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CUSAS 03, 0174 (P329435)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0174 |
|---|---|
| ID | P329435 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-12-028 |
| 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] | 2 male laborers, builder, Lu-dimat, Kalbum |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim lu2-ur-[{d}szul-pa-e3] | 2 male laborers, builder: Lu-ur-Šulpa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz [szitim] | 3 male laborers, builders |
| 5 | 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz gub#-[ba] | 19 male laborers stationed |
| 6 | ugula be-li2-i3-li2 ARAD2 e2#-[A-me-esz2] | foreman: Beli-ili, servant of Ea-mēš |
| 7 | 2(u) 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 ugula [ba]-zi# | 23 workmen, 17 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 8 | 7(disz) gurusz 2(u) la2 1(disz) geme2 ugula# [...] | 7 male laborers, 20 less 1 female laborers foreman: ... |
| 9 | 1(disz) gurusz 5(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-[a] | 1 male laborer, 5 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 10 | 4(disz) gurusz ugula szu-{d}dumu-[zi] | 4 male laborers, foreman: Šu-Dumuzi |
| 11 | 2(disz) gurusz ugula ib-ni-dingir | 2 male laborers, foreman: Ibni-dingir, |
| 12 | 1(disz) gurusz ugula szal2-mah | 1 male laborer, foreman: Šalmaḫ |
| 13 | lu2 hun-ga2-[me]-esz2 | hirelings |
| 14 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 15 | szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz | total: 57 male laborers |
| 16 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) geme2# | total: 41 female laborers |
| 17 | sza3-[bi]-ta# | therefrom: |
| 18 | 1(disz) gurusz# szitim# um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya |
| 19 | 6(disz) gurusz szitim 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 | 6 male laborers, millers, 26 male laborer, 21 female laborers |
| 20 | [e2] bu-ta-nu-um du3-a | built the temple of Butanum |
| 21 | [2(disz)] gurusz szitim 1(u) geme2 | 2 male laborers, builder, 10 female laborers |
| 22 | e2 szu-ma-mi-tum du3-a | built the house of Šumamitum, |
| 23 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 2 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 24 | e2 hu-lu-lu du3-a | built a house of destruction, |
| 25 | 1(u) gurusz# im lu-a x | 10 male laborers, clay ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1(disz) gurusz szitim tak2-si-ru-um] sza3 e2-gal | 1 male laborer, builder of the Taksirum in the palace |
| 2 | [n] gurusz i3-du8 | n male laborers, doormen |
| 3 | [n] gurusz a2-ag2-ga2# [de6-a] | n male laborers, wages collected |
| 4 | [n] gurusz ugula | n male laborers, foreman |
| 5 | [n] gurusz tu-ra | n young men |
| 6 | [n] gurusz kar ki-mu-ra du3-a | n young men at the quay of Sumer built |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) gurusz szitim | total: 10 male laborers, builders; |
| 8 | szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) gurusz | total: 57 male laborers |
| 9 | szunigin 4(u) 1(disz) geme2 | total: 41 female laborers, |
| 10 | zi-ga-am3 gurum2 ak | booked out, inspections performed; |
| 11 | giri3 puzur4-{d}nin-[kar-ke3 dub-sar] | via Puzur-Ninkarke, the scribe |
| 12 | [u3] {d}iszkur-[illat szabra] | and Adad-tillati, the household manager |
| 13 | iti ezem-{d}nin#-[a-zu] | month: “Festival-of-Ninazu,’ |
| 14 | mu {d}[szu-{d}]suen# [lugal]-e# [ma]-da# [za]-ab#-sza-[li{ki} mu-hul] | year: “Šū-Suen, the king, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(disz)-kam | 2nd day, |
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