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CUSAS 40, 1604 (P516388)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1604 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516388 |
| 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(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) sze [gur] lugal | 720 gur of barley, royal (measure) |
| 2 | ugula a2-bi2-la-sza | foreman: Abilaša |
| 3 | kiszib3 ma2-lah5 nu-banda3 | under seal of Malaḫ, the superintendent; |
| 4 | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | 121 gur 1 barig |
| 5 | ugula ur-{d}nin-a-zu | foreman: Ur-Ninazu; |
| 6 | kiszib3 szesz-am3 nu-banda3 | under seal of Šeš-am, the overseer |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(disz) 1(asz) 1(barig) gur | (total:) 123 1 gur 1 barig |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nig2-ba lugal | royal gift |
| 2 | aga3-us2 dumu uri5{ki}-ma | soldier, citizen of Ur |
| 3 | 5(u) 3(asz) gur | 53 gur |
| 4 | sze-ba erin2-na | barley rations of the troops |
| 5 | szunigin 3(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) gur | total: 184 gur 1 barig |
| 6 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 7 | kal-la-mu szabra# | Kallumu, the household manager |
| 8 | giri3 ur-{d}szul-[pa-e3] | via Ur-Šulpa'e |
| 9 | mu us2-sa [ma2 dara3] abzu ba-ab#-[du8] | year following: “The dara-boat of the Abzu was caulked.'" |
Sources & licences
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