CUSAS 40, 1236 (P516020)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu [...]
2. 7(disz) sila3# i3-[...]
3. 7(disz) gi# gu-nigin2 {gesz}ma-nu
4. 3(gesz2) sa gi
reverse
1. kas4-dab?-bi
2. kiszib3 lu2 kin-gi4-a-ke4-ne
3. ki nam-mah
4. ur-du6-ku3-ga
5. szu ba-ti
6. mu na-ru2-[a-mah] mu-ne#-[du3]
seal 1
1. [ur-du6-ku3]-ga
2. [dub]-sar
3. [dumu an-ne2-zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P516020

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 40, 1236

    [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.

    Sheep, reed for messengers


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-08-23 at 12:05:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-12-02 at 15:54:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru; Sigrist, Marcel CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1236 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516020.
CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry (No. P516020). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516020
CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516020 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516020
LB  - CDLI:P516020
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516020
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1236 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516020.
CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry (No. P516020). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516020
CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516020 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516020},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516020
LB  - CDLI:P516020
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516020
ER  - 
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