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CUSAS 03, 0146 (P329870)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0146 |
|---|---|
| ID | P329870 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-05-024 |
| 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' | [2(disz)] gurusz [sig4 en-nu ak] | 2 male laborers, bricks inspected, |
| 2' | [1(disz)] e-pe-esz na-am-tu-ra | 1 workman: Namtura |
| 3' | [ugula] be-li2-i3-li2 | foreman: Beli-ili |
| 4' | [ARAD2] e2-a-me-esz2 | servant of Ea-mēš. |
| 5' | 4(disz)#? gurusz 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 ugula szu-{d}nisaba | 4? male laborers 21 female laborers foreman: Šu-Nisaba |
| 6' | 5(disz)#? gurusz 2(u) 2(disz) geme2 ugula ba-zi | 5 male workers, 22 female laborers, foreman: Bazi |
| 7' | [1(disz) gurusz] szitim 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder; 38 male laborers, 19 female laborers |
| 8' | [ugula] me-e2-a | foreman: Me-Ea |
| 9' | [n] gurusz 1(u) 4(disz) geme2 ugula za-la-a | n workmen, 14 female laborers, foreman: Zalaya |
| 10' | [2(disz)] gurusz szitim ugula ib-ni-dingir | 2 male laborers, builder, foreman: Ibni-dingir |
| 11' | [n] gurusz# 1(u) 6(disz) geme2 ugula ba-ba-ti | n male laborers 16 female laborers, foreman: Babati |
| 12' | [1(disz)] geme2 ugula la-te-ni-si | 1 female worker, foreman: La-tenisi |
| 13' | [n] gurusz 5(disz) geme2 ugula li-la-a | n workmen, 5 female laborers, foreman: Lilâ |
| 14' | lu2# hun-ga2-me-esz2 | hirelings |
| 15' | ($ blank space $) | (total:) |
| 16' | [szunigin] 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz szitim | total: 13 laborers, builders |
| 17' | szunigin# 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gurusz | total: 190 less 1 male laborers |
| 18' | [szunigin] 1(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) geme2 | total: 98 female laborers |
| 19' | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 20' | 1(disz) gurusz szitim um-mi-a | 1 male laborer, builder of Ummiya, |
| 21' | 1(disz) gurusz szitim im-du8-a {gesz}kiri6 zabala4{ki} du3-a | 1 male laborer, builder of ditches, garden of Zabalam built, |
| 22' | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 4(disz) gurusz 1(u) 1(disz) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder; 4 male laborers, 11 female laborers |
| 23' | al-tar gub-[ba] | a statue of himself standing |
| 24' | 3(disz) gurusz szitim 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) 2(disz) [geme2] | 3 male laborers, millers, 12 male laborer, 12 female laborers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bi2-ni-tum# im#-[sumur ak] | he made a statue of himself. |
| 2 | 2(disz) gurusz 7(disz) geme2 gisz [ur3 kesz2 gid2-de3] | 2 male laborers (and) 7 female laborers, wood-carrying reeds stretched long |
| 3 | 2(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz# [n geme2?] | 2 male laborers, millers, 3 male labourers, n female laborers |
| 4 | iz-zi im-sumur# ak# | Izzi, imsumur-plant |
| 5 | [n] gurusz# szitim 3(u) 1(disz) gurusz szu dim2 | n laborers, builder; 31 laborers “hand-of-a-thousand’ |
| 6 | [x] se3-ge2-de3 | to establish ... |
| 7 | [n] gurusz szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 kun? du3-a | n laborers, builder; 2 laborers; 10 female labourers, punted(?) |
| 8 | 1(disz) gurusz szitim 3(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 | 1 male laborer, builder, 3 male laborers, 10 female laborers |
| 9 | [x] mu-gu du3-a | ... built ... |
| 10 | [n] gurusz 1(u) geme2 gi-gur5 ak | n male laborers, 10 female laborers performing reed work |
| 11 | al#-tar e2-lunga3 e2-muhaldim u3 [e2-kikken2] | I asked the brewer's house, the kitchen and the mill |
| 12 | [n] gurusz# szitim 1(u) gurusz 5(disz) geme2# | n laborers, builder; 10 laborers: 5 female laborers |
| 13 | [G]IN2-bala {gesz}kiri6 gar-sza-an-na{ki} du3-a | a “fodder-of-a-thousand’ in the orchard of Garšana built |
| 14 | [n] gurusz 1(u) 7(disz) geme2 sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra# [gir4-ta] i7-sze3 ga6-[ga2] | n male laborers 17 female laborers, bricks piled up from the foot of the river |
| 15 | [n] gurusz sahar mun zi-zi#-de3 x? | n male laborers, dust and malt to be heaped up(?) |
| 16 | [2(disz)?] gurusz sig4 al-urx(BAHAR2)?-ra ugu2# [gir4]-ta [a ga2-ga2] | 2(?) male laborers, bricks piled up, water carried from the water vessel |
| 17 | [n] gurusz# szitim 2(disz) gurusz 1(u) geme2 ur3 e2-[gal a] ga2#-[ga2] | n laborers, builder; 2 laborers; 10 female laborers at the base of the palace, water carried. |
| 18 | 4(disz)#? gurusz im# lu-[a] | 4(?) male laborers, clay ... |
| 19 | [n] gurusz# {gesz}{u2}kiszi17 iri-ki-gid2-da tum3-de3 gen-na | n young men, to bring the date palms to Iri-kigida, went |
| 20 | [n] gurusz# sig4 en-nu ak | n male laborers, bricks inspected |
| 21 | [1(disz) gurusz] pesz#-esir2 u3-ru-de3 | 1 male worker, peš-esir, for the uru-festival |
| 22 | [1(disz)] gurusz tu-ra | 1 male worker, sick |
| 23 | [n] gurusz szitim | n male laborers, builders |
| 24 | [n] gurusz | n male laborers |
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