal of Iddin-Adad, brought to Nippur |
| 16 | 1(disz) lu-ga-tum ninda# [du8-de3 gub-ba] | 1 Lugatum, ... bread stationed |
| 17 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim [tu]-ra | 1 male laborer, builder of the tura-house |
| 18 | 1(disz) be-li2-a-zu [tu]-ra# ugula# [i-ri-ib] | 1 Bēlī-azu, ..., foreman: Irib |
| 19 | 1(disz) ku-ru-ub-{d}[iszkur zah3 ugula dingir-dan] | 1 Kurub-Iškur, sailor, foreman: Dingir-dan |
| 20 | 1(disz) geme2 tu-ra [lu2-du6]-lugal#-pa-e3#[{ki}] | 1 female worker, tura, Lu-dulugal-pa’e |
| 21 | szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 22 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz)! [gurusz] | total: 165 male laborers |
| 23 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)! [geme2] | total: 122 female laborers |
| 24 | [zi]-ga#-am3 gurum2 ak al-tar bad3# u3 ki-sa2#-[a e2]-usz#-[bar ...] | booked out, inspection performed, altar of the wall and the courtyard, Eushbar ... |
| 25 | [giri3 {d}]iszkur-illat [szabra] | via Iškur-tillati, chief household administrator |
| 26 | [u3 puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar] | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 27 | [iti ezem-{d}]nin-[a-zu] | month: “Festival of Ninazu,’ |
| 28 | [mu {d}szu-{d}suen] lugal-[e na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2] {d}nin-lil2-ra [mu-ne-du3] | year: “Šu-Suen, the king, the great stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 2(u) 3(disz)]-kam# gaba-ri | 23rd day, copy |
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