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CUSAS 33, 285 (P323293)
Letter, ED IIIb, Adab · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 33, 285 |
|---|---|
| ID | P323293 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 49-02-128 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Adab (mod. Bismaya) |
| Coordinates | 31.9509, 45.6233 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ummax(|GESZ.KUSZU2xKASKAL|){ki}-ki-du10 | Umma-kidu |
| 2 | dumu ur-tur szandana-ka | son of Urtur, the šandana priest |
| 3 | e2-ga2#-nin-bi | its lady's house |
| 4 | geme2 ur-tur szandana-ka | female slaves of Urtur, the šandana-official, |
| 5 | e2 ad-da nar-ka | the house of the father of the singer, |
| 6 | i3-gi4# | returned. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-lu2 | a kind of animal |
| 2 | nu-banda3# | overseer |
| 3 | ha-mu-ne-sa10-sa10 | may he buy for him. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ab#-zu#-ir-nun | Abzu-irnun |
| 2 | u2-szu-ta | from U₂ |
| 3 | munu4-mu2 | malt |
| 4 | ki-ni i3-zu | knows his place |
| 5 | lugal-kur szesz ur-tur-ke4 | Lugalkur, brother of Urtur, |
| 6 | ki-ni he2-pa3 | may his foundation be found. |
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