CUSAS 40, 1473 (P516257)

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. 7(disz) [...] sila3# i3-gesz-[ba]
2. 8(disz) sila3# [i3 szu-gir2] sa2-du11 [szu-a gi-na]
3. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-[nun du10-ga]
4. i3 sa-ra-ak sze-sag11-ku5#
5. 1(disz) sila3 i3 [kusz] {gesz}gigir-ra-ta
6. 2(disz) sila3 i3-[nun] {gesz}kab2-kul
7. 1/2(disz) sila3 [i3]-nun du10-ga
8. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. e2-ta izi la2-a
10. 5(disz) sila3 [i3] ma2-du8-a-ta
11. ezem-nesag
12. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
13. [i3?] za3-ga-ta
14. ezem-szu-numun
15. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
16. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
17. e2-ta izi la2-a
18. ezem e2-iti-6(disz)
19. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
20. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz#
reverse
1. e2-ta ne# [la2-a]
2. ezem-pa4-u2-[e]
3. 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3-nun [i3-didli]
4. 6(disz) sila3 i3 geme2 kikken2? [...]
blank space
5. szunigin 4(ban2) [...] sila3# i3
6. sza3-bi#-ta
7. 2(ban2) i3 sa2-du11-sze3
8. 8(disz)? sila3 i3 tug2-ge ak-de3
9. 6(disz) sila3 i3 ni? gi-izi
blank space
10. zi-[ga]-am3
11. i3-[bi sza3] im [sa2]-du11-ta# [gur]-ra!

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	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516257
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516257

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, 1473

[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.

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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, 1473 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516257.

CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry (No. P516257). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516257

CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516257 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516257},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516257
LB  - CDLI:P516257
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516257
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1473 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516257.

CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry (No. P516257). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516257

CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516257 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516257},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516257
LB  - CDLI:P516257
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1473 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516257
ER  -