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CUSAS 16, 003 (P416162)

Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	CUSAS 16, 003
ID	P416162
Museum no.	CULC 313
Collection	Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Language	Sumerian
Period	Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
Genre	Administrative
Find spot	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Coordinates	31.5591, 46.1776

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'	[...] x ta	... what ...?
2'	[...] 2(asz) gur	... 2 gur
3'	[... lu2] lunga	..., brewer
4'	[...] 6(asz) gur	... 6 gur
5'	[...] du3	... built
6'	[aga3]-us2 sanga	soldier of the temple administrator
7'	[n] GAN2# 2(asz) gur	n gur field, 2 gur
8'	[...] 6(asz) gur	... 6 gur
9'	[...] lu2 lunga	... the brewer
10'	[engar] gesz-i3	farmer of sesame
11'	[lu2 szuku-ra] e2-a-me	the man of the šukura service of the house
12'	[...] ($ blank space $)	... (total:)
13'	[...] gesz	... tree
14'	[...]
obverse col 2'
1'	[...] ka [...]	... mouth ...
2'	1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur	1 eše3 surface area, 1 gur
3'	a-kal-la	Akalla
4'	1(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur	1 eše3 surface area, 1 gur
5'	mu-mu	I named.
6'	nu-banda3-gu4-me	oxen-managers
7'	lu2 szuku-ra e2-a-me	The one of the šukura ritual of the temple,
8'	a-sza3 ambar-a-szesz	field Ambara-ašesz,
9'	2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur	2 eše3 3 iku surface area, 2 gur
10'	ka-guru7	the silo manager
11'	2(esze3) GAN2 2(asz) gur	2 eše3 field area: 2 gur
12'	al-mu nu-banda3-gu4	Almu, manager of oxen
13'	lu2 szuku-ra e2-a-me	The one of the šukura ritual of the temple,
14'	a-sza3 ambar?-sur-ra	field Ambarsurra;
15'	4(iku) GAN2 2(asz) gur	4 iku field area: 2 gur
16'	lu2 sar	the gardener
17'	[a]-sza3# ka?-tul2	field Katul
obverse col 3'
1'	1(bur3) GAN2 [...]	1 bur3 field area
2'	ab-ba-[iri]	Abba-iri
3'	1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [...]	1 eše3 3 iku field area
4'	sag [...]	... head
5'	1(esze3) GAN2 ki# [...]	1 eše3 field area: ...
6'	en-nu-da# [tusz-a]	stationed in the guard
7'	3(disz) ugula x [...] 1(esze3) GAN2-ta#	3 foreman ..., at 1 eše3 field area each
8'	1(esze3) GAN2 [...]	1 eše3 field area
9'	sagi [lugal]	cupbearer of the king
10'	1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) [gur]	1 bur3 surface area, 3 gur
11'	al-[...]	Al-
12'	1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) [gur]	1 bur3 surface area, 3 gur
13'	a-kal-[la]	Akalla
14'	2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 [...]	2 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku surface
reverse col 3'
1	szunigin sze gesz e3-bi 2(gesz2) 3(u) gur lugal	total, the barley, harvested, is 210 gur, royal (measure).
2	sanga	temple administrator
3	szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur	total: 1 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, 6 gur
4	sza13-dub-ba	chief accountant
5	szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 6(asz) gur	total: 1 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, 6 gur
6	ka-x	...,
7	szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 3(asz) gur	total: 1 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, 3 gur
8	ka-guru7	the silo manager
9	szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 6(asz) gur	total: 1 bur3 surface area, 6 gur
10	szar2-ra-ab-du	to be numerous
11	szunigin 1(bur'u) 1(iku) GAN2 1(u) gur	total: 11 bur field, 10 gur
12	[dub]-sar gu4-apin	scribe of plow oxen
13	szunigin 1(disz) dub-sar	total: 1 scribe
14	[... n] 2(bur3) GAN2 [...]	... n 2 bur3 field area
reverse col 4'
1	[...] ug3#-IL2	... porter
2	[szunigin] ug3-IL2 1(iku) GAN2 4(asz) gur	total, porters: 1 iku surface area, 4 gur
3	szunigin 4(disz) ug3-IL2 2(esze3) GAN2 4(asz) gur	total: 4 porters, 2 eše3 surface area, 4 gur
4	szunigin 2(esze3) GAN2 1(asz) gur	total: 2 eše3 surface area, 1 gur
5	ugula he2-dab5	foreman: Hedab;
6	szunigin 1(esze3) en-nu-da tusz?-a	total: 1 eše3 guard stationed(?)
7	szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 1(asz) gur	total: 1 bur3 surface area, 1 gur
8	dub-sar erin2-na	scribe of the workers
9	szunigin 1(bur3) GAN2 3(asz) gur	total: 1 bur3 surface area, 3 gur
10	dub-sar a-sza3 erin2-na	scribe of the field of the workers.
11	szunigin 7(disz) engar gesz-i3 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta	total: 7 plowmen, oil-pressed, 4 1/2 iku surface area each;
12	szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) aga3-us2 sanga 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(asz) gur-ta	total: 9 soldiers, chief household manager, 4 1/2 iku surface area, 1 gur each
13	szunigin 1(disz) aga3-us2 sanga 1(bur3) GAN2 [...] gur	total: 1 soldier, chief household manager, 1 bur3 field ... gur
reverse col 5'
1'	[...] gur	... gur
2'	[...] lunga [...]-ta	from ... lung
3'	[...] 2(asz) gur	... 2 gur
4'	[...] ab#-ba-iri	... of the sea
5'	[...] 2(asz) gur	... 2 gur
6'	[...]-szesz?-inim-ma	...-aḫšinima
7'	[...] muhaldim lugal	..., the king's cook
8'	[...] sagi lugal	... cupbearer of the king
9'	[...] 1(asz) gur lu2 x [...] ur-e2	... 1 gur, the man ... Ur-e’s
10'	[...] x [...]

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