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CUSAS 40, 0587 (P515371)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0587 |
|---|---|
| ID | P515371 |
| 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 | [2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6] | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 2 | [puzur4-{d}suen dumu sukkal-mah] | Puzur-Suen, son of Sukkalmaḫ |
| 3 | [2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6] | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | [szar-ru-um-ba-ni] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Sargon, messenger of the king |
| 5 | [2(disz) sila3 tu7] 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 6 | [puzur4-ma]-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Puzur-Mama, royal messenger |
| 7 | 1(disz) [sila3] tu7# 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 8 | a-li2-[ni-su] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ali-nisu, messenger of the king |
| 9 | u4 erin2 sze [gesz ra]-ra zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When the work-troops gathered the barley of the threshing floor, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 12 | e-lum-ma-e lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Important one, messenger of the king |
| 13 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 1 malakku: sheep; 2 sila3 soup; 2 fish; |
| 14 | a-bi2-li lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Abili, messenger of the king |
| 15 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Kimaš was brought, |
| 16 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-szum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ašum, the royal messenger, |
| 2 | u4 zi3 munu4-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when flour and malt came, |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 4 | i-di3-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | to Iddia, the royal messenger, |
| 5 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 7 | ad-da-mu lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | My father, the royal messenger, |
| 8 | u4 {uruda}gur10-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the goldsmith, |
| 9 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | szu-{d}isztaran lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šū-Ishtaran, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 sze sila-<a> gal2-la e3-de3 im-gen-na-a | When he came to bring out the barley in the street, |
| 12 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 giri17-dab5 lu2 mar-sa3-ke4-ne gub-ba-me | 2 sila3 soup, seized by the merchants; |
| 13 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a | when the kungu-carrying grain was brought to her |
| 14 | [1(disz)] sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish for Šu-Addu, the barber |
| 15 | [u4] ansze lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the donkey went to the king |
| 16 | [1(disz) sila3] tu7 1(disz) ku6 lugal-amar-ku3 lu2 [ur3-ra] | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish for Lugal-amar-ku, the man of Urra |
| 17 | [u4 mun]-gazi#-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to mungazi |
| 18 | [zi]-ga# iti {gesz}apin | booked out; month: “Plow,’ |
| 19 | [mu en {d}]inanna# unu{ki}-ga masz2-[e i3-pa3] | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by means of extispicy was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 7(disz)-kam | 7th day, |
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