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CUSAS 40, 1270 (P516054)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1270 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516054 |
| 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 | 6(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-duru5 gur | 6 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 bitumen for the eduru-house, |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(asz) gu2 esir2 apin | 90 less 1 talents of bitumen for the plow, |
| 3 | 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 im-babbar2 | 45 talents of imbabbar, |
| 4 | 7(asz)# naga si-e3 gur | 7 gur horned alkali-plant |
| 5 | ma2# lugal-ezem | barge of Lugalezem |
| 6 | 5(gesz2) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 300 talents of ...-wood, |
| 7 | ma2 ba-ba-a | barge of Babaya |
| 8 | 5(gesz2) gu2 ma2 ur-{gesz}gigir | 60 talents of barge of Ur-gigir, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(gesz2) gu2 ma2 inim-ma-ni | 450 talents, the boat of his words |
| 2 | 5(gesz2) 5(asz) gu2 ma2 giri3-{d}szara2-i3-[dab5] | 565 talents of barge of Giri-Šara-idab |
| 3 | szunigin 2(gesz'u) 5(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | total: 165 talents of gulgul bitumen |
| 4 | szunigin 6(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esir2 e2-duru5 gur | total: 6 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 bitumen for the eduru-house, |
| 5 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) la2 1(asz) gu2 esir2 apin | total: 91 talents, bitumen of the plow; |
| 6 | szunigin 4(u) 5(asz) gu2 im-babbar2 | total: 45 talents of imbabbar, |
| 7 | szunigin 7(asz) naga si-e3 <gur> | total: 7 gur of <scented> alkali-plant |
| 8 | ma2-da-ga mu-kux(DU) | delivery of Madaga; |
| 9 | giri3 lugal-iti-da | via Lugal-itida |
| 10 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu us2-sa en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year following: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
Sources & licences
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