CUSAS 40, 1359 (P516143)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz) 2(barig) sze i3-dub erin2-na gur
2. kaskal-sze3 erin2-e szu ti-a
3. 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze zi3-da gur
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) sze lu2-{d}szara2 ensi2-ka
5. 1(barig) giri3-ni-i3-sa6
6. 1(ban2) geme2-dingir-sza3-ga
7. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
8. mu he2-ma-DU-sze3
9. 1(asz) ur-{d}en-ki egir
10. 2(ban2) a2 mar hun-ga2
reverse
1. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 inim-{d}szara2
2. dumu lu2-ni-ra nimgir
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) ur-{d}szara2
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) sze masz-masz
5. 3(ban2) lu2-{d}nanna
6. 3(ban2) lugal-szu-nir-re
7. 3(ban2) lugal-ku3-zu dumu szesz-kal-la
8. 1(ban2) e2-gal-e-si
9. 2(barig) a-na-sa3-bi2-tum
10. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-{d}szara2 nu-banda3!
blank space
11. szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze i3-dub erin2-na gur
left
1. ugula lu2-kal-la
some text moved to next line
2. iti szu-numun

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	--.--.06.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516143
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516143

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	IM —
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 40, 1359

[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.

Barley in a silo - supplied to men

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, 1359 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516143.

CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry (No. P516143). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516143

CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516143 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516143},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516143
LB  - CDLI:P516143
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516143
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1359 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516143.

CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry (No. P516143). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516143

CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516143 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516143},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516143
LB  - CDLI:P516143
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1359 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516143
ER  -