CUSAS 40, 1406 (P516190)

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

Museum Collection(s)

-

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  (covered with the envelope)
reverse
1. a-ru-a lugal
2. szu ba-ab-ti
3. ki ur-{d}iszkur szandana
4. iti ezem-a-dara4
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu#-<ne>-dim2
envelope
obverse
1. [...] 2(u) 2(disz) SIG7-a [1/3(disz) sila3] i3-szah2-ta
2. [...] 2(disz) geme2 kikken2-[a 1/2(disz) sila3-ta]
3. i3-szah2-bi [...]
4. i3-ba SIG7-a u3 geme2# [kikken2]
5. a-ru-a lugal
reverse
  broken

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):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P516190

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
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, 1406

    [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.

    Oil rations for sig7-a and female mill workers


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 View
2019-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1406 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516190.
CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry (No. P516190). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516190
CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516190 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516190},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516190
LB  - CDLI:P516190
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516190
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1406 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516190.
CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry (No. P516190). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516190
CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516190 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516190},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516190},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516190
LB  - CDLI:P516190
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1406 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516190
ER  - 
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