CUSAS 40, 0970 (P515754)

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. szu-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. u4 erin2 zah3 lu2 iri-sag-rig7{ki} dab5-ba-de3
5. im-gen-na-a
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz
7. 5(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu sukkal
2. lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 sahar zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. ur-zu szitim
6. u4 e2 kaskal lugal sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-gen-na-a
7. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
8. iti nig2-e-ga
9. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul
left
1. u4 8(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	Amar-Suen.07.10.08
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P515754
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P515754

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, 970

[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.

Beer and bread for messengers

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-12-02 at 15:54:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 0970 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P515754.

CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry (No. P515754). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P515754

CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P515754 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P515754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P515754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P515754
LB  - CDLI:P515754
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P515754
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 0970 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P515754.

CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry (No. P515754). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P515754

CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P515754 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P515754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P515754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P515754
LB  - CDLI:P515754
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 0970 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P515754
ER  -