CUSAS 40, 1820 (P516604)

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 kasz
2. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
4. kasz-bi 1(barig)
5. ninda-bi 1(barig)
6. ba-az-ki-na-tum
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz
8. 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. [u4 1(disz)-kam u4] 3(u)-sze3
2. [kasz-bi] 1(barig)
3. [ninda-bi] 1(barig)
4. [en-um-i3]-li2#
5. [nu-{gesz}kiri6 lu2 unu{ki}]-me
6. [u4 {gesz}geszimmar {gesz}kiri6 ...]-tum dub-sar
7. [igi sa6 ak]-de3
8. im-e-re-sza-a
9. 2(barig) kasz
10. 2(barig) ninda
11. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
12. iti ezem-a-dara4
13. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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.08.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516604
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516604

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, 1820

[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.

Bread and beer for gardeners when they inspected date palm trees of a garden

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, 1820 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516604.

CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry (No. P516604). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516604

CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516604 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516604},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516604
LB  - CDLI:P516604
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516604
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1820 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516604.

CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry (No. P516604). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516604

CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516604 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516604},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516604
LB  - CDLI:P516604
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1820 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516604
ER  -