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CUSAS 16, 009 (P416164)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 16, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P416164 |
| Museum no. | CULC 157 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) gurusz he2-dab5 | 5 male laborers, seized, |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta | 144 karadin5-vessels at 3 ban2 (per day) |
| 3 | ugula lu2-da-gi-na | foreman: Lu-dagina; |
| 4 | 5(disz) gurusz 4(u) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta | 5 male laborers, 40 malts, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 5 | ugula lu2-du-du | foreman: Lududu; |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 2(disz@t) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta | 11 male laborers, 62 karadin-vessels at 3 ban2 (per day) |
| 7 | ugula lu2-dingir-ra | foreman: Lu-dingira; |
| 8 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta | 142 karadin5-vessels, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) each |
| 9 | he2-dab5-me | may they be seized. |
| 10 | 1(u) gesz-bi-ak | 10 (pieces of) wood |
| 11 | 1(u) lu2-mas-su2 engar# | 10: Lu-massu, the plowman; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [1(u)] ur-lu2 [engar?] | 10: Urlu, the plowman(?) |
| 2 | [...] lu2#-{d}gesz-bar-e3# engar# | ... Lu-Gešbare, the plowman |
| 3 | [...] lu2-{d}x engar | ... Lu-x, the plowman |
| 4 | [lu2] uru11{ki}-me | the people of Uru |
| 5 | [n] {d}utu-bar-ra engar | n: Utu-bara, the plowman |
| 6 | [ugula] sanga# {d}ig-alim | foreman: temple administrator of Igalim |
| 7 | 6(disz) engar 5(u) karadin5 3(ban2)-ta | 6 plowmen, 50 karadin5 at 3 ban2 (per day) |
| 8 | x-x szesz-kal-la | ... Šeškalla |
| 9 | e2 ba-gara2 | the house of Bagara |
| 10 | iti GAN2-masz u4 4(disz) ba-zal | the month of Kislimu, the day 4 passed; |
| 11 | sza3 iri-da NI-|ABxMASZ| | in the middle of the city |
Sources & licences
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