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CUSAS 40, 1231 (P516015)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1231 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516015 |
| 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 | 1(asz) sze <gur> | 1 gur of barley |
| 2 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2-sze3 | labor of hirelings, |
| 3 | ab-sin2-ta <la-ag> ri-ri-ga | <From> the furrow, clad in brilliance, |
| 4 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze kasz dida | 1 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 barley, wort beer, |
| 5 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz? ninda udu? ur4? | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 beer, bread (for) ur-sheep, |
| 6 | 1(disz) geme2 e2 udu-ka | 1 female worker of the sheep-house, |
| 7 | [...] 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze mur-gu4 gur | ... 3 ban2 6 sila3 barley of the murgu-flood, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 4 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 barley |
| 2 | e2 kikken-ta du-a | who built the house from the mill, |
| 3 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 4 | mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul | year: “The land of Zabšali was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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