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CUSAS 40, 1847 (P516631)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1847 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516631 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 4(disz) ur-mah | 4 lions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 bread each |
| 3 | ninda-bi 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 | its bread: 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 4 | u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3 | for 1 day, 30 days |
| 5 | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) ninda gur | total: 1 gur 1 barig bread |
| 6 | sza3-gal ur-mah | chief lion |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 sipa ur-mah] | Ur-Šulpae, shepherd of the lion |
| 2 | szu [ba-ti] | received |
| 3 | ugula [nir-i3-da-gal2] | foreman: Niridagal |
| 4 | zi-[ga] | booked out |
| 5 | [iti szu-gar]-ra | month: “Šugara, |
| 6 | mu [{d}szu-{d}suen lugal] uri5{ki}-ma-ke4# ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the land of Zabšali destroyed. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 4(disz) ur-mah | 4 lions, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda-ta | 3 sila3 bread each |
| 3 | ninda-bi [1(ban2) 2(disz)] sila3 | its bread: 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 4 | [u4] 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-[sze3] | for 1 day, 30 days |
| 5 | [ninda-bi] 1(asz) 1(barig) ninda gur | its bread: 1 gur 1 barig |
| 6 | [sza3]-gal# ur-mah | chief lion |
| 7 | [kiszib3 ur-{d}]szul-pa-e3# [sipa ur-mah] | under seal of Ur-Šulpae, shepherd of the lion |
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