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CUSAS 40, 1098 (P515882)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1098 |
|---|---|
| ID | P515882 |
| 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(asz) 2(barig) sze gur mu zi3-da-sze3 | 2 gur 2 barig barley, for the milling of flour, |
| 2 | a-ra2 | times |
| 3 | 4(barig) szesz-kal-la nu-banda3 | 4 barig, Šeškalla, the overseer; |
| 4 | 3(barig) ur-lugal nu-banda3 | 3 barig, Ur-lugal, the overseer; |
| 5 | 1(barig) ur-{d}szakkan2 szusz3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Šakkan, cattle manager; |
| 6 | 3(ban2) lu2-{d}szara2 engar | 3 ban2: Lu-Šara, the plowman; |
| 7 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) an-na-hi-li-bi muszen-du3 | 2 barig 3 ban2 Annahi-libbi, fowler |
| 8 | 1(barig) lugal-ur2-ra-ni nu-banda3 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Lugal-urani, the overseer |
| 9 | 1(barig) {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge ad-kup4 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Šara-bazige the tailor |
| 10 | 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 5 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 11 | giri3 lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ensi2-[ka] | via Lu-Šara, son of the governor |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(ban2) ninda-bi [...] | 3 ban2 its bread |
| 2 | 1(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | 1 gur 4 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 3 | giri3 {d}szara2-a-mu szandana | via Šara-āmu, the šandana |
| 4 | 2(barig) na-ba-sa6 gudu4 | 2 barig, Nabasa, gudu-priest |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e nu-banda3 | 1 ban2 5 sila3: Lugal-nig-lagare, the overseer; |
| 6 | 2(barig) e2 ensi2 | 2 barig, the household of the governor; |
| 7 | 3(barig) dam gu-du-du | 3 barig, wife of Gududu |
| 8 | szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur | total: 11 gur 3 barig barley, |
| 9 | mu zi3-da-sze3 | for flour; |
| 10 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna in Uruk by extispicy was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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