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CUSAS 40, 1818 (P516602)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1818 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516602 |
| 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 | diri 1(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun | surplus: 1 barig 3 ban2 4 1/3 sila3 7 shekels butter oil; |
| 2 | 4(ban2) la2 1(disz@t) sila3 ga-gazi | 4 ban2 less 1 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 3 | 1(barig) 9(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 1 barig 9 5/6 sila3 kashk cheese, |
| 4 | 5(ban2) ga-sze-a | 5 ban2 of sourdough, |
| 5 | 6(asz)? 1(barig) 1(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 6 gur 1 barig 1 5/6 sila3 dates, |
| 6 | 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur-duru5 | 1 barig 1 sila3 ḫašhurduru fruit |
| 7 | 4(barig) 2(ban2)? 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}|UR2xUD| | 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 ...-wood |
| 8 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal | 3 1/2 sila3 gugal-flour, |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) 3(disz) nigin2 szum2-gaz | 123 bundles of onions |
| 10 | 3(u) ku6 kun-zi saga | 30 good quality tunic fish |
| 11 | 5(szar2) 4(gesz'u) ku6 kun-zi us2 | 420 fish of the tail, length |
| 12 | 3(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) ku6 sza3-bar | 3 (šar) 1 (sixty) 880 fish of the szabar-festival |
| 13 | 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) ku6 sag-kur2 | 420 black fish, |
| 14 | [...] gu4 ku6 | ... ox or fish |
| 15 | [...] ku6 sze6 gur | ... fish, barley rations |
| 16 | [...] esir2 e2-duru5 | ... brickwork of the village |
| 17 | [...] 2(u)? li | ... 20(?) ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] im ku3-sig17 | ... gold tablets |
| 2 | [...] naga | ... potash |
| 3 | [...] nig2-sar | ... writing board |
| 4 | [...] zi3 | ... flour |
| 5 | 4(asz)? gu2 3(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki-ud5 | 4 talents 39 mana wool for nanny goats |
| 6 | 2(u) ma-na geszimmar | 20 minas of date palm |
| 7 | 1(disz)? 1/2(disz) kusz u2-hab2 | 1 1/2 hides of ēru-plant, |
| 8 | [...] 1(gesz2) 5(disz) dug-gal | ... 65 large vessels |
| 9 | 5(u) 8(disz)? dug ninda 5(disz) sila3 | 58? pots of bread, 5 sila3; |
| 10 | 2(u) 5(disz) {gi}gur-dub | 25 gurdub baskets, |
| 11 | 3(disz) {gi}kaskal 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 3 road reeds at 1 ban2 5 sila3 each |
| 12 | 1(u) ir7{muszen} 1(u) tu-gur8{muszen} | 10 ir7 birds, 10 turtledoves |
| 13 | diri-ga-am3 | surpassing |
| 14 | diri zi-ga ensi2-ka | surplus of the ruler |
| 15 | kiszib3-bi e2 lu2-kal-la-ka i3-gal2 | Its sealed documents are in the house of Lukalla. |
| 16 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The silver of the throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
Sources & licences
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