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CUSAS 03, 1478 (P453579)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 03, 1478 |
|---|---|
| ID | P453579 |
| Museum no. | Exum 002 |
| 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 | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
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 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | ba-ba-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Babâ, royal messenger. |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 4 | {d}iszkur-illat lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iškur-illat the messenger of the king |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | i-na-hu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Inahu, the royal messenger. |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | lugal-e2-mah lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugal-emaḫ, messenger of the king |
| 9 | u4 kaskal ansze lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | When he brings the donkey to the king on the road, |
| 10 | 4(disz) sila3 tu7 4(disz) ku6 | 4 sila3 soup, 4 fish |
| 11 | arad-me | are our servants. |
| 12 | u4 alan lugal-ta im-da-e-re-sza-a | When the statue of the king was brought to her, |
| 13 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 14 | lu2#-sukkal lu2 kin#-[gi4-a lugal] | the vizier, the royal messenger |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3# [tu7 1(disz) ku6] | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 2 | lu2-{d}utu ma2-gin2# | Lu-Utu, like a boat |
| 3 | u4 a kin-kin-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When water is to be poured, |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | i-di3-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iddin-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 6 | u4 szu-sar mangaga-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the šusar of Manga, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) [ku6] | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | nu-ur2-i3-li2# [lu2] kin-gi4-a [lugal] | Nur-ili, messenger of the king |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | szu-{d}dumu-zi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Dumuzi, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 si-masz-ku-um{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when Simaškum was entrusted, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 13 | lu2-{d}nanna lunga3 | Lu-Nanna, brewer |
| 14 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 15 | puzur4-{d}en-lil2 lunga3 | Puzur-Enlil, the brewer |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [u4] erin2# zi-[zi]-de3# im-e-re-sza-a | When the troops are to rise, they are to be brought in |
| 2 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 3 | id-ni-id szu-i | he gave to him. |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 5 | lu2-giri17-zal szu-i | Lu-girizal |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 7 | en {d}nanna-ra-kal-la szu-i | the lord Nanna-rākala, the barber |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 9 | szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | Šū-Addu, the barber, |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7# | 1 sila3 soup |
| 11 | i-pi-ir-di-ku5 szu-i | Ipirdikû |
| 12 | u4 du10-us2-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | as a good day elapsed, |
| 13 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 14 | ar-szi lu2 hal-bi | Arši, the half-man, |
| 15 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 16 | be-li2-a-ri-ik lu2 hal#-bi | Bēlī-arik, the lost man |
| 17 | u4 e2-hal-bi-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when she enters the E-halbi, |
| 18 | 1(disz) sila3# [tu7] | 1 sila3 soup |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | u4 bu#-la-lum-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the place of balalum |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | ma-za-ti sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mazati, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 5 | u4 |BAD3.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 7 | za-zu-s,um lu2 ba-ba-ti | Zazuṣum (is) the man of the gate. |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 9 | ku-ti lu2 ba-ba-ti | “Loan of a man’s, |
| 10 | u4 ki ensi2-<ka>-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | When she enters the place of the governor, |
| 11 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 12 | iti {gesz}apin | month: “Plow,’ |
| 13 | mu# us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal# uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3# mar-tu mu-ri-[iq-ti]-id-ni-im mu us2-sa-bi | year following: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the Amorite wall Muriq-tidnim, year following.’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
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