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CUSAS 40, 1515 (P516299)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1515 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516299 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) sze-ba lugal utu-mu | 60 litres of barley (for) the king of Utumu |
| 2 | ($ blank space $) lugal-ma2-gur8-re | Lugal-magure, |
| 3 | zah3 {d}en-ki-a2-dah | wild goat of Enki-adaḫ |
| 4 | 1(barig) dingir-an-dul3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Dingir-andul |
| 5 | 1(barig) dingir-sukkal | 60 litres (of barley for) Dingir-sukkal |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) dingir-lu2-sa6 | Dingir-lusa |
| 7 | 5(ban2) a2-{d}gesz-sza gudu4 | 5 ban2, A-gešša, gudug; |
| 8 | 1(barig) SIG7-a {d}dumu-zi-bad3 | 1 barig yellow-purple beer for Dumuzid |
| 9 | 1(barig) dingir-sukkal | 60 litres (of barley for) Dingir-sukkal |
| 10 | 1(barig) he2-sa6 | 1 barig, hesa; |
| 11 | 1(barig) a-hu-um | 60 litres (of barley for) Aḫum |
| 12 | zah3 [...]-um | |
| 13 | [...] lu2-giri17-zal | ... Lu-girizal |
| 14 | libir-a-me | the old ones |
| 15 | ($ blank space $) ur-mes | Ur-mes, |
| 16 | ($ blank space $) a-hu-du10 | Ahudu |
| 17 | ($ blank space $) en-um-i3-li2 | Enum-ilī, |
| 18 | ($ blank space $) a-hu-szu-ni | his brothers |
| 19 | SIG7-a-me | are yellow-green. |
| 20 | 3(ban2) szu-{d}utu | 3 ban2 Šu-Utu |
| 21 | 3(ban2) lugal-zi-kalam-ma | 3 ban2: Lugal-zikalama |
| 22 | 3(ban2) {d}szara2-i3-sa6 | 3 ban2: Šara-isa; |
| 23 | 3(ban2) dingir-ga2-i3-sa6 | 3 ban2: Dingir-gasa; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | tu#-[ra]-me | they shall return. |
| 3 | dah-hu#-me | |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) nin#-zi-mu | Ninzimu |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) nin-mu#-sze3-igi-mu | Ninmuše-igimu |
| 6 | 1(ban2) bar-[ra]-e11-de3 | 1 ban2 of barley for Boraede |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) ur#-[...]-mu | Ur-...-mu |
| 8 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 9 | 4(ban2) [...]-zi-zi | 4 ban2 ...-zizi |
| 10 | 4(ban2) ra-ba-tum | 4 ban2: Rabatum; |
| 11 | 1(ban2) {d}amar-{d}suen-ha-ma-ti dumu-ni | 10 litres (of barley for) Amar-Suen-hamati, his son |
| 12 | 1(ban2) nin9-ab-ba-na | 1 ban2: Nin-abbana |
| 13 | 2(ban2) nin-ma-a-tum2 | 20 litres (of barley for) Nin-matum |
| 14 | 2(ban2) kur-ni-tum | 20 litres (of barley for) Kurnutum |
| 15 | 3(ban2) geme2-{d}suen | 3 ban2: Geme-Suen; |
| 16 | 2(ban2) nin-e-i3-zu | 2 ban2: Nine-izu |
| 17 | 1(ban2) {d}szara2-i3-sa6 | 1 ban2 Šara-isa, |
| 18 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 19 | ($ blank space $) e-igi-gun3 | (for) Eigigun |
| 20 | 3(ban2) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu | 3 ban2 (for) Ninšubur-amamu |
| 21 | 2(ban2) ama-nig2-kal-la | 2 ban2: Ama-nigkalla |
| 22 | ($ blank space $) ama-ha-ma-ti | Amaḫamāti |
| 23 | ($ blank space $) nin-mu-dah dumu-ni | Ninmudaḫ, her daughter |
| 24 | 2(ban2) {d}nin#-ki-szar2 | 2 ban2: Ninkišar |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | zah3 geme2-{d}a-szar2 | fleeing Geme-Ašar, |
