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CUSAS 03, 0052 (P329385)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0052 |
|---|---|
| ID | P329385 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-07-067 |
| 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 nig2-{d}ba-ba6] | 2 male laborers, builders, men of Nig-Baba |
| 2 | [5(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 di3-ma-at kal2-bu-um{ki}] | 5 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 | [n gurusz ugula be-li2]-i3-li2 | n male laborers, foreman: Beli-ili |
| 5 | [n gurusz ... ugula] i-ri-ib | n male laborers ... foreman: Irib |
| 6 | [ARAD2 e2-A]-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 7 | 4(u) 6(disz) | 46, |
| 8 | [... ugula] ba#-zi# | ..., foreman: Bazi |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [... ugula me]-e2-[a] | ... foreman: Me-Ea |
| 11 | [...] ugula za-la-a | ... foreman: Zalâ |
| 12 | [...] ugula szal2-mah | ... foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 13 | [... ugula] szu-{d}dumu-zi | foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 14 | lu2 hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz# [szitim] | total: 10 male laborers, builders |
| 16 | szunigin 1(gesz2) [n gurusz] | total: n male laborers |
| 17 | szunigin 4(u) 6(disz) geme2# | total: 46 female laborers |
| 18 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 19 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 20 | 4(disz) gurusz gub#-ba# | 4 male laborers stationed |
| 21 | 4(disz) gurusz szu dim2-[ma] | 4 male laborers, hand shaved |
| 22 | 3(disz) gurusz im-sumur i3-li#-de9# gub-ba | 3 male laborers, imsumur, Illil-de stationed |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gurusz# [...] | 10 male laborers |
| 2 | im ga6-ga2-de3 gub#-[ba] | clay to be poured, stationed |
| 3 | iz-zi# im-sumur ke4-de3 | “The izzi-plant, the imsumur-plant is to be sown(?) |
| 4 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim | 1 male laborer, builder, |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...] | |
| 7 | [n gurusz ... gub]-ba# | n male laborers stationed ... |
| 8 | [n] gurusz# du-u2-um ke4-de3# gub-ba | n male laborers stationed in the “ke’um-service,' |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz im sig4# [ma-szub-ba] gub-ba | 1 male worker, bricks left behind, stationed |
| 10 | 4(disz) gurusz im i3-[li]-de9 gub-ba | 4 male laborers, clay for Ili-de stationed |
| 11 | 4(disz) geme2 im [...] gub-ba? [...] | 4 female laborers, ... stationed(?) |
| 12 | al-tar# ... [...] | I have chosen ... ... |
| 13 | 1(disz) gurusz [x] | 1 male worker ... |
| 14 | 1(disz) gurusz | 1 male worker, |
| 15 | 2(disz) geme2 | 2 female laborers, |
| 16 | gesz ka2 kesz2-[ra2 ...] | The wood of the sealed gate ... |
| 17 | x ga6-[...] | ... carried |
| 18 | ga2-nun-[na ...] | In the Ganuna ... |
| 19 | [...] | |
| 20 | [...] | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | in-u tum3-de3# [...] | Inu, to bring ... |
| 6 | 2(disz) gurusz sig4 en-nu-[ke4]-de3 gub-[ba] | 2 male laborers stationed in the guard's station |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz ga2-nun-na tusz-[a] | 1 male laborer sitting in the granary |
| 8 | 1(disz) hi-lu-a | 1: Hulua; |
| 9 | a2-ag2 [ki] szu#-esz18-dar-sze3 de6-a | the orders that were given to Šu-Ishtar |
| 10 | 1(disz) e2-i3-gara2 | 1 E-igara, |
| 11 | gesz-ur3 tum3-de3? gen-na | going to bring the harrow |
| 12 | 1(disz) [a-li2]-ah | 1 Ali-ah |
| 13 | 1(disz) ta-tu3#-ri# | 1 - Taturi |
| 14 | sze sza3 gir2-[su]{ki} en-nu ke4-de3 gub-ba# | barley in Girsu, guarded, stationed |
| 15 | 1(disz) be-li2-i3-li2 | 1 Beli-ilī |
| 16 | 1(disz) [szu]-{d}nin-kar-ke3 | 1 Šu-Ninkarke |
| 17 | kiszib3 [{d}]ma#-lik-ba-ni | under seal of Malik-bani |
| 18 | e2-[da]-na{ki} de6-a | the Edana temple erected |
| 19 | zah3 [...] | ... pig |
| 20 | [...] | |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | [1(disz) lu]-ga-tum tu#-ra | 1 lugatum turra |
| 2 | [1(disz) e2]-i3#-gara2 ninda du8-de3 gub-ba | 1 E-igara, stationed to make bread |
| 3 | 1(disz) lugal-[ha]-ma-ti | 1 Lugal-hamati |
| 4 | a2-ag2# szitim#-e-ne | the work of the builders |
| 5 | gir2-su[{ki}]-sze3 de6-a | to Girsu brought |
| 6 | ugula i-ri-ib | foreman: Irib; |
| 7 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim lu2 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | 1 male laborer, builder, man of Nig-Baba, |
| 8 | a2 sa10 szitim-e-ne | the wages of the builders |
| 9 | gir2-su{ki}-sze3 de6-a | to Girsu brought, |
| 10 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 11 | szunigin 1(gesz2) [n?] gurusz | total: n(?) male laborers |
| 12 | szunigin [n] geme2 | total: n female workers |
| 13 | zi#-ga-am3# | booked out |
| 14 | [gurum2] ak | inspections performed |
| 15 | giri3# {d}iszkur-illat | via Adad-tillati |
| 16 | [u3] puzur4-{d}nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar | and Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 17 | [sza3 gar-sza]-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 18 | [iti a2]-ki-ti | month: “Akitu,’ |
| 19 | [mu {d}szu]-{d}suen [lugal uri5]{ki}-ma-ke4 [...] | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, |
| left | ||
| 1 | [u4 n-kam] | day n |
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