CUSAS 40, 1616 (P516400)

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) ugula 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur
2. 3(disz) gurusz 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3-ta
3. 3(disz) gurusz 3(asz) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur-ta
4. 2(disz) gurusz 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur-ta
5. 5(disz) gurusz 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur-ta
6. 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur-ta
7. 1(disz) gurusz a2 1/2(disz) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
8. 1(disz) gurusz 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gur
reverse
1. 1(disz) szuku ugula 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) szuku
2. [...] 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) [n] 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
3. [sze] gesz e3#-a
4. [...] ma2-[lah5]-e-ne
5. sza3#-gal [...] sze
6. [kiszib3] dingir?-BU-[...]-NI ma2-[lah5]-gal
7. [u3] i-din-dingir dub-sar
8. [mu] {d}i-bi2-{d}suen [lugal] uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul

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.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516400
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516400

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, 1616

[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.

Barley threshed by sailors

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, 1616 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516400.

CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry (No. P516400). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516400

CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516400 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516400},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516400},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516400
LB  - CDLI:P516400
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516400
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1616 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516400.

CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry (No. P516400). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516400

CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516400 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516400},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516400},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516400
LB  - CDLI:P516400
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1616 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516400
ER  -