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CUSAS 03, 0138 (P329370)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0138 |
|---|---|
| ID | P329370 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-052 |
| 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 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, builder |
| 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 Epeš-namtura |
| 8 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ilī, |
| 9 | ARAD2 e2-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 10 | 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(gesz2) 2(disz) geme2 [ugula ba]-zi | 30 less 1 male laborers, 72 female laborers foreman: Bazi |
| 11 | 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz 3(u) 4(disz) geme2 [ugula me]-e2-a | 31 male laborers, 34 female laborers foreman: Me-Ea |
| 12 | 3(u) gurusz geme2 ugula za-la-a | 30 male laborers (and) female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 1 male laborer, foreman: Ibni-dingir, |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 15 | 2(disz) gurusz 1(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | 2 male laborers, 1 female laborer, foreman: Lilaya |
| 16 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula sza-at-er3-ra | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šat-Erra, |
| 17 | 3(disz) gurusz 3(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba#-[ti-a] | 3 male laborers and 3 female laborers, foreman: Babatiya |
| 18 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 19 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) gurusz | total: 96 male laborers |
| 21 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) geme2 | total: 650 female laborers |
| 22 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 24 | 6(disz) gurusz szitim 2(u) 4(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | 6 laborers, builder; 24 laborers requisitioned; |
| 25 | 5(disz) geme2 du-u2-um ak | 5 female laborers, Duum, acted |
| 26 | 3(disz) geme2 im gid2 | 3 female laborers, long tablets, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) [n] geme2 [im ga6-ga2] | 90+ female laborers, clay carried |
| 2 | 4(disz) gurusz gi-sal [bad3 ga6-ga2-de3] | 4 male laborers, reed-bed workers, to build the wall |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz# gesz-ur3 kesz2-[ra2 ...] | 2 male laborers, bolted ... |
| 4 | al-tar e2-bappir e2-muhaldim# [u3 e2]-kikken2# | After the brewery, the kitchen, and the mill |
| 5 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 | 2 male laborers, millers, 15 male laborer, 5 female laborers |
| 6 | GIN2-bala {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki} | he turned back. The orchard of Garšana |
| 7 | [n gurusz? ... zi]-li9?-de3 | n young men ... to raise |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 11 female laborers |
| 9 | e2 szu-i-di3-er3-rum du3-a# [gub-ba] | stationed at the house of Šu-iddi-Errum |
| 10 | 2(u) gurusz [...] | 20 male laborers |
| 11 | 1(u) gurusz sig4 [...] x [...] | 10 brick-workers |
| 12 | 1(disz) [gurusz ...] ga6-ga2 | 1 male worker ..., carried |
| 13 | [ka-sahar]-ra{ki}-ta [gi tum3]-de3 gen-na | going from Kasahara to bring the reeds |
| 14 | 1(disz) [gurusz ...]-x-ra gub-ba | 1 male worker, stationed ... |
| 15 | 1(disz) [gurusz ...] | 1 male worker ... |
| 16 | 1(disz) [gurusz ...] | 1 male worker ... |
| 17 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 18 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 6(disz)? gurusz | total: 126(?) male laborers |
| 19 | szunigin 1(gesz2) [5(u) 6(disz) geme2] | total: 96 female laborers |
| 20 | [zi-ga-am3] | booked out |
| 21 | [gurum2 ak] | 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 ...] | Month ..., |
| 25 | [mu ...] | year ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4] 1(u) 3(disz)-kam | 13th day |
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