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CUSAS 40, 0978 (P515762)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 0978 |
|---|---|
| ID | P515762 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda | [1 ban2] beer, 1 ban2 bread |
| 2 | la-qi3-pu-um sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Laqīpum, cupbearer, royal messenger. |
| 3 | u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the king for the offering, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | dingir-su-pa2-li2-il lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilu-supālī-il, the royal messenger, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 7 | a-ki-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | thus the messenger of the king |
| 8 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | when to Dūr-šadû |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | nu-ur2-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Nūr-Ištar, royal messenger. |
| 11 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 12 | da-a-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aya, the royal messenger, |
| 13 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 14 | lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Lu-dingira, the royal messenger, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | dan-num2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Dannum-ilī, royal messenger. |
| 3 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dur-Bābilim |
| 4 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a | to the place of the king was brought, |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 6 | szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Šugatum, royal messenger. |
| 7 | u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2 {d}nin-hur-sag dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the fugitive troops of Warad-Ninhursag were captured, he came. |
| 8 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 9 | ma-at-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | At-ilī, the royal messenger, |
| 10 | u4 a-sza3 nigin-de3 im-gen-na-a | when he went to the field of the granary, |
| 11 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 12 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 13 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 14 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 15 | iti ezem-a-dara4 | month: “Festival-of-Adara,’ |
| 16 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u)-kam | 20th day |
Sources & licences
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