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CUSAS 40, 1473 (P516257)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1473 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516257 |
| 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 | 7(disz) [...] sila3# i3-gesz-[ba] | 7 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 2 | 8(disz) sila3# [i3 szu-gir2] sa2-du11 [szu-a gi-na] | 8 sila3 of šugir-oil, regular offering, |
| 3 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-[nun du10-ga] | 1/3 sila3 good butter oil |
| 4 | i3 sa-ra-ak sze-sag11-ku5# | oil for sagkû-flour |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 i3 [kusz] {gesz}gigir-ra-ta | from 1 sila3 of oil and leather for the chariot |
| 6 | 2(disz) sila3 i3-[nun] {gesz}kab2-kul | 2 sila3 butter oil for the kabkul vessel |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) sila3 [i3]-nun du10-ga | 1/2 sila3 good butter oil |
| 8 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 9 | e2-ta izi la2-a | burning from the house, |
| 10 | 5(disz) sila3 [i3] ma2-du8-a-ta | from 5 sila3 barley oil from the barge |
| 11 | ezem-nesag | festival of nesag offerings |
| 12 | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga | 5 sila3 good butter oil, |
| 13 | [i3?] za3-ga-ta | from the “barley-fed oil"(?) |
| 14 | ezem-szu-numun | the Seeding Festival |
| 15 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga | 1/2 sila3 good butter oil, |
| 16 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| 17 | e2-ta izi la2-a | burning from the house, |
| 18 | ezem e2-iti-6(disz) | the festival of the six-month house, |
| 19 | 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga | 1/2 sila3 good butter oil, |
| 20 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz# | 1 sila3 sesame oil |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e2-ta ne# [la2-a] | from the house taken away |
| 2 | ezem-pa4-u2-[e] | of the Festival-of-Pa'ue |
| 3 | 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun [i3-didli] | 9 sila3 12 shekels butter oil |
| 4 | 6(disz) sila3 i3 geme2 kikken2? [...] | 6 sila3 of oil for female millers |
| 5 | szunigin 4(ban2) [...] sila3# i3 | total: 4 ban2 ... sila3 oil |
| 6 | sza3-bi#-ta | therefrom: |
| 7 | 2(ban2) i3 sa2-du11-sze3 | 2 ban2 of oil for the regular offerings, |
| 8 | 8(disz)? sila3 i3 tug2-ge ak-de3 | 8(?) sila3 of oil for washing the garment, |
| 9 | 6(disz) sila3 i3 ni? gi-izi | 6 sila3 of ni-gizi oil, |
| 10 | zi-[ga]-am3 | booked out |
| 11 | i3-[bi sza3] im [sa2]-du11-ta# [gur]-ra! | Its oil was returned from the contents of a sealed tablet |
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