CUSAS 40, 1799 (P516583)

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(ban2) kasz
2. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 5(disz) sila3 ninda i3-de2-a
4. siskur2 nig2 {d}iszkur
5. gudu4 u3 kikken2
6. ib2-gu7
reverse
1. [...]-{d!}iszkur
2. giri3 zu-zu-gal sukkal
blank space
3. zi-ga
4. iti szu-gar-ra
5. mu us2-sa hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki} ba-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	Amar-Suen.08.01.00 (us2 year)
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516583
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516583

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, 1799

[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.

Beer and bread eaten by gudu4 priests

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, 1799 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516583.

CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry (No. P516583). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516583

CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516583 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516583},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1799 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516583.

CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry (No. P516583). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516583

CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516583 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516583},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516583
LB  - CDLI:P516583
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1799 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516583
ER  -