CUSAS 40, 0978 (P515762)

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(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda
2. la-qi3-pu-um sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 im-gen-na-a
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. dingir-su-pa2-li2-il lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. a-ki-ma lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
8. u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. nu-ur2-esz18-dar lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
12. da-a-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
13. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
14. lu2-dingir-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. dan-num2-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-ta
4. ki lugal-sze3 ba-e-re-sza-a
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szu-ga-tum lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. u4 erin2 zah3 ARAD2 {d}nin-hur-sag dab5-ba-de3 im-gen-na-a
8. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. ma-at-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
10. u4 a-sza3 nigin-de3 im-gen-na-a
11. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
12. pu-lu-lu szusz3
13. u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a
14. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
15. iti ezem-a-dara4
16. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 2(u)-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.02.11.20
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P515762
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P515762

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, 978

[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, 0978 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P515762.

CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry (No. P515762). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P515762

CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P515762 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P515762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P515762},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P515762
LB  - CDLI:P515762
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P515762
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 0978 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P515762.

CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry (No. P515762). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P515762

CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P515762 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P515762},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P515762},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P515762
LB  - CDLI:P515762
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 0978 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P515762
ER  -