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CUSAS 23, 009 (P323021)
Administrative, ED IIIb, Umma · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 23, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323021 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 48-09-112 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] utua# | ... of Utua |
| 3 | [n] kir11# sila4# nita e3#-li | n female lambs, male lambs raised |
| 4 | ba-GIR#-a | Ba-GIR-a |
| 5 | 3(u@c)# 6(asz@c) u8# 1(u@) la2# 1(asz@c) adx(|LU2@sxBAD|)# | 36 ewes, 9 young goats |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | igi#-dingir-SZE3@90 | Igi-dingir-ŠE90 |
| 3 | 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) utua(LAK777)# | 33 less 1 female lambs |
| 4 | 6(asz@c) kir11 3(asz@c@90) sila4 nita e3-li | 6 female lambs, 3 male lambs raised, |
| 5 | lu2?-[...] | Lu- |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | 4(asz@c@90) [...] | 4 ... |
| 2' | 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) [...] | 11 ... |
| 3' | x [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | dub si-sa2-[a] | a properly executed tablet |
| 2 | szu-nigin2 3(gesz2) la2 7(disz@t) udu ur4-ra | total: 197 ur-sheep, |
| 3 | zu2-si | fingernail |
| 4 | e2 lugal [x?] szid-da | house of the king ... |
| 5 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) ud5 | 90 nanny goats, |
| 6 | 2(disz@t) mu iti [n] | 2 years, month n |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | gu2#-an-[sze3] 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) u8#? ama 4(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) utua | to Gu-an: 70 ewes, mothers: 40 less 2 utua |
| 2 | n 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) sila4 nita e3#-li | n less 1 lambs, male and female, raised |
| 3 | mes-kalam-[...] | Meskalam- |
| 4 | [...]-x | |
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