CUSAS 40, 1779 (P516563)

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(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
2. lu2-sza-lim lu2 kin <gi4>-a lugal
3. u4 ninda sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-gen-na-a
4. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
5. ur-gu-tu-ur sukkal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. 1(disz) sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6
7. lu2-{d}nanna lu2 sa12-du5?
reverse
1. [u4] lu2 udu ur4-de3 [zi-zi-de3 im-e-re-sza-a]
2. 2(disz)? sila3 tu7 2(disz)? ku6
3. puzur4-{d}iszkur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6
5. ARAD2-mu lu2 kin-gi4-[a lugal]
6. u4 sze gur10-gur10-de3 im-e-re-sza-a
7. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
8. iti ezem-a-bi
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
left
1. u4 2(u) 3(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	Šū-Suen.07.05.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516563
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516563

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, 1779

[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 15:54:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ozaki Tohru		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1779 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516563.

CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry (No. P516563). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516563

CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516563 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516563},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516563
LB  - CDLI:P516563
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516563
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1779 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516563.

CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry (No. P516563). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516563

CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516563 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516563},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516563
LB  - CDLI:P516563
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1779 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516563
ER  -