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CUSAS 40, 1226 (P516010)
Business / Contracts, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1226 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516010 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze ur5-ra | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 barley rations |
| 2 | szesz-a-ni | his brother |
| 3 | [1(barig)] 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 lugal-{d}isztaran | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3: Lugal-Ištaran |
| 4 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 lu2-eridu{ki} | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3: Lu-Eridu; |
| 5 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nam-mah | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 nammaḫ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | masz2# igi-3(disz)-gal2-bi | its 1/3-shekel interest |
| 2 | si-ge-de3 | to secure, |
| 3 | ki al-la-ta | from Alla |
| 4 | kiszib3 szesz-a-ni | under seal of Šešani |
| 5 | iti {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi,’ |
| 6 | mu si-mu-ru-um [ki] ba-hul | year: "Simurrum was destroyed." |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-a-ni | his brother |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-ab-ba | son of Ur-abba, |
Sources & licences
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