CUSAS 40, 0588 (P515372)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1(barig)] kasz 1(barig) ninda
2. nu-ur2-{d}utu ra2-gaba lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-esz18-dar sagi
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda {d}da-gan-kal gu4-[gaz]
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ad-da-kal-la gu4-gaz
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda s,a-li-a lu2 uzu
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda ab-ba-mu lu2 uzu
8. u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-e-re-sza-a
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda ur-{d}en-ki sukkal
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda ni-du lu2 uzu
11. 3(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda muhaldim e2 uzu-me
12. u4 uzu dar-e im-e-re-sza-a ki ni-du-a
13. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
14. ur-[{d}ba]-ba6 dub-sar lugal
15. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
16. u4 [...] lugal
17. [...]-e-de3 [im-e-re-sza]-a
rest broken
reverse
(poorly preserved)
1. [...] lu2 kin-[gi4]-a lugal
2. u4# [...]-sze3 im-gen-na-a
3. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
4. szesz-kal-la aga3-us2 lugal tu-ra
5. u4 en-nu-ga2# sze buru14-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a lu2 sa-gaz-ke4 in-[sag3-ga]
6. 5(disz) [sila3 kasz] sila3# ninda
7. hu-um-[...] lu2# kin-gi4-a lugal#
8. u4 kaskal [ansze] lugal#-sze3 im-e-[re-sza-a]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
12. [... lu2 kin]-gi4-a lugal
13. [iti {gesz}]apin#?
14. [mu {d}i-bi2-{d}]suen? [lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 en {d}inanna] unu{ki}-ga# masz2#-e! i3-pa3#
left
1. u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ibbi-Suen.02.03.27 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P515372
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P515372

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	IM —
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 40, 588

[Sigrist2019CUSAS40] Sigrist, Marcel, and Tohru Ozaki. 2019. Tablets from the Irisaĝrig Archive, Part One and Two. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 40. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-20 at 18:44:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-05-14 at 09:36:40	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2019-12-02 at 15:54:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru; Sigrist, Marcel	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 0588 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P515372.

CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry (No. P515372). (2024, August 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P515372 (Original work published 2019)

CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P515372 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 20},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P515372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P515372},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/20/
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 0588 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P515372.

CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry (No. P515372). (2024, August 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P515372 (Original work published 2019)

CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P515372 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2024CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 20},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P515372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P515372},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P515372
LB  - CDLI:P515372
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 0588 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P515372
ER  -