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CUSAS 40, 0173 (P514957)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P514957 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 1(asz) 2(barig) sze nig2-ar3-ra szim gur | 1 gur 2 barig barley, rations of aromatics, |
| 2 | 4(asz) 2(barig) sze nig2-ar3-ra kasz gur | 4 gur 2 barig barley, nig-arra, beer, |
| 3 | 1(asz) sze munu4 gur | 1 gur barley, malt, |
| 4 | 4(asz) 3(barig) sze zi3-da gur | 4 gur 3 barig barley, flour, |
| 5 | 3(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur | 3 gur 2 barig emmer, |
| 6 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) gig | 1 barig 1 ban2 wheat, |
| 7 | dabin-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur | its barley: 15 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 8 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga | 1 ban2 5 sila3 good oil, |
| 9 | 4(ban2) i3-gesz | 4 ban2 of sesame oil |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| 11 | 6(disz) sila3 ga-gazi | 6 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| 12 | 1(ban2) ga-szex(SIG7) | 1 ban2 of emmer, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum | 2 barig 3 ban2 dates, |
| 2 | 3(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu | 3 šergu-trees |
| 3 | zi-ga ki sikil-la | booked out of the pure place |
| 4 | 2(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur ku3-sig17 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2-am3 | 2 gur 4 ban2 barley, 1 1/3 shekels gold, |
| 5 | szunigin?-am3 ur-{d}iszkur | total: Ur-Addu; |
| 6 | 1(asz) gur a2 su?-lal3-la | 1 gur, labor of su-lala |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur | total: 18 gur 2 barig barley |
| 8 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 9 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 10 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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