CUSAS 40, 1590 (P516374)

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. 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu
2. 3(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
3. la-qi3-ip sagi lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. u4 siskur2 lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
5. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
6. lu-lu-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-ta
8. ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a
9. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
10. i3-li2-ba-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
reverse
1. u4 maszkim lu2 di-da-ka-sze3 im-gen-na-a
2. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
3. ma-at-i3-li2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. u4 a-sza3 nigin-de3 im-gen-na-a
5. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
6. pu-lu-lu szusz3
7. u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a
blank space
8. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
9. iti ezem-a-dara4
10. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam

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	Ibbi-Suen.02.11.15
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516374
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516374

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, 1590

[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.

Messenger rations

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-12-02 at 15:54:48	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, 1590 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516374.

CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry (No. P516374). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516374

CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516374 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516374},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516374
LB  - CDLI:P516374
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516374
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1590 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516374.

CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry (No. P516374). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516374

CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516374 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516374},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516374},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516374
LB  - CDLI:P516374
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1590 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516374
ER  -