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CUSAS 40, 1594 (P516378)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1594 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516378 |
| 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 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15 | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour |
| 2 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour, |
| 3 | 3(ban2) zi3-gu du | 3 ban2 of regular flour, |
| 4 | [...] ninda du a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam | ... bread made, for the 1st time |
| 5 | iti# nesag | month: “nesag offerings,{sic} |
| 6 | 1(ban2) [...] sila3# zi3-sig15 | 1 ban2 ... sila3 fine flour |
| 7 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3] zi3-gu saga | 1 ban2 5 sila3 fine flour |
| 8 | 2(ban2) zi3-gu du | 2 ban2 of regular flour, |
| 9 | 4(barig) ninda du a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam | 4 barig regular bread, 2nd time |
| 10 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 11 | 1(ban2) zi3-sig15 | 1 ban2 of fine flour, |
| 12 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga | 1 ban2 fine flour, |
| 13 | 1(ban2) zi3-gu du | 1 ban2 of regular flour, |
| 14 | 3(barig) ninda du a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam | 3 barig regular bread, 3 times |
| 15 | 4(barig) ninda saga a-ra2 4(disz@t)-kam | 4 barig fine bread, 4th time |
| 16 | igi-kar2 sukkal-mah | before: Sukkalmah; |
| 17 | 4(barig) ninda du 1(barig) ninda szu | 4 barig regular bread, 1 barig ... bread, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam | for the first time |
| 2 | 4(barig) ninda saga a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam | 4 barig fine bread, 2nd time |
| 3 | igi-kar2 nir-i3-da-gal2 | the eye-snake of Niridagal, |
| 4 | 4(barig) ninda saga | 4 barig fine bread |
| 5 | igi-kar2 na-mi-ri2-lum a-zu | before Namīrilum, the physician |
| 6 | 3(barig) a-ra2 1(disz@t)-kam 1(barig) 3(ban2) a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam | 3 barig times 1 barig 3 ban2 times 2 |
| 7 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) a-ra2 3(disz@t)-kam e2 {d}gu-la-sze3 | 2 barig 3 ban2 for the 3rd time to the temple of Gula |
| 8 | 1(asz) gur e2 {d}szara2-sze3 | 1 gur, for the house of Šara; |
| 9 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi-ga | 1 barig 2 ban2 emmer, |
| 10 | szunigin 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 | total: 3 ban2 of fine flour; |
| 11 | szunigin 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga | total: 3 ban2 fine flour |
| 12 | szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu du | total: 1 barig 1 ban2 regular flour |
| 13 | szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) ninda saga gur | total: 2 gur 2 barig fine bread |
| 14 | szunigin 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) ninda du gur | total: 5 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 regular quality bread |
| 15 | zi-ga ki in-sa6-sa6-ta | booked out from Insasa |
| 16 | kiszib3 nu-ra-a | under seal of Nuraya |
| 17 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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