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CUSAS 40, 1860 (P516644)
Administrative, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1860 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516644 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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 | 2(disz) ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda [3(disz)] kusz3 dagal 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 [bur3] | 2 ninda the length, 1/2 rod, 3 cubits the breadth; 1/2 rod 2 cubit is the depth |
| 2 | sahar-bi 1(u) 2(disz) sar | its soil: 12 sar; |
| 3 | [1(disz)] ninda gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 1(disz) kusz3 dagal 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) kusz3 bur3 | 1 ninda the length, 1/2 rod, 1 cubit the width, 3/4 rod, 2 cubits the depth |
| 4 | sahar-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) sar | its soil: 4 2/3 sar; |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar | total: 16 2/3 sar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ka i7 sipa pa2-lih3 | from the mouth of the Sippar canal who reveres shepherds |
| 2 | nu-banda3 sza3-dingir-ra | the overseer: Ša-dingira |
| 3 | iti gan-gan e3 | month: “Gangan will come out, |
| 4 | u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-zal | 14th day passed; |
| 5 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-am3 | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
Sources & licences
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