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CUSAS 40, 1520 (P516304)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1520 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516304 |
| 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)
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 | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 2 | lu2-sza-lim lu2 kin-gi4#-a lugal | Lu-šalim, royal messenger |
| 3 | u4 |BAD3.AN|#[{ki}-ta] | on the day that from Dūr |
| 4 | ki lugal-sze3 [ba-gen]-na#-a | to the king's place he went |
| 5 | [2(disz)] sila3 kasz# [2(disz)] sila3# ninda | 2 sila3 beer, 2 sila3 bread |
| 6 | dingir-su-ah lu2# [kin]-gi4-a lugal | Ilu-suah, messenger of the king |
| 7 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | when he went to Dūr |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 9 | [s,a]-lu-[um lu2] kin-gi4-a lugal | Ṣalum, royal messenger |
| 10 | [u4] udu ur4-de3 im-gen-na-a | when the sheep went to pasture |
| 11 | 3(disz)! sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 12 | ur-{gesz}gigir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-gigir, royal messenger |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 2 | ir3-e-szum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Erešum, messenger of the king. |
| 3 | u4 erin2 sza3 e2-gal sahar i7 ma-ma-szar-ra-at zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the work-troops of the palace, the dust of the river, went to save the life, |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 5 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 6 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 7 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 8 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 9 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam | 27th day, |
Sources & licences
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