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CUSAS 23, 172 (P324930)
Administrative, Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 23, 172 |
|---|---|
| ID | P324930 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-04-051 |
| 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 | [n] 1(ban2@c)# sze-ba | ... 1 ban2 barley rations |
| 2 | amar-szuba3 gurusz dub-sar | Amar-šuba, the young man, the scribe |
| 3 | [n] 1(barig@c) lu2-e2-dam | n 1 barig, 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] 1(barig@c) lugal-a2-zi-da# | n 1 barig Lugal-azida |
| 10 | [n] 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ba-ta-e3-de3 | ... 1 barig 1 ban2 was brought out |
| 11 | [n] szesz-ki | n of your brother |
| 12 | [n] 1(barig@c)# 1(ban2@c) x-dingir-ra# | n 1 barig 1 ban2: x-dingira |
| 13 | [n] 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ur-{d}utu | n 1 barig 1 ban2: Ur-Utu |
| 14 | [n] gurusz#-[me] | n male laborers |
| 15 | 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) gu-la# | 4 ban2 1/2 gula |
| 16 | 4(ban2@c) 1/2(disz) dumu | 40 litres (of barley) 1/2 (for) the son |
| 17 | dumu#-nita# sag#-apin-me | the sons of the plowmen |
| 18 | [n ur]-en3 | n, Ur-en |
| 19 | [...] | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(ban2@c) [...] | 4 ban2 ... |
| 2 | dumu-munus [...] | daughter of |
| 3 | 1(barig@c) ama | 60 litres (of barley) |
| 4 | n 2(ban2@c)# geme2-{d}[...] | n 2 ban2: Geme- |
| 5 | [dumu]-munus [...] | daughter of ... |
| 6 | 1(barig@c) mes-mi-[mi] | 60 litres (of barley for) Mes-mimi |
| 7 | 4(ban2@c) SIKI-lum-a-x | 4 ban2 SIKI-lum-a-x |
| 8 | 3(ban2@c) a2-zi#-zi# | 3 ban2: Azizi |
| 9 | dumu#-munus x-[...] | daughter of |
| 10 | 5(ban2@c) gu#-[...] | 5 ban2 ... |
| 11 | 4(ban2@c) GIGIR-BU#?-[...] | 4 ban2 GIGIR-BU-[...] |
| 12 | 4(ban2@c) nin-SZE3-x-x | 4 ban2: Nin-SZE-; |
| 13 | dumu-munus x | daughter of |
| 14 | 4(ban2@c) igi-du8-x | 4 ban2: Igidu-x; |
| 15 | 5(ban2@c) ur-x-DU-[x?] | 5 ban2: Ur-x-DU-x; |
| 16 | 4(ban2@c) geme2-{d}[...] | 4 ban2: Geme- |
| 17 | 4(ban2@c) geme2-{d#}[...] | 4 ban2: Geme- |
| 18 | [...]-x-[...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | x [...] | |
| 3 | geme2-USZ-[...] | Geme-UŠ- |
| 4 | 3(ban2@c) nin-[...] | 3 ban2: Nin- |
| 5 | 3(ban2@c) nin-[...] | 3 ban2: Nin- |
| 6 | dumu-[munus ...] | daughter of ... |
| 7 | lu2 gub#-[ba-me] | who are stationed |
| 1' | [...]-x-x | |
| 2' | [n] 6(asz@c) geme2#-x | ... 6, Geme-x |
| 3' | [...] x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [szunigin] n 2(asz@c)# geme2 5(ban2@c) | total: n 2 female workers, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) |
| 2 | szunigin 5(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) | total: 5 (gur) 4 ban2 |
| 3 | szunigin 2(asz@c) dumu-munus 4(ban2@c) | total: 2 daughters, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 4 | szunigin 4(asz@c) dumu-munus 3(ban2@c) | total: 4 daughters, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 5 | szunigin n 1(asz@c) [...]-x 2(ban2@c) | total: n 1 ... 2 ban2 |
| 6 | [x] 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze-ba | ... 32 barley-corns |
| 7 | [...]-x | |
| 1' | [x] x IM# [...] | ... ... |
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