CUSAS 40, 1817 (P516601)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) ARAD2
2. 1(barig) er3-eb
3. [1(barig)] lu2-{d}en-lil2-la2
4. 1(barig) du-du-mu
5. 1(barig) lugal-ma2-gur8-re
6. 1(barig) lu2-{d}szara2
7. 1(barig) lugal-inim-gi-na
8. 1(barig) {d}szara2-mu-tum2
9. 1(barig) a-a-kal-la
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}suen
11. 1(barig) ARAD2-dam
12. 1(barig) inim-{d}szara2
13. 1(barig) ur4-sza3-ki-du10
14. 1(barig) lu2-sa6
15. 1(barig) ur-{d}hal-mu-sza4
16. 1(barig) lu2-e2-gu-la
17. 1(barig) e2-gal-e-si
18. 1(barig) a-a-kal-la
19. 1(barig) ab-ba
20. 1(barig) {d}szara2-kam
21. 1(barig) gu3-de2-a
22. 1(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
23. 1(barig) ur-e11-e
24. usz2 ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
25. usz2 inim-{d}szara2
26. usz2 ukken-ne2
27. [usz2] {d}szara2-kam
28. aga3#-us2 3(u) 6(disz) [ugula] ARAD2
reverse
1. 1(barig) u2-ta
2. 1(barig) lugal-iti-da
3. 1(barig) lu2-{d}nanna
4. 1(barig) lugal-ur-sag
5. 1(barig) lu2-{d}szara2
6. 1(barig) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
7. 1(barig) lugal-sza3-la2
8. 1(barig) ur-nigar{+gar}
9. 1(barig) e2-diri-mu-du3
10. 1(barig) ad-da-kal-la
11. 1(barig) lugal-e2-mah-e
12. 1(barig) ur-{gesz}gigir
13. 3(barig) lu2-tur-tur
14. 1(barig) ARAD2
15. 1(barig) a-a-kal-la
16. 1(barig) du11-ga-zi-da
17. 1(barig) ab-ba-gi-na
18. 3(barig) i3-li2-mu
19. ($ blank space $) 4(asz) 2(barig)
20. 5(disz) aga3-us2
21. ugula u2-ta
blank space

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	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516601
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516601

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	IM —
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 40, 1817

[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.

List of persons

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-12-02 at 15:54:47	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, 1817 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516601.

CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry (No. P516601). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516601

CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516601 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516601},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516601
LB  - CDLI:P516601
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516601
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1817 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516601.

CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry (No. P516601). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516601

CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516601 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516601},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516601},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516601
LB  - CDLI:P516601
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1817 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516601
ER  -