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CUSAS 03, 0040 (P329383)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P329383 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-065 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-i3]-si-in{ki} | 2 male laborers, builders: Lu-Isin |
| 2 | [5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2]-{d}ba-ba6 | 5 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 3 | [3(disz) gurusz] szitim | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 4 | [n gurusz] ugula be-li2-i3-li2 | n male laborers, foreman: Beli-ilī |
| 5 | [n gurusz] ugula i-ri-ib | n male laborers, foreman: Irib |
| 6 | [ARAD2 e2]-A-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-meš. |
| 7 | [n] gurusz# 1(disz) geme2 | n male laborers, 1 female laborer |
| 8 | lu2#-du6-lugal-pa-e3 | Ludugalpa'e |
| 9 | 8(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 8 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 10 | 8(disz) geme2 ugula me-e2-a | 8 female laborers, foreman: Me-ea |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula hal-li2-a | 2 male laborers, foreman: Halliya |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szu-{d}dumu-zi | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 13 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-<esz2> | hirelings |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 15 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) gurusz | total: 41 male laborers |
| 16 | szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 | total: 17 female laborers, |
| 17 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 19 | 4(disz) gurusz szitim | 4 male laborers, builders, |
| 20 | 6(disz) gurusz szu dim2-ma gub-ba | 6 male laborers, šu-dima stationed, |
| 21 | 4(disz) gurusz im-sumur da6-da6-de3 gub-ba | 4 male laborers, imsumur-flour, stationed at the daises, |
| 22 | [n] geme2 im ga6-ga2-de3 gub-ba | n female laborers, clay carried, stationed |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | bad3 [im-sumur] ke4-[de3] | to destroy the wall of Imsumur |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz [...] | 2 male laborers |
| 3 | 6(disz) gurusz szu [dim2-ma] gub-[ba] | 6 male laborers, hand fashioned, stationed |
| 4 | 5(disz) geme2 im ga6-[ga2]-de3 gub-[ba] | 5 female laborers, clay carried, stationed |
| 5 | u3-ru a2 bad3 [ke4-de3] | to make the city tremble at the arms of the wall |
| 6 | 1(disz) gurusz gi-sal bad3 gi-ir ke4-de3 [gub-ba] | 1 male worker, the reed screen of the wall, to be set up as a chariot pole |
| 7 | 4(disz) gurusz nig2 u2-ba a-|ZI&ZI|-sze3 sur-de3 gub#-[ba] | 4 male laborers, ..., stationed at the watering place |
| 8 | 6(disz) gurusz in-[u ...] | 6 male laborers ... |
| 9 | ka i7 ir-ni-na-sze3# | to the mouth of the Irnina canal |
| 10 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-[nu] | 2 male laborers, bricks, watchmen |
| 11 | ke4-de3 gen-[na] | to be sworn by |
| 12 | [1(disz)] gurusz ga2-nun#-[na tusz-a] | 1 male laborer, stationed in the granary |
| 13 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula ARAD2 e2-[A] | 2 male laborers, foreman: ARAD of the Ea |
| 14 | 1(disz) szu-{d}lugal | 1 Šu-Lugal |
| 15 | a2-ag2 ki szu-kab-ta-sze3 gen-na | I go at the command of the place of šukab. |
| 16 | 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2 | 1 E-igara, |
| 17 | e2-{d}szu-{d}suen{ki}-ta siki tum3-de3 gen-na | I went from the Šu-Suen temple to bring wool. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) hi-lu-a [kiszib3 i-din-{d}da-gan] nibru{ki}-sze3# [de6-a] | 1 Ḫilua under seal of Iddin-Dagan brought to Nippur |
| 2 | zah3 lugal-[ha-ma-ti] | fleeing Lugal-hamati |
| 3 | 1(disz) lu-ga-tum# [ninda du8]-de3# [gub-ba] | 1 Lugatum, ... bread stationed |
| 4 | 1(disz) ta#-[tu3-ri tu-ra] | 1 taturi turra |
| 5 | ugula# i-ri#-[ib] | foreman: Irib |
| 6 | 3(disz) gurusz i3-[du8] | 3 male laborers, doormen |
| 7 | ugula be-li2-i3-[li2] | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 8 | 2(disz) gurusz [szitim] | 2 male laborers, builders |
| 9 | szitim la-ha-[de3 gir2]-su{ki}-sze3 gen-[na] | to Girsu the builder of laḫadge went. |
| 10 | en-ne2-ma [szitim tu-ra] | Now, the construction of the new house |
| 11 | zah3 ku-du-du#-[u2] | a kind of bird |
| 12 | 1(disz) geme2 tu-[ra] | 1 female worker, Tura |
| 13 | lu2-du6-lugal-[pa]-e3#{ki#}-me-esz2# | Lu-dugal-pa'eš |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin 1(u)] gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 2 | [szunigin 4(u) 1(disz)] gurusz | total: 41 male laborers |
| 3 | [szunigin 1(u) 7(disz)] geme2 | total: 17 female laborers |
| 4 | [zi-ga]-am3 | booked out |
| 5 | [gurum2] ak | inspections performed |
| 6 | [giri3 {d}]iszkur-illat | via Adad-tillati |
| 7 | [u3] puzur4#-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 8 | [sza3 gar-sza]-an-[na{ki}] | in Garšana |
| 9 | [iti ...] | Month ..., |
| 10 | [mu {d}szu]-{d}suen [lugal uri5]{ki}-ke4 [...] | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 4(disz)-kam] | 4th day |
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