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CUSAS 08, 020 (P325254)
Legal, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 08, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325254 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-01-001 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. 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 | ||
| 1 | _1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 2 | ip-t,e4-er a-hu-na-tum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 | Aḫunatum son of Enlil-manšum |
| 3 | _1(barig) i3-gesz sa10 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 barig of sesame oil, the price of 12 shekels of silver |
| 4 | a-na _sa10_ i-t,i-im | for the purchase he made. |
| 5 | _1(disz) ansze_ a-na szu-ul-lu-um ge-er-ri | 1 donkey for the šullum of the wagon |
| 6 | sza {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 _nu-esz3 dumu_ ur-sa-tum | of Enlil-manšum, the nešakku-priest son of Ursatum |
| 7 | a-na sze-le-bu-um _dam-gar3_ | to Šēlebum, the merchant |
| 8 | ib-ra-at{ki} | of Ibrat |
| 9 | id#-di-nu | they gave. |
| 10 | [i-na] sza-la-am ge-er-ri-szu | on the second day of his reign |
| 11 | [{disz}]sze-le-bu-um _dam-gar3_ ib-ra-at{ki} | Šelebum, merchant of Ibrat |
| 12 | _[nig2-szid n] 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-hu-na-tum _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 | account of n 1/2 mina of silver Ahunatum son of Enlil-manšum |
| 13 | i#-la-aq-qe2-a-am | shall take |
| 14 | _u3# 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and 12 minas of silver |
| 15 | ki#-ma szi-ma-at | like a fate |
| 16 | ne-esz ge-er-ri | nēš gēru, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sa10_ i-t,i-im i-na-ad-di#-in | he will pay back the price. |
| 2 | _u3 ansze_ sza-al-ma | and a donkey are equal. |
| 3 | a-na be-li2-szu u2-ta-ar-ru | to his lord they shall return. |
| 4 | u2-ul u2-ta-ar-ra-am-ma | shall not return, and |
| 5 | i#-di#? _1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ ki-ma re-esz ge-er-ri | 12 shekels of silver like the head of a wagon |
| 6 | _sa10#_ i-t,i-im i-na-ad-di-in | he will pay back the price. |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-pa3-da _sza13-dub-ba {d}en-lil2-la2_ | before Šamaš-mupada, chief accountant of Enlil |
| 8 | [_igi] gi-mil-{d}marduk _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | before Gimil-Marduk, diviner |
| 9 | [_igi_ {d}]suen#-mu-sza-lim _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | before Sîn-mušallim, diviner |
| 10 | _igi_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _dub-sar_ | before Sîn-iddinam, scribe |
| 11 | _iti NE-NE-gar u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 12 |
| 12 | _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu gibil egir du11-mah {d}marduk-ke4 lugal bala-a-ni bi2-in-gi-na-ta_ | the year in which Samsu-ditana, the king, a new year after the great command of Marduk, king his reign restored. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _{na4#}kiszib_ sze-le-bu | Seal of Šelebu |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-i#-[din-nam] | Sîn-iddinam |
| 2 | _dub#-[sar]_ | scribe |
| 3 | _ARAD#_ {d}na#-[bi-um] | servant of Nabium. |
| seal 4 | ||
| 1 | {d}suen-mu-sza-lim | Sîn-mušallim |
| 2 | _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | the diviner |
| 3 | _dumu_ gi-mil-{d}marduk | son of Gimil-Marduk |
| 4 | _ARAD_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal#_ | servant of Ammī-shaduqa, the king. |
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