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CUSAS 40, 0020 (P514804)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514804 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | sza3 iri{ki} | in the city |
| 3 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 4 | kaskal-sze3 | to the road |
| 5 | lugal-ezem# lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lugalezem, messenger of the king |
| 6 | u4 {gesz}<ha>-lu-ub2-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the chalub tree |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | sza3 iri{ki} | in the city |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3 | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sla3 bread for the journey |
| 10 | ma-za-ti-a sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Mazatia, vizier, messenger of the king. |
| 11 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | be-li2-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Belī-ilum, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 4 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ibni-Adda, royal messenger |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | szar-ru-um-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šarrum-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 7 | u4 udu za-ab-sza-li{ki}-ta | when the sheep from Zabšali |
| 8 | e2-gal-sze3 ba-la-he-sza-a | to the palace Balaḫeša |
| 9 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 10 | iti gi-sig-ga | month: “Gisigga,’ |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
Sources & licences
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