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CUSAS 40, 1516 (P516300)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1516 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516300 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
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 | [1(disz) ma]-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep |
| 2 | 2(disz)? [sila3] tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 3 | [i]-s,ur-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iṣur-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 4 | [u4] {kusz}[ha]-szi-ti-um sa gi4-gi4-de3 | when the ḫašitītum-shoots were to be returned |
| 5 | im-gen-na-a | came, |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 7 | 1(disz) ku6 | 1 fish |
| 8 | gu-za-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | throne bearer, royal messenger. |
| 9 | u4 ki? ur-ra an in? er3-ra# [...] gen-na-a | When the earth was trembling, heaven was weeping |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 tu7 | 1 sila3 soup, |
| 2 | 1(disz) ku6 | 1 fish |
| 3 | ur-sa6-ga-mu# lu2# kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-sagamu, royal messenger |
| 4 | u4 ki-masz{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na#-a | when he went to Kimaš |
| 5 | szunigin# 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | total: 1 slaughtered sheep |
| 6 | [szunigin] 4(disz)! sila3 tu7 | total: 4 sila3 soup |
| 7 | [szunigin] 4(disz)# ku6# | total: 4 fish |
| 8 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 9 | iti ezem | month: “Festival,&us201d |
| 10 | iti szu-gar-gal | month: “Šugargal, |
| 11 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4# 1(u)!-kam | 10th day |
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