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CUSAS 40, 1472 (P516256)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1472 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516256 |
| 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' | [... {gesz}u3]-suh5 ma2 2(u) [gur] | ... a boat of 20 gur |
| 2' | [...] ma2 [...] | ... boat ... |
| 3' | 2(disz) [...] ma2 1(gesz'u) | 2 ... barges, 60 |
| 4' | 3(disz) [...] ki sag {gesz}u3-suh5 | 3 (mana wool for) the head of the scepter |
| 5' | [...] x ma2 gid2-da | ... long boat |
| 6' | [...] sa {gesz}ma-nu | ... of a boat |
| 7' | x gi gar [...] | ... placed reeds |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) 3(asz) gu2 gi kin-ak | 23 talents of reed work |
| 2 | [...] 4(u) 4(disz) sa gi-szid | ... 44 bundles of reed |
| 3 | [...] gu#-nigin2 gi 1(u) sa-ta! | ... total: reeds 10 bundles each |
| 4 | [...] x gid2 1(disz) ma2 gu2 | ... length, 1 talent barge |
| 5 | 1(disz) {gesz}kun5 | 1 hoe, |
| 6 | 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za gid2-da# | 1 long throne |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur szu-du7-a | 1 boat of 60 gur, šudua, |
| 8 | 1(disz) ma2-gur8 {d}szara2 4(u) gur | 1 barge of Šara, 40 gur |
| 9 | 1(disz) gesz be-li2 {gesz}a-za-da | 1 bēlī tree of the azada tree |
| 10 | 1(disz) {gesz}zi-gan-ne# | 1 zigannu tree |
| 11 | 1(disz) {gi}ba-ri2-ga 1(asz) gur#? | 1 bariga reed, 1 gur |
| 12 | 1(disz) {gi}ba-ri2-ga [...] | 1 bariga reed |
| 13 | [...] zi? ma-[...] | ... true(?) |
| left | ||
| 1 | x i-[...]-gal2 | ... is here. |
| 2 | iti szu?-[numun?] | month: “Shu-numun,’ |
| 3 | mu unu6-gal {d}inanna en# ba#-hun# | year: “The great throne of Inanna was erected. (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) |
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