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CUSAS 33, 226 (P325080)
Business / Contracts, ED IIIb, Zabalam · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 33, 226 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325080 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-07-003 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | Zabalam (mod. Tall Ibzaīykh) |
| Coordinates | 31.7436, 45.8749 |
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 | 5(iku@c)#? [GAN2] kiri6 gi#-izi | 5 iku field, garden of reeds |
| 2 | 1/2(disz@c) ku3 ma-na-bi | 1/2 mina of silver, |
| 3 | asz@c mes-sag3-nu-di | Messagnudi |
| 4 | dumu# szubur-tur# | son of Shubur-tur |
| 5 | utu-mu#?-kusz2#? | Utumu-kuš |
| 6 | ur-[sag-utu] | hero |
| 7 | szesz-szesz# sanga# | brother-in-law, temple administrator |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [n siki] ma-na | n minas of wool |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 | 1: Bardul |
| 3 | 1(asz@c) sze gur nig2-ba | 1 gur barley, ration, |
| 4 | asz@c lugal#-kar#-si | Lugal-karsi |
| 5 | 3(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD| | 3 GAR.UD-tools |
| 6 | [...] sze gur | ... barley gur |
| 7 | [asz@c] lu2#-[kal]-la | aš-c-Luga |
| 8 | 4(asz@c)# siki ma#-na# | 4 mana wool |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | asz@c di-utu | aš-c-di-utu |
| 2 | 2(asz@c) uruda! ma-na | 2 mana copper |
| 3 | dumu ama-ur4-mud | son of Ama-urmud, |
| 4 | asz@c gan-ezem | Gan-ezem |
| 5 | 4(asz@c) siki ma-na 2(barig@c) sze | 4 mana wool, 2 barig barley |
| 6 | asz@c utu-inim-zi muhaldim# | Utu-inimzi, the cook |
| 7 | 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 | 1: Bardul |
| 8 | asz@c gu-ni-du | (for) Gunidu |
| 9 | 3(asz@c) {uruda}|GAR.UD| | 3 GAR.UD-tools |
| obverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | asz@c szesz-tur | Šeštur |
| 2 | baharx(|A.BAR.BAHAR2|)-munus! | (a kind of container) |
| 3 | 1(barig@c) sze nig2-ba | 1 barig barley, rations |
| 4 | asz@c kar-du3 | aš-kardu |
| 5 | [n] {uruda#}|GAR.UD| nig2-ba | n GAR.UD-tools, ration |
| 6 | asz@c di-utu | aš-c-di-utu |
| 7 | asz@c u3-mu-ne2-ne2 | when they were born |
| 8 | dam-gar3 | merchant |
| obverse col 5 | ||
| 1 | [asz@c] ur#-szubur | Aš-c-Ur-šibur |
| 2 | gu#:sur# | gusur |
| 3 | asz@c x-[...]-LU-[...] | Ašcc ... |
| 4 | asz@c [...] | Aš[c...] |
| 5 | dumu masz# | son of Masz |
| 6 | asz@c amar-{d}ezina3 | Amar-Ezina |
| 7 | baharx(|A.BAR.BAHAR2|) | potter's vessel |
| 8 | ur-sag-utu | hero |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | asz@c ur-tesz2 | Ur-teš |
| 2 | dam-gar3# | merchant |
| 3 | x [...] | |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [...]-sag | ... ... |
| 7 | il2 | he carried. |
| 8 | asz@c lugal-a2#-pa3# | Lugal-apa |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sagi | cupbearer |
| 2 | asz@c lugal-an-dul3 | Lugal-andul |
| 3 | lu-ki-inim-ma | let me establish, and |
| 4 | inim-bi sze3-til | its word is finished. |
| 5 | lugal-me-lam2-su3 gu#:sur | Lugal-melamsu, the gusur |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | dumu [e2]-mah-da | son of Emahda |
| 2 | tug2 nig2-sag-la2 LA? KA | textile for the nigsag-la ceremony |
| 3 | 2(u) 5(disz@t) mu | 25 years |
| reverse col 4 | ||
| 1 | lugal#-he2#-gal2# dub#-sar#-bi | Lugal-ḫegal, its scribe |
| 2 | [di]-utu# sanga zabala5# | the temple administrator of Zabalam |
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