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CUSAS 40, 1549 (P516333)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1549 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516333 |
| 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)
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(u) 2(asz) sze gur# | 22 gur barley |
| 2 | lu2-{d}utu | Lu-Utu |
| 3 | 2(u) engar-zi | 20: Engarzi; |
| 4 | 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) ki erin2-na giri3 engar-zi | 27 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 with the troops via Engarzi |
| 5 | 2(asz) lu2-u19-um | 2: Lu-um; |
| 6 | 2(asz) {d}iszkur-illat | 2: Adad-tillati, |
| 7 | 3(asz) lum-ma-mu | 3 (gur) Lummamu |
| 8 | ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur | (total:) 97 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 barley, |
| 9 | giri3 ur-ama-na | via Ur-Amana |
| 10 | sza3 szum2-pu2-pu2{ki} | in Šumpupu |
| 11 | 4(asz) lugal-mas-su2 | 4: Lugal-massu; |
| 12 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) ba-a | 1 barig 4 ban2 ... |
| 13 | 4(asz) 4(barig) lugal-amar-ku3 | 4 (gur) 4 barig Lugal-amar-ku3 |
| 14 | 3(asz) 1(barig) za-al-lum | 3 (gur) 1 barig za-allum |
| 15 | 4(asz) szu-da-la-at | 4, Šu-dalat |
| 16 | 4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur | 4 gur 2 barig barley, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 1 shekel of silver |
| 2 | i3-du10-ga | Iduga |
| 3 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 barley, 1/2 shekel silver, |
| 4 | {d}nanna-dalla | Nanna-dalla, |
| 5 | 2(asz) 4(barig) lugal-ha-ma-mu | 2 (gur) 4 barig Lugal-hamamu |
| 6 | 2(asz) inim-{d}szara2 | 2: Inim-Šara; |
| 7 | 2(asz) pesz2-mu | 2: pešmu; |
| 8 | 1(asz) nin-a-zu | Nin-azu |
| 9 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 gur 1 barig barley, 1 shekel silver: Lu-Šara; |
| 10 | 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) bu3-lu5-a | 9 (gur) 3 barig 4 ban2: Bulua; |
| 11 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) ab-ba-mu | 2 (gur) 3 barig 2 ban2: Abbamu |
| 12 | 4(barig) ARAD2 | 4 barig, ARAD |
| 13 | 1(asz) lu5-u2-mu | 1: Lu-umu |
| 14 | 3(asz) 1(barig) ur-esz3-bar-ra nar | 3 (gur) 1 barig, Ur-ešbara, the musician; |
| 15 | 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 3(disz) ma-na szim | 3 talents 53 mana of aromatics, |
| 16 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze | 1 barig 4 ban2 barley |
| 17 | 1(asz) 5(ban2) munu4-si-e3# | 1 aš 5 ban2 of malt |
| 18 | 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 munu4 [al-nag4-ga2] | 4 barig 2 ban2 1 sila3 malt |
| 19 | kiszib3 ba-an-sa6 | under seal of Bansa |
| 20 | [...] 5(u)! 1(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur# | ... 51 gur 4 ban2 barley |
| left | ||
| 1 | kiszib3-bi 2(u) 3(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 23 |
| 2 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze ur5-ra gur | total: 207 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 barley, rations |
| 3 | sila-a gal2-la | in the street |
| 4 | giri3 ku3-{d}nanna | via Ku-Nanna; |
| 5 | u3 ur-ama-na | and Ur-Amana |
Sources & licences
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