CUSAS 40, 1896 (P516680)

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(ban2) kasz 3(ban2) ninda
2. ur-{d}szu-{d}suen egir sukkal-mah
3. u4 nig2-gur11 en-um-i3-li2-sze3 im-gen-na-a
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szu-ku-bu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
6. u4 erin2 udu ur4 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. dingir-<an>-dul3 dub-sar
reverse
1. u4 nig2-gu3-de2 bala-sze3 im-gen?-na-a
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
3. gu3-de2-a lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
4. [u4 nig2-gu2-na ma2-sag-ga2]-sze3 im-gen-na-a
5. [...] lu2-giri17-zal szusz3
6. [... i3-li2-an]-dul3 giri17-dab5
7. [u4 {ansze}kunga2 zi-gu5-um]-sze3 im-gen-na-a
8. [...] sila3 ninda
9. [lu2-{d}utu] lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
10. [u4 ...]-sze3 im-gen-na-a
11. zi-ga
some text moved to next line
12. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
13. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
14. [u4 1(u) 4(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	Ibbi-Suen.01.13.14
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P516680
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P516680

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, 1896

[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, 1896 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516680.

CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry (No. P516680). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516680

CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516680 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516680},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516680
LB  - CDLI:P516680
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516680
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 40, 1896 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516680.

CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry (No. P516680). (2019, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516680

CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516680 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2019CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516680},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/9/27/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516680
LB  - CDLI:P516680
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1896 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516680
ER  -