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CUSAS 40, 0916 (P515700)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0916 |
|---|---|
| ID | P515700 |
| 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 | szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin#-gi4-a lugal | Šukubum, royal messenger |
| 3 | u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the sheep, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 5 | kur-bi-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Kurbi-Erra, messenger of the king |
| 6 | u4 siki-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went on the wool path, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | ARAD2-{d}nanna lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Warad-Nanna messenger of the king |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | lu2-sza-lim lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-šalim, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | u4 sahar zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a | When dust is piled up, |
| 4 | [3(disz)] sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread |
| 5 | szu-ma-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šumama, royal messenger |
| 6 | u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the enforcer of a lawsuit came, |
| 7 | 3(disz)? sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 8 | szu-{d}iszkur szu-i | Šū-Addu, the barber, |
| 9 | u4 {gesz}ma-nu-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to the manu tree |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 12 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen [lugal] | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam | 17th day, |
Sources & licences
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