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CUSAS 08, 042 (P325257)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 08, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325257 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-01-004 |
| 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) 9(disz) u8-hi-a_ | 19 ewes |
| 2 | _6(disz) udu-nita2-hi-a_ | 6 rams |
| 3 | _1(u) 5(disz) kir11 gub-hi-a_ | 15 female lambs, stationed |
| 4 | _7(disz) sila4 gub-hi-a_ | 7 lambs, sucklings |
| 5 | _8(disz) ud5 al-hi-a | 8 alhia-nanny goats, |
| 6 | _1(disz) masz2-gal | 1 big billy goat |
| 7 | _3(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3-hi-a | 3 female kids, |
| 8 | _2(disz) masz2 gub | 2 billy goats stationed |
| 9 | _1(disz) szu-szi u8 udu ud-hi-a_ | 60 sheep and goats |
| 10 | sza i-lu-ni _nu-esz3_ | who the lamentation priests |
| 11 | a-na ARAD-{d}gu-la _sipa_ | to Warad-Gula the shepherd |
| 12 | a-na re-u2-tim | to the reedbed |
| 13 | pa-aq-du | are entrusted. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na pi2-ha-at ha-li-iq-tim | for the extispicy of missing property |
| 2 | _u3_ pa-as-sa3-tim iz-za-az | and the pāssatum he shall stand. |
| 3 | _udu 1(disz)-e 3(ban2) sze-ta-a a2-bi_-szu# | 1 sheep, 3 ban2 barley each, its hire |
| 4 | i-le-eq-qe2 | shall take. |
| 5 | _u8 udu-hi-a_ sza-al-ma-tim a-na _ka2_ bu-qu2-mi | ewes and whole sheep to the gate of Buqumu |
| 6 | u2-ub-ba-lam | he shall redeem. |
| 7 | _igi_ {d}nin-urta-mu-sza-lim _nu-esz3_ | before Ninurta-mušallim, priest |
| 8 | _igi_ {d}utu-mu-pa3-da nu-esz3 | before Šamaš-mupada, priest |
| 9 | _iti du6-ku3 u4 6(disz)-kam_ | The month of Tašrītum, the day 6 |
| 10 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e {gesz}dur2-gar ku3-sig17-ga-a u3 alan-a-ni hub2 ab-szu2-szu2-a e2-nam-ti-la-sze3 in-ne-en-ku4-ra_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, a gold throne and his monumental statue he erected, to the Enamtila he brought.’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | {na4}kiszib ARAD-{d}gu-la | seal of Warad-Gula |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}nusku _en [gidri]_ | Nusku, lord of the scepter |
| 2 | _a-ra2-mu# [mu-zu-zu]_ | My prayer, my understanding |
| 3 | _arhusz! tuku-ma#-[ra-ab]_ | May he have mercy on me! |
Sources & licences
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