| 2 | 2(ban2) [...] | 2 ban2 ... |
| 3 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) al-la-ni-[...] | 20 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Allani- |
| 4 | 2(ban2) {d}nin-ur4-ra-[...] | 20 litres (of barley) for Ninura- |
| 5 | 2(ban2) ga2-e2-sze3-he2-ti | 20 litres (of barley for) E-šeheti |
| 6 | 2(ban2) szesz-ha-ma-ti | 2 ban2: Šeš-hamati; |
| 7 | 2(ban2) nin-igi-sze3-du | 2 ban2: Nin-igišedu; |
| 8 | 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu | 3 ban2: Nin-Lammamu; |
| 9 | 3(ban2) a-ga-ti | 3 ban2: Agati; |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) a-ba-nin-gin7 | like a lady |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) geme2-eb-gal | Geme-ebgal |
| 12 | 2(ban2) sza-at-{d}er3-ra | 2 ban2: Šāt-Erra; |
| 13 | [...] szu-ku-ub | ... he shall cast. |
| 14 | [...]-dal-bat3 | ... Mars |
| 15 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) [...]-ma-ti-am3 | 15 litres (of barley) |
| 16 | 1(ban2) nin-mu-ma-an-sa6# | 1 ban2: Ninmu-mansa |
| 17 | 1(ban2) a-ba#-nin#-gin7 | 1 ban2: Aba-nin-gin |
| 18 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 19 | ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3 | Geme-Šulpa’e, |
| 20 | ($ blank space $) ga2-e2-[sze3]-he2-ti | Ga'ešeḫeti |
| 21 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) sag-[...]-ga | 20 litres (of barley) 5 units (for) Sag-... |
| 22 | 2(ban2) 5(disz) la!-[...]-ta | 25 litres (of barley) at 2 ban2 each |
| 23 | 3(ban2) [...]-sa6 | 3 ban2 ...-sa |
| 24 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) [...] | 1 ban2 5 ... |
| 25 | 1(ban2) [...] | 1 ban2 ... |
| 26 | dumu#-[ni-me] | their sons |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 3(ban2) nin-inim-gi-na | 3 ban2: Nin-inimgina |
| 2 | 3(ban2) ama-gi-na | 3 ban2: Amagina |
| 3 | 3(ban2) sza3-da | 3 ban2: šada; |
| 4 | 1(ban2) a-ba-nin-gin7 dumu-ni | 10 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Aba-ningini, his son |
| 5 | zah3 la-ba-an-szum2-e | he will not give a pig. |
| 6 | zah3 nin-zi-sza3-gal2 | pig of Nin-zišagal, |
| 7 | 3(ban2) esz18-dar-um-mi | 3 ban2: Ešdarummi; |
| 8 | 2(ban2) {d}inanna-ma | 20 litres (of barley) for Inanna |
| 9 | 3(ban2) te-ri2-sza | 3 ban2: Teriša; |
| 10 | 3(ban2) a-ni-ib | 3 ban2: Anib; |
| 11 | 1(ban2) igi-mu-in-szi-gal2 | 1 ban2 Igimun-šigal, |
| 12 | [...] ama-gi-na | ... of his mother |
| 13 | [...] geme2-{d}a-szar2 | ... Geme-Ashar |
| 14 | [...] a-a-gi#-[na] | ... Ayagina |
| 15 | 1(barig) ur-{d}a-szar2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-Ashar |
| 16 | 4(ban2) lugal#-hi-li | 4 ban2: Lugal-hili |
| 17 | 4(ban2) siskur2# ki-a-nag | 4 ban2 of siskur-offerings at the libation place |
| 18 | 5(disz) sila3 sze e2-e szum2-mu | 5 sila3 barley given to the house |
| 19 | szunigin 6(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 6 gur 3 ban2 2 sila3 barley |
| 20 | sze-ba | barley rations |
| 21 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 22 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal us2-sa-bi | year after: “Šu-Suen, the king, erected this. |
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