CUSAS 40, 1456 (P516240)

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. 2(u) 4(disz) erin2 5(disz) sila3-ta
2. ugula nu-ur2-{d}suen
3. 2(u) 5(disz)? erin2 5(disz) sila3-ta
4. ugula ur?-[...]-in
5. 3(disz) erin2 5(disz) sila3-ta
6. engar sze-[gesz]-i3
7. 2(disz) szu-gi4# 5(disz)? sila3-ta
8. [...]
reverse
1. [...] erin2 [...]
2. ugula nu-ur2-{d}szul-gi
3. 4(disz)? erin2 5(disz) sila3-ta
4. ugula szu-[...]
5. [...] sila3#-ta x x ugula a-zi
6. 2(disz) erin2 5(disz) sila3-ta szu-i
7. ($ blank space $) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) erin2 5(disz) sila3 ta
8. sze-bi 1(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
9. iti {gesz}apin u4 2(disz) ba-zal

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	--.--.03.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516240
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516240

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, 1456

[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.

erin2 workers

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-12-02 at 15:54:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru; Sigrist, Marcel		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1456 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516240.

CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry (No. P516240). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516240

CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516240 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516240
LB  - CDLI:P516240
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516240
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1456 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516240.

CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry (No. P516240). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516240

CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516240 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516240
LB  - CDLI:P516240
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516240
ER  -