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CUSAS 40, 1842 (P516626)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1842 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516626 |
| 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 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 2 | 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shek[els of sheep oil], |
| 3 | dingir-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ilī-kal, royal messenger, |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer, |
| 5 | 2(disz) gin2# i3#-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shekel of sheep oil |
| 6 | da-a-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Aya, the royal messenger, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3# [ninda] 5(disz) gin2 kasz saga | 3 sila3 bread, 5 shekels fine beer |
| 8 | 2(disz) gin2# i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shekel(s) of sheep oil |
| 9 | 1(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul2 | 1 bowl, |
| 10 | ur-tur-tur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ur-turtur, royal messenger. |
| 11 | [u4] ki# lugal-[ta] kaskal-sze3 ba-re-e-[sza-a] | when from the king to the road she went |
| 12 | [3(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer |
| 13 | [2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz] 4(disz) gin2 i3-[udu] | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shekkin of sheep oil |
| 14 | [1(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul2] | 1 kiln |
| 15 | [...] lu2# [kin-gi4-a lugal] | ..., messenger of the king |
| 16 | [u4 ...]-sze3 [...] | for ... days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [3(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [saga] | 3 sila bread, 5 sila fine beer |
| 2 | [2(disz) gin2 i3]-gesz# 4(disz) gin2 [i3-udu] | 2 shekels of sesame oil, 4 shekelles of sheep oil |
| 3 | [...]-{d}dumu-zi lu2 kin-[gi4]-a lugal# | ...-Dumuzi, messenger of the king |
| 4 | [u4 ...]-ta! ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-[na-a] | when from ... to the royal place went |
| 5 | [szunigin 1(ban2)] 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [saga] | total: 1 ban2 5 sila3 bread, 2 ban2 15 sila3, fine beer |
| 6 | [szunigin] 1(u) gin2 i3-udu 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | total: 10 shekels of sheep-fat, 1/3 sila3 of oil |
| 7 | szunigin 2(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul2 | total: 2 bowls |
| 8 | sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-kam | regular offerings, 3rd day; |
| 9 | zi-gu5-um-ma sza3 e2-duru5 e2-zi-ge6-e | The ziggurat, the heart of the Duru, the Ezige. |
| 10 | iti ezem-a-bi | month: “Festival-of-abi, |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, Great-stele for Enlil and Ninlil erected. |
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