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CUSAS 40, 1805 (P516589)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1805 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516589 |
| 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 col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x | |
| 2' | [...] x | |
| 3' | [...] x | |
| 4' | [...] x | |
| obverse col 2' | ||
| 1' | [1(u) 2(disz) udu bar gal2] | 12 fattened sheep |
| 2' | [kiszib3 ur-{d}]iszkur [sipa] | under seal of Ur-Iškur, shepherd |
| 3' | [1(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz)] 1/3(disz)! sila3 sze gur | 1 gur 4 barig 1 1/3 sila3 barley |
| 4' | [kiszib3] in#-sa6-sa6 | under seal of Insasa |
| 5' | [diri 1/3(disz)] ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3 | surplus: 1/3 mana 6 1/3 shekels 15 grains silver |
| 6' | [la2]-ia3 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sa gi | deficit: 420 bundles of reed |
| 7' | [kiszib3] lu2-gi-na szabra | under seal of Lu-gina, chief household administrator |
| 8' | 1(u) szah2 niga ku3-bi 1(u) gin2 | 10 pigs, grain-fed, their silver: 10 shekels |
| 9' | 2(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur | 21 gur 4 barig barley, |
| 10' | kiszib3 gu-du-du dub!-sar# | under seal of Gududu, the scribe |
| 11' | 1(u) 5(asz) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze [gur] | 15 gur 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley |
| 12' | kiszib3 lugal-ba-ta!-e3# [muhaldim] | under seal of Lugalbatae, cook |
| obverse col 3' | ||
| 1' | 3(asz) 2(barig) [sze gur] | 3 gur 2 barig barley |
| 2' | kiszib3 di-[ni-li2] | under seal of Di’inili |
| 3' | 4(barig) 3(ban2) [sze] | 4 barig 3 ban2 barley |
| 4' | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2? [...] | under seal of Ur-Šara |
| 5' | 2(disz) udu | 2 sheep, |
| 6' | 2(u) 6(disz) 1/3(disz)? [masz2] | 26 1/3? goats |
| 7' | 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na [siki] | 32 mana wool |
| 8' | kiszib3 [ur-nigar{+gar} kuruszda] | under seal of Ur-nigar, fattener |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 3(u) [ma-na esir2 a-ba-al] | 30 minas of bitumen |
| 2' | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) [sila3 5(disz) gin2 zu2-lum] | 2 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 5 shekels dates |
| 3' | 2(ban2) {gesz!}[haszhur-had2] | 2 ban2 of apple-tree |
| 4' | 6(disz) ma-[na siki-ud5] | 6 mana wool for nanny goats |
| 5' | 3(u) 7(asz) gu2 im#-[babbar2] | 37 talents of white cumin |
| 6' | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 [ku3-babbar] | 5 1/3 shekels silver |
| 7' | 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) [1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 esza] | 2 barig 3 ban2 3 1/3 sila3 5 shekels esha flour |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | 4(barig) [1(ban2) dabin] | 4 barig 1 ban2 barley flour |
| 2' | kiszib3 [he2-sa6 aga3-us2] | under seal of Hesa, soldier |
| 3' | 8(asz) 3(barig) [4(ban2) gur] | 8 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 |
| 4' | kiszib3 nam-[ha-ni dub-sar] | under seal of Namhani, the scribe |
| 5' | 7(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3# [la2 4(disz@t) gin2] sze gur | 7 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 7 sila3 less 4 shekels barley |
| 6' | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 1 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 7' | 1(ban2) zi3-gazx(KUM) | 1 ban2 of ...-flour, |
| 8' | kiszib3 a-a-ki-lu5-la | under seal of Ayakilula |
| 9' | 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur | 11 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 |
| 10' | 1(disz) kikken zi-bi2 szu se3-ga | 1 kikken-flour, rolled, |
| 11' | kiszib3 szesz-kal-la dumu du10-ga | under seal of Šeškalla, son of Duga |
| 12' | 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki gi | 1 talent 32 mana reed wool, |
| 13' | kiszib3 ur-{d}ma#-[mi sipa] | under seal of Ur-Mami, shepherd |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [kiszib3 ur]-{d}szara2 dumu [i]-di3! | under seal of Ur-Šara, son of Idi |
| 2' | [3(disz)] masz2 | 3 goats |
| 3' | [kiszib3 la-a]-mu sipa | under seal of Lā-amu, shepherd |
| 4' | [2(u) 4(disz) sze] ku3 | 24 grains silver |
| 5' | [kiszib3 la-a]-mu simug | under seal of Lā-amu, smith |
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