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CUSAS 03, 0120 (P325889)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325889 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 52-04-063 |
| 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 | [1(disz)] 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 male laborer, builder, man 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) 7(disz) gurusz gub-ba | 17 male laborers stationed |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu ak | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz e-pe-esz-na-am-tu-ra | 1 male laborer, E’ešnamtura, |
| 8 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 9 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 10 | 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz 3(u) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 25 workmen, 30 female laborers, foreman: Bazi; |
| 11 | 5(u) 3(disz) gurusz 3(u) 8(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 53 workmen, 38 female laborers, foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 1(u) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | 10 workmen, 12 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 5(disz) gurusz ugula me-{d}nanna | 5 male laborers, foreman: Me-Nanna |
| 14 | 5(disz) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 5 male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir, |
| 15 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 17 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 108 male laborers |
| 18 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) geme2 | total: 210 female laborers |
| 19 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 21 | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(u) geme2 | 3 male laborers, builder; 41 male laborer, 20 female laborers; |
| 22 | sig4-ansze im-sumur ak | he made a brick-carrying frame. |
| 23 | [n] gurusz# szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | n laborers, builder; 4 laborers: 10 female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [n] gurusz szitim [...] | n male laborers, builders ... |
| 2' | 2(disz) [geme2 ...] | 2 female workers ... |
| 3' | 2(disz) geme2 im-gid2 x | 2 female imgid workers, |
| 4' | 6(disz) geme2 im ga6-[ga2] | 6 female laborers, clay carried |
| 5' | e2 pu-ta2-nu-um du3-a | built the house of Putanum |
| 6' | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 1(disz) gurusz [...] | 1 male laborer, builder, 1 male labourer, |
| 7' | tak2-si-[ru]-um sza3 e2-gal [...] | The taksirum of the palace |
| 8' | 5(disz)? gurusz iz-zi e2-a lu?-[...] | 5 (?) male laborers, izzi-offerings in the house |
| 9' | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz im-[...] | 15 male laborers |
| 10' | 4(disz) gurusz [...] | 4 male laborers |
| 11' | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz [...] | 13 male laborers |
| 12' | 2(disz) gurusz# [en]-nu ak | 2 male laborers, guards, acted |
| 13' | 1(disz) [gurusz tu]-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 14' | szunigin 1(u) [gurusz szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 15' | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) gurusz | total: 108 male laborers |
| 16' | [szunigin 1(gesz2)] 2(u) geme2 | total: 120 female laborers |
| 17' | [zi]-ga-am3 | booked out |
| 18' | [gurum2] ak | inspections performed |
| 19' | [giri3] puzur4#-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 20' | [u3 {d}]iszkur-illat szabra | and Iškur-tillati, the household manager |
| 21' | [iti] ezem#-{d}nin-a-zu | month: “Festival of Ninazu,’ |
| 22' | [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) 8(disz)-kam | 18th day, |
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