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CUSAS 23, 171 (P324929)
Administrative, Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 23, 171 |
|---|---|
| ID | P324929 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-04-050 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | uncertain |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze-ba# | 1 barig 1 ban2 barley |
| 2 | amar-szuba3 gurusz dub#-[sar] | Amar-šuba, the young man, the scribe |
| 3 | [n] lu2#-e2#-dam# | n: Lu-edam; |
| 4 | [n] a-ma2-lah5 | n boatmen |
| 5 | [n] ur-lugal | n: Ur-lugal |
| 6 | [n] en-abzu | n: En-abzu |
| 7 | dumu-nita azlag4-me | we are a full-grown son. |
| 8 | [n] {d}suen-ba-ni | n: Sîn-bani |
| 9 | [n] lugal#-a2-zi-da | n Lugal-azida |
| 10 | [n] 1(ban2@c)# ba-ta-e3-de3 | n + 1 ban2 will be brought out |
| 11 | [n] szesz-ki | n of your brother |
| 12 | [n] ur-{d}utu | n: Ur-Utu |
| 13 | gurusz#-me# | young man |
| 14 | 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) gu-la | 4 ban2 1/2 (disz) gula |
| 15 | 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) dumu# | 40 litres (of barley) 1/2 (for) the son |
| 16 | dumu#-nita sag-apin-me | sons of the plowmen |
| 17 | [n] 1(ban2@c) ur-en3 | n 1 ban2: Ur-en3 |
| 18 | [...]-a-[x] | ...-a- |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | dumu-munus nar | daughter of the singer |
| 2' | 1(barig@c) ama | 60 litres (of barley) |
| 3' | [...]-SZE3# | ...-še |
| 4' | [...] | |
| 5' | [...]-x-ki | ...-ki |
| 6' | 1(barig@c)# mes#-mi#-mi | 60 litres (of barley for) Mesmimi |
| 7' | 4(ban2@c) SIKI#-[lum-a-x] | 4 ban2: SIKI-lum-a-x |
| 8' | 3(ban2@c) a#-zi#-[zi] | 3 ban2: Azizi |
| 9' | dumu [...] | son of |
| 10' | 5(ban2@c) [...] | 5 ban2 ... |
| 11' | 4(ban2@c) [...] | 4 ban2 ... |
| 12' | [...]-x | |
| 13' | [...] | |
| 14' | [n igi]-du8-x | n ... gatekeepers |
| 15' | [n] 1(ban2@c) [x] x-x | ... 1 ban2 ... |
| 16' | 4(ban2@c) geme2#-{d}[x]-ba-x | 4 ban2: Geme-x-ba-x |
| 17' | [n] 2(ban2@c)# geme2-{d}nin#-[...] | n 2 ban2: Geme-Nin- |
| 18' | [...]-x-ni | ...-ni |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...]-lugal-[x] | ...-lugal-x |
| 2 | 1(ban2@c)# [...] | 1 ban2 ... |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | n(ban2@c)# nin-SZE3-[...] | n ban2: Nin-SZE- |
| 6 | 3(ban2@c) nin-szu-[x] | 3 ban2: Nin-šu-x |
| 7 | dumu# [...] | son of |
| 8 | [lu2] gub-ba-[me] | who are stationed |
| 1' | [szunigin n] 4(asz@c) gurusz [x?] | total: n+4 male laborers |
| 2' | szunigin# 4(asz@c) [...] | total: 4 ... |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | n 1(asz) dumu#-nita sze-ba# | n 1 sons, barley rations |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [n] geme2 5(ban2@c) | n female workers, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) |
| 5 | [n] dumu-munus# 4(ban2@c) | n daughters, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 6 | n 1(asz@c) dumu-[munus 3(ban2@c)] | n 1 daughter, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 1' | [sze]-bi 4(asz@c)# [... gur] | its barley: 4 gur ... |
| 2' | [n] geme2#-me SA6#-[...] | n female workers, ... |
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