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CUSAS 40, 0691 (P515475)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0691 |
|---|---|
| ID | P515475 |
| 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 | 2(barig) sze i3-dub sze zi3!-da! | 2 barig barley for the idub-service, barley (for) flour |
| 2 | lu2-{d}szara2 dumu a-gu-gu | Lu-Šara, son of Agugu |
| 3 | 1(barig) {d}szara2-kam | 60 litres (of barley) 1 for Šarakam |
| 4 | 1(barig) ARAD2 | 1 barig, ARAD |
| 5 | 1(barig) lu2-{d}szara2 aszgab | 60 litres (of barley for) Lu-Šara, the leatherworker |
| 6 | 1(barig) ab-ba-gi-na engar | 60 litres (of barley for) Abbagina, the plowman |
| 7 | 1(barig) lu2-{d}nanna | 1 barig Lu-Nanna |
| 8 | 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6 | 60 litres (of barley for) Girini-isa |
| 9 | 1(barig) a-kal-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Akalla |
| 10 | 1(asz) 4(barig) nam 9(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 (gur) 4 barig for 9 (gur), Lu-Šara |
| 11 | 2(barig) lugal-nir-gal2 u3 ur-{d}ma-mi | 2 barig Lugal-nirgal and Ur-Mami |
| 12 | 2(barig) an-du-du u3 ur-{d}szu-zi-an-ka | 2 barig, Andudu and Ur-Šuzianka |
| 13 | 1(barig) ur-igi-gal2 | 1 barig, Ur-igigal |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | 1(barig) lugal-[...] u3 lu2-[...] | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal- and Lu- |
| 2' | 1(barig) a-ab-ba-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) A’abbamu |
| 3' | 1(barig) ur-{d}suen | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Suen |
| 4' | 1(barig) ba-an-sa6 | 60 litres (of barley for) Bansa |
| 5' | 1(barig) a-li2-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Alimu |
| 6' | 1(barig) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-magure |
| 7' | 1(asz) 2(barig) nam 7(disz)! a-li2-mu | 1 (gur) 2 barig for 7 (gur), Alimu |
| 8' | 1(barig) sze-szi-zimbir{ki} nu-banda3 du-a | 60 litres (of barley for) Šeši-zimbir, the overseer of Dua |
| 9' | szunigin 5(asz) 2(barig) sze i3-dub erin2-na gur | total: 5 gur 2 barig barley, for the depot of the workers, |
| 10' | sze zi3! u3 {kusz}e-sir2 {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.LAL|) esz2-la2 | barley, flour and a leather bag, a šulānu-garment |
| 11' | iti szu-numun-na | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 12' | ugula lu2-kal-la | foreman: Lukalla; |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 2 | dumu ur-[sa6-ga] | son of Ur-saga |
Sources & licences
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