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CUSAS 33, 229 (P325107)
Business / Contracts, ED IIIb, Zabalam · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 33, 229 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325107 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-08-024 |
| 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)
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 | 1(asz@c)? e2# sar | 1 plot of land |
| 2 | 1/3(disz@c) ku3# la2 2(asz@c) gin2 ma-na | 1/3 (mina) less 2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | sa10 e2 | purchase of the house |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) i3-szah2 sila3 | 1 sila3 of lard, |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) nig2#-sal-la2 sag | 1 nig2-sala, the head |
| 6 | nig2-ba e2 | property of the house |
| 7 | asz@c ur-sag-[utu gu:sur] | Aš-c-heroes, gusur |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | asz@c ur-sag-[utu gu:sur] | Aš-c-heroes, gusur |
| 2 | e2 e-sze3-sa10 inim-bi e-til | The house that he bought, its word is finished. |
| 3 | asz@c me-e2-zi-ta | from Me-ezita |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) e2 sar | 1 plot of land |
| 5 | 1/3(disz@c) ku3# la2# 1(asz@c)# gin2# ma#-na# | 1/3 (mina) less 1 shekel silver |
| 6 | [sa10] e2# | purchase of the house |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz@c) i3-szah2 [sila3] | 1 sila3 lard |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) nig2-sal-la2 sag | 1 nig-sala-container, head |
| 3 | nig2-ba e2 | property of the house |
| 4 | asz@c ur-sag-utu gu:sur | Aš, hero, gusur |
| 5 | asz@c mu2-mu2 | aš-mumu |
| 6 | e2 e-sze3-sa10# inim-[bi e-til] | the house he bought, its word finished |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | asz@c KUM-dur2-[sze3] | to KUM-dur |
| 2 | asz@c ur-{d}nin-ildu3# | Ur-Ninildu |
| 3 | asz@c lugal-a2# | for Lugal-a; |
| 4 | asz@c nin-munus#-zi | Aš. Ninmunuszi |
| 5 | asz@c lugal-gaba | Lugalgaba |
| 6 | asz@c ur-tur munu4-mu2 | Aš-c-Urtur, the maltsherd |
| 7 | lu2-ki-inim-ma | Witnesses |
| 8 | asz@c# lugal-ildu3 um-[mi-a] | as for Lugal-ildu, the mother |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | asz@c# nam#-lugal nimgir | Aš-kingship, herald |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [... mes]-UL#-nu2# sanga zabala6 | ... MesULnu, temple administrator of Zabalam |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) ninda banszur 2(asz@c) kasz dug 7(disz@t)# mu | 120 breads for the table, 2 pots of beer: 7 years |
Sources & licences
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