CUSAS 40, 1606 (P516390)

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. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. li-bur-ni-asz2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
4. a-gu-s,um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
5. u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-sze3 [ba-e]-re-sza-a
6. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
7. ma-za-ti [sukkal] lu2 [kin-gi4-a lugal]
8. u4 [kasz ninda nu-ur2-{d}utu u3 aga3-us2]-e-ne-sze3 im-[gen-na-a]
9. 5(disz) sila3 [kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda]
10. giri3-[ni-i3-sa6 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal]
11. u4 nig2-gu2-na [en {d}inanna-sze3 im-gen-na-a]
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. ig-mu-ul-er3-ra lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
3. u4 zu2-lum-sze3 im-gen-na-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. ur-mes lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. u4 zi3 munu4-sze3 im-gen-na-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. s,a-lu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
9. u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
11. pu-lu-lu szusz3
12. u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um-sze3 im-gen-na-a
13. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
14. iti sze-sag11-ku5
15. mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3
left
1. u4 1(u) 2(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.02.12.12
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516390
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516390

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, 1606

[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 15:54:49	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, 1606 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516390.

CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry (No. P516390). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516390

CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516390 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516390},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516390
LB  - CDLI:P516390
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516390
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1606 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516390.

CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry (No. P516390). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516390

CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516390 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516390},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516390
LB  - CDLI:P516390
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1606 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516390
ER  -