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CUSAS 40, 0579 (P515363)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0579 |
|---|---|
| ID | P515363 |
| 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 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz <saga> | 5 liters of bread, 5 litres of good beer, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3 udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shekel(s) of sheep oil, |
| 3 | {d}en-lil2-ra-bi2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | For Enlil-rabi the royal messenger |
| 4 | [5(disz)] sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga! | 5 liters of bread, 5 litres of fine beer |
| 5 | [2(disz) gin2] i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3 [udu] | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shektu of sheep oil |
| 6 | suhusz-ki-in lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | the foundations of the royal messenger, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 5 liters of bread, 5 litres of fine beer |
| 8 | [2(disz)] gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3 udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil] |
| 9 | [...]-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | ...-ilī, royal messenger |
| 10 | [5(disz)] sila3# ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 5 liters of bread, 5 litres of fine beer |
| 11 | [2(disz) gin2] i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3 udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil] |
| 12 | [{d}]szul-gi-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a [lugal] | To Šulgi the messenger of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [5(disz) sila3] ninda# 5(disz)! sila3 kasz# [saga] | 5 liters of bread, 5 litres of fine beer |
| 2 | [2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz)] gin2 i3 udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil] |
| 3 | [...] x [...] lu2 [kin]-gi4-a lugal | ... ... messenger of the king |
| 4 | [u4 ...]-ta! [ki] lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza#-[a] | when ... was brought to the king |
| 5 | [szunigin 2(ban2)] 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | total: 2 ban2 5 sila3 of bread; 2ban2 5 liters of fine beer; |
| 6 | [szunigin] 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 udu | total: 10 shekels of oil, 1/3 sila3 of sheep oil |
| 7 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam zi-gu5-um-ma sza3 e2-duru5 lu2 kas4-ke4-ne | 15th day, ziggûm-offering in the village of the runners. |
| 8 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ra | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
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