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CUSAS 40, 1508 (P516292)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1508 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516292 |
| 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(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2 | 6 nig2-lam textiles, 3rd quality, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na | its weight: 12 2/3 mana |
| 3 | 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 | 4 nig2-lam textiles, 4th grade, |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 6(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 | its weight: 6 minas 10 shekels; |
| 5 | 8(disz) tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2 | 8 guz-za textiles, 3rd quality, |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 | their weight: 42 ma-na, 1 shekel |
| 7 | 5(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 | 5 guz-za garments, 4th grade, |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 2(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 | its weight: 22 2/3 minas 5 shekels; |
| 9 | 2(disz) tug2 guz-za du | 2 guz-za textiles, regular quality, |
| 10 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 6(disz) ma-na | its weight: 16 mana |
| 11 | siki kur-ra {gesz}ga-rig2-ak | wool from the mountain with a rag |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar | 1 garment, head, weaver's block, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 2(disz) ma-na | its weight: 2 mana |
| 3 | siki kur-ra szu-pesz5-a | wool of the mountain cut, |
| 4 | 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 u2-kal | 23 garments, food-offering, |
| 5 | 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 u2-muru13 | 17 u-muru-garments, |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz)? gu2 2(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 | their weight: 1/2 talent 24 ma-na 1 shekel; |
| 7 | siki-gi szu-pesz5-a | wool of the šupiša-festival |
| 8 | 4(u) 7(disz) tug2 nig2-muru13 | 47 nig2-muru garments, |
| 9 | ki-la2-bi 2(asz) gu2 4(u) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki mug | its weight: 2 talents 40 minas 10 shekels of baked wool; |
| 10 | 5(disz) gada du | 5 (pieces of) regular linen, |
| 11 | tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga | a garment with a strap |
| 12 | ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ta | from Ur-Nintu |
| 13 | lu2-kal-la in-la2 | Lukalla carried. |
| 14 | i3-kal-la szu ba-ti | Ikalla received. |
| 15 | iti szu-numun | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 16 | mu en-mah-gal-an-na | Year: Enmaḫgalana |
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