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CUSAS 40, 2053 (P516837)
Administrative, Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 2053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516837 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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 | [...] eme za3-mi-ri2-tum | ... the tongue of Zammirītum |
| 2 | [...] ni-ad-da 3(disz) [...] | ... 3 ... |
| 3 | [...] gal{zabar} gu2-ba [...] | ... standing on the bronze throne |
| 4 | [...]{zabar} gu2-ba zabar za3-ni ($ blank space $) | ... bronze on its neck, bronze on his shoulder |
| 5 | 1(disz) gag-tur{zabar} pu2-du10 ba-a-gar | 1 bronze kettledrum for Pudu, |
| 6 | 1(disz) gag eme-gir2{zabar} du10 [...] | 1 bronze ... gag |
| 7 | 1/3(disz) ku3-babbar gar-ra kusz kun? si-ga | 1/3 (mina) of silver, deposited, leather pouch(?) ... |
| 8 | gesz-bi za-ra-asz-tum | Its wood is za-ra-štum. |
| 9 | 4(disz) eme-gir2{zabar} | 4 bronze axes, |
| 10 | dal?-ba zabar gar-ra sag-ni nu-tuku | The bronze arrow that was set had no head. |
| 11 | 1(u) eme-gir2{zabar} gu2-ba zabar gar-ra sag-ni tuku | 10 bronze axes set in bronze, his head has |
| 12 | 2(disz) eme-gir2{zabar} an-sza-an-na gu2-ba zabar gar-ra sag-ni nu-tuku | 2 bronze axes for Anšan, whose head has no horns, |
| 13 | 1(u) eme-gir2{zabar} gu2-ba zabar gar-ra | 10 bronze axes set on their necks, |
| 14 | 3(u) gag eme-gir2{zabar} 1/2(disz) ma-na-ta | 30 bronze gags, 1/2 mina each, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 eme-gir2{zabar} | 2 sila3 of emesgir bronze |
| 2 | ga-ba kusz kun gu4 sag-ni tuku | ... leather strap, tail of ox, having a head. |
| 3 | 4(u) 8(disz) gag eme-gir2{zabar} gu2-ba kusz kun si-ga | 48 bronze arrowheads on their necks, trimmed with tails; |
| 4 | 1(disz) za3-mi-ri2-tum{zabar} gu2-ba zabar gar-ra | 1 bronze zamiritum-bowl, plated with bronze; |
| 5 | 1(disz) {uruda}gir2 1/3(disz) sza 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 | 1 axe, 1/3 of 5 1/2 shekels, |
| 6 | 1(disz) nagar zabar 8(disz) la2 1/3(disz) sza 4(disz) gin2 | 1 carpenter of bronze, 8 less 1/3 of 4 shekels, |
| 7 | 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) gag eme{zabar} 9(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 [...] | 126 (pieces of) carnelian, 9 5/6 shekels |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gag [...] | 105 ... gags |
| 9 | 3(gesz'u) 3(u) 3(disz) gag [...] gag{zabar} [...] | 133 ... gags, bronze |
Sources & licences
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