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CUSAS 08, 041 (P325256)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 08, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325256 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-01-003 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| 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(u) 1(disz) u8#-hi-a_ | 11 ewes |
| 2 | _2(disz) udu-nita2_ | 2 rams |
| 3 | _5(disz) kir11 gub_ | 5 female lambs stationed |
| 4 | _7(disz) ud5 al_ | 7 full-grown nanny goats |
| 5 | _2(disz) ud5 {munus}asz2-gar3_ | 2 female goats, |
| 6 | _1(disz) masz2 gub | 1 billy goat stationed |
| 7 | ($ blank space $) _2(u) 8(disz) u8! udu ud5-hi-a_ | 28 ewes, sheep, and goats |
| 8 | sza {d}en-lil2-ma-an-szum2 _nu-esz3_ | of Enlil-manšum, the priest |
| 9 | a-na be-el-szu-nu _dumu_ ta-ri-bu-um# | to their owner, son of Tarībum |
| 10 | a-na re-u2-tim | to the reedbed |
| 11 | pa-aq-du | are entrusted. |
| 12 | a-na pi2-ha-at ha-li-iq-tim | for the extispicy of missing property |
| 13 | _u3_ pa-as-sa3-tim | and the people |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iz-za-a-az | he shall stand |
| 2 | _2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur a2-bi-_szu | 2 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 barley, his wages |
| 3 | i-le-eq-qe2 | shall take. |
| 4 | _igi_ nu-ur2-{d}en-lil2 _dumu sanga_ | before Nur-Enlil, son of the temple administrator |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}nanna-me-DU _dumu_ ni-in#-nu-tum | before Nanna-meDU, son of Ninnutum |
| 6 | _igi_ ur-sa-tum _dub-sar_ | before Ursatum, scribe |
| 7 | _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 3(disz)-kam_ | The month of Nisannu, the day 3 |
| 8 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {d}lamma didli-a ku3-sig17-bi {d}szer7-da nin mah-a e2-babbar-ra-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, the numerous protective deities, the gold of Šerda the exalted lady, to the Ebabbar he brought in. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ be-el-szu-nu | Seal of their owner |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-ki _gu2-en al_ [...] | Enki, the throne bearer ... |
| 2 | is-ka-rum be-li2 x | Išarum, my lord |
| 3 | {_d}idigna me bi du_ | Idigna, that battle |
| 4 | _ki-ti-gar ki-ti-tuku_ | “Kitigar, Kituku |
| 5 | {d}nanna-me-DU a | Nanna-meDU |
| 6 | _ARAD ni2-[tuku x]_ | a malevolent servant ... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}ak _asz-me-en_ | I am Ašmēna |
| 2 | _nig2-mu-zu-zu_ | a gift |
| 3 | _arhusz tuku-ma-ra#-[ab] | May he have mercy on me. |
Sources & licences
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