CUSAS 40, 1443 (P464343)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous, Germany, National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

Kress 225 & IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
 en: 1 ban2 5 1/2 sila3 ghee,
2. 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
 en: 4 ban2 8 sila3 kašk cheese,
3. 1(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur
 en: 18 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 dates,
4. ki szu-esz18-dar-ta
 en: from Šū-Ešdar,
reverse
1. [nu-ur2-i3-li2]
 en: did Nūr-ilī
2. [szu ba-ti]
 en: receive;
  blank space
3. [mu {d}szu-{d}]suen [lugal] uri5#{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umm{ki}-ka mu-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma built.”
envelope
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. szu# ba-ti
 en: received;
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki} mu-du3
 en: year: “Šū-Suen, king of Ur, the house of Šara in Umma built.”
seal 1
1. nu-ur2-i3-li2
 en: Nūr-ilī,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu ur-{d}dumu-zi
 en: son of Ur-Dumuzi,
4. dub-sar
 en: scribe.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006490 (composite) (P464344) S006490 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P464343

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
envelope fragment 52 x 45mm

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous, Germany
National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number Kress 225 & IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 196303

References

  • primary: CUSAS 40, 1443

    [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.

    Butter, cheese and dates

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-11-22 at 16:35:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-15 at 17:09:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-21 at 09:43:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-05-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 40, 1443 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P464343.
CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry (No. P464343). (2014, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464343
CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464343 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2014CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/5/21/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P464343
LB  - CDLI:P464343
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464343
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 40, 1443 Artifact Entry.” 2014. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 21, 2014. https://cdli.earth/P464343.
CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry (No. P464343). (2014, May 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464343
CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry (2014) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464343 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2014CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2014},
	month = {may 21},
	title = {CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2014/5/21/
PY  - 2014
ID  - P464343
LB  - CDLI:P464343
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - CUSAS 40, 1443 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464343
ER  -
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