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CUSAS 33, 163 (P325150)
Administrative, ED IIIb, Zabalam · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 33, 163 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325150 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 50-08-067 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | ED IIIb · c. 2500 BCE–2340 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | 3(bur3) lu2#-esz2@90-gid2# | 3 bur3 Lu-ešgid |
| 2 | 4(bur3) gu:sur | 4 bur3 gusur, |
| 3 | 2(bur3) 1(esze3) ur-{d}ildu3 | 2 bur3 1 eše3 (for) Ur-Ilum |
| 4 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) igi-ildu3 | 1 bur3 1 eše3 igi-ildu, |
| 5 | [n] erisz-dingir inanna# | n eriš-dingir priestesses of Inanna |
| 6 | [n] 3(iku) me#-sig7# | n 3 iku, mesig stone |
| 7 | [n] x? NI#-HA-HA | n ...; |
| 8 | [n] ne-sag# | n, first-fruit offering |
| 9 | [n] 3(iku) gal5-la2-gal | n 3 iku |
| 10 | [n] gala | n lamentation singers |
| 11 | 4(iku) [...]-gal2# | 4 iku |
| 12 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) lu2#-bappir# | 1 bur3 1 eše3 2 iku, the brewer |
| 13 | 1(bur3) 2(esze3) iszib esz3 | 1 bur3 2 eše3 išib of the shrine, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 2(esze3) 1(iku) [...] | 2 eše3 1 iku |
| 2 | 1(esze3) x-GAR | 1 eše3 ... |
| 3 | 1(esze3) dam#-gar3 | 1 eše3: the merchant |
| 4 | [n] lugal-ildu3# | n: Lugal-ildu |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | 1(esze3) 2(iku) bahar4(|BAR.BAHAR2|)# | 1 eše3 2 iku for the potter |
| 7 | 3(iku) lu2-sag | 3 iku, Lu-sag; |
| 8 | 3(iku) iszib# {d}ildu3# | 3 iku, incantation priest of Ištar |
| 9 | 1(bur3) ugula nu-banda3# | 1 bur3, foreman, overseer |
| 10 | 1(esze3) sa12#-du5# | 1 eše3, chief surveyor |
| 11 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) ab#-zu#-ra# | 1 bur3 1 eše3 for Abzu |
| 12 | 2(esze3) [x] nu#-kiri6 | 2 eše3 ... orchardist |
| 13 | 2(esze3) [...] x | 2 eše3 ... |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | [n] 2(esze3) 3(iku)# | n 2 eše3 3 iku |
| 2 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) lugal-iri-da# | 1 bur3 1 eše3: Lugal-irida |
| 3 | 1(bur3) 5(iku) 1/4(iku) lugal-[...] | 1 bur3 5 1/4 iku Lugal- |
| 4 | [...] | |
| 5 | [...] AB#-AB# | ... ... |
| 6 | 3(iku) [...] x | 3 iku |
| 7 | 3(iku) [...] | 3 iku |
| 8 | 3(iku) x [...] | 3 iku |
| 9 | 2(esze3) 1(iku) [...] | 2 eše3 1 iku |
| 10 | 2(esze3) [...] | 2 eše3 |
| 11 | [...] | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | 1(bur3)# [...] | 1 bur3 ... |
| 3 | [n] 4(iku) [...] | ... 4 iku |
| 4 | 1(esze3) lugal#-ezem# | 1 eše3: Lugal-ezem |
| 5 | 5(iku) gesz#-kin#-[ti] | 5 iku of the work-assignment |
| 6 | 1(esze3) sagi# | 1 eše3, cupbearer |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 4(bur'u) GAN2 sze-UD dab5-ba sze durunx(|DUR2.DUR2|) DUR2!?-a | 40 bur of UD-barley seized, barley rations |
| 2 | {d}inanna zabala5 | To Inanna, Zabalam |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz@t) mu iti 1(disz@t) | 12 months, 1 year |
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