CUSAS 40, 1842 (P516626)

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. 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu
3. dingir-kal lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
5. 2(disz) gin2# i3#-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu
6. da-a-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
7. 3(disz) sila3# [ninda] 5(disz) gin2 kasz saga
8. 2(disz) gin2# i3-gesz 4(disz) gin2 i3-udu
9. 1(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul2
10. ur-tur-tur lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
11. [u4] ki# lugal-[ta] kaskal-sze3 ba-re-e-[sza-a]
12. [3(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
13. [2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz] 4(disz) gin2 i3-[udu]
14. [1(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul2]
15. [...] lu2# [kin-gi4-a lugal]
16. [u4 ...]-sze3 [...]
reverse
1. [3(disz) sila3 ninda] 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [saga]
2. [2(disz) gin2 i3]-gesz# 4(disz) gin2 [i3-udu]
3. [...]-{d}dumu-zi lu2 kin-[gi4]-a lugal#
4. [u4 ...]-ta! ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-[na-a]
5. [szunigin 1(ban2)] 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz# [saga]
6. [szunigin] 1(u) gin2 i3-udu 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
7. szunigin 2(disz) {gesz}kab2-kul2
8. sa2-du11 u4 3(disz)-kam
9. zi-gu5-um-ma sza3 e2-duru5 e2-zi-ge6-e
10. iti ezem-a-bi
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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.06.05.03
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516626
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516626

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, 1842

[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 15:54:47	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, 1842 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516626.

CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry (No. P516626). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516626

CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516626 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516626},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516626
LB  - CDLI:P516626
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516626
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1842 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516626.

CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry (No. P516626). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516626

CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516626 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516626},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516626
LB  - CDLI:P516626
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1842 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516626
ER  -