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CUSAS 03, 0984 (P499906)
Administrative, Ur III, Garšana · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 0984 |
|---|---|
| ID | P499906 |
| Museum no. | Anonymous 499906 |
| Collection | anonymous |
| 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 | 3(u) [8(disz) udu] niga | 38 grain-fed sheep |
| 2 | 5(disz) u8 niga | 5 grain-fed ewes, |
| 3 | 1(disz) masz2-gal niga | 1 buck, grain-fed, |
| 4 | 6(disz) [{munus}]asz2-gar3 niga | 6 grain-fed female kids |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) 5(u)# udu# masz2 hi-a | 50 sheep, billy goats |
| 6 | gub-ba [e2] szu# szum2-ma | stationed, the house given over |
| 7 | giri3 a-hu-[x] dub-sar | via Ahu-x, the scribe |
| 8 | iti diri ezem-me-ki-gal2 ba-zal | extra month: “Festival-of-Mekigal was spl[ead].’ |
| 9 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| 10 | 4(u) udu | 40 sheep |
| 11 | [2(u)] masz2-gal | 20 large billy goats |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) udu masz2 hi-a | 60 rams, billy goats, |
| 13 | al-tar u2!-ru-a bad3 | ... of the city wall(?) |
| 14 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) [...] | 220 ... |
| 15 | ki ur-nigar{gar}-[ta] | from Ur-nigar |
| 16 | 9(disz) udu | 9 sheep, |
| 17 | 1(disz) masz2-gal | 1 big billy goat |
| 18 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) masz2-gal | 8 billy goats, |
| 2 | 7(disz) masz2 | 7 gazelles, |
| 3 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu masz2 hi-a | 60 rams, billy goats |
| 4 | ki szar-ru-um-ba-ni kuruszda-ta | from Sharrum-bani, the fattener |
| 5 | 3(disz) udu | 3 sheep, |
| 6 | 1(disz) masz2-gal | 1 big billy goat |
| 7 | 1(disz) masz2 | 1 kid, |
| 8 | 5(disz) udu masz2 hi-a | 5 sheep, billy goats, |
| 9 | ki ba-la-a szabra-ta | from Balāya the chief household administrator |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | kilib-ba 5(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) [...] | total: 176 ... |
| 2 | kilib-ba [n ...] | total: n ... |
| 3 | kilib-ba 3(u) 7(disz) [...] | total: 37 ... |
| 4 | kilib-ba 6(gesz2) ud5 | total: 60 nanny goats, |
| 5 | kilib-ba 5(gesz2) 6(disz) udu masz2 hi-a | total: 66 rams, billy goats, |
| 6 | [sag]-nig2-gur11-ra | the debits |
| 7 | [sza3]-bi-ta | within it |
| 8 | [n] udu [niga] | n sheep, grain-fed |
| 9 | [n] udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa | n sheep, grain-fed, for the oxen-drivers |
| 10 | [n] masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-[kam us2] | n full-grown billy goats, grain-fed, 4th grade |
| 11 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1' | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 8(disz) [...] | 28 ... |
| 2 | nig2-dab5 ezem a-bu-um-ma | nigdab-offering of the festival of Abu-umma |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) udu | 12 sheep, |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 2(disz) udu | 12 sheep, |
| 5 | sa2-du11 {d}ki?-na-a-hu-a | regular offerings of Kinahua, |
| 6 | 1(u) 2(disz) udu | 12 sheep, |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) 1(u) 2(disz) udu | 12 sheep, |
| 8 | sa2-du11# [{d}...] | regular offerings of |
| 9 | 5(disz) [udu] | 5 sheep |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) [5(disz) udu] | 5 sheep |
| 11 | 4(disz) [udu] | 4 sheep |
| 12 | 2(disz) [masz2] | 2 goats |
| reverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | szunigin 3(u) 3(disz) udu niga gu4-e [us2-sa] | total: 33 sheep, grain-fed, oxen-fed |
| 3' | szunigin 5(gesz2) udu niga | total: 520 grain-fed sheep |
| 4' | szunigin 1(gesz2) masz2-gal niga 4(disz)-kam us2 | total: 60 full-grown billy goats, grain-fed, 4th grade |
| 5' | szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) masz2-gal niga | total: 12 full-grown billy goats, grain-fed, |
| 6' | szunigin 2(gesz2) masz2-gal niga gu4-e-us2-sa | total: 120 full-grown billy goats, grain-fed, oxen-driver |
| 7' | szunigin 1(gesz2) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga sa2-du11 | total: 60 grain-fed female kids, regular offering |
| 8' | szunigin 5(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 niga | total: 5 grain-fed female kids |
| 9' | szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(disz) udu | total: 122 sheep |
| 10' | szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) sila4 | total: 17 lambs, |
| 11' | szunigin 1(gesz2) sila4-ga | total: 60 lambs, |
| 12' | szunigin 3(gesz2) u8 | total: 180 ewes, |
| 13' | szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) masz2-gal | total: 15 large billy goats, |
| 14' | [szunigin] 1(u) 6(disz) masz2 | total: 16 billy goats |
| reverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [...] | |
| 3' | x [...] | |
| 4' | diri? 6(disz) [...] | surplus(?): 6 ... |
| 5' | 1(gesz2) udu | 60 sheep |
| 6' | ($ blank space $) la2-ia3 ($ blank space $) 1(u) diri | deficit: 10 extra |
| 7' | la2-ia3 diri gu7!-a | deficit exceeding the deficit, eaten |
| 8' | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 9' | {d}iszkur-illat szabra | Iškur-tillati, the household manager, |
| 10' | [sza3] gar-sza-an-na{ki} | in Garšana |
| 11' | iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta | from month "Harvest" |
| 12' | iti ezem-{d}me-ki-gal2-sze3 | to month “Festival-of-Mekigal,' |
| 13' | iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th month, |
| 14' | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2#-[e] i3-[pa3] | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by means of extispicy was chosen. |
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