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CUSAS 40, 1606 (P516390)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1606 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516390 |
| 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 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila” bread, |
| 2 | li-bur-ni-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Liburniaš, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila₃ beer, 3 sila” bread, |
| 4 | a-gu-s,um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Agūṣum, royal messenger. |
| 5 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 [ba-e]-re-sza-a | when to Dur-Ba’eša |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila2 bread, |
| 7 | ma-za-ti [sukkal] lu2 [kin-gi4-a lugal] | Mazati, minister, messenger of the king |
| 8 | u4 [kasz ninda nu-ur2-{d}utu u3 aga3-us2]-e-ne-sze3 im-[gen-na-a] | when beer and bread for Nūr-Utu and soldiers came |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 [kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda] | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread |
| 10 | giri3-[ni-i3-sa6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal] | Girini-isa, royal messenger |
| 11 | u4 nig2-gu2-na [en {d}inanna-sze3 im-gen-na-a] | when the property of the lord of Inanna had come |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 2 | ig-mu-ul-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Igmūl-Erra, the royal messenger, |
| 3 | u4 zu2-lum-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when he came to Zulum, |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 5 | ur-mes lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-mes, royal messenger, |
| 6 | u4 zi3 munu4-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when flour and malt came, |
| 7 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 5 sila3 bread, |
| 8 | s,a-lu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ṣalum, messenger of the king. |
| 9 | u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the labor-troops went to raise the sheep, |
| 10 | 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 2 sila₃ beer, 2 liters bread, |
| 11 | pu-lu-lu szusz3 | |
| 12 | u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a | when the k-equid went to the ziggurat |
| 13 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 14 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 15 | 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 1(u) 2(disz)-kam | 12th day, |
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