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CUSAS 08, 053 (P325260)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 08, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325260 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-01-007 |
| 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) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 shekels of silver |
| 2 | _ki_ {d}en-lil2-mu-ba-li2-it, _nu-esz3_ | from Enlil-muballiṭ the šangû priest |
| 3 | _dumu_ ur-{d}sa-dara4-nun-na | son of Ur-Sadaranuna |
| 4 | {disz}na-ap-sze-ra-am-{d}marduk _muhaldim_ | Napšeram-Marduk, the cook |
| 5 | _u3_ {munus}la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-ni_ | and Lamassani, her son |
| 6 | _szu ba-an-ti-e-mesz_ | they received. |
| 7 | _u4 buru14-sze3_ | at harvest time |
| 8 | _ganba_ i-na ar-ra-aphu{ki} | the market value in Arrapha |
| 9 | ib-ba-asz-szu-u2 | he created, |
| 10 | a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu-nu | to the carrier of their seals |
| 11 | _sze i3-ag2-e-mesz_ | they will measure the barley. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sze!-am u2-ul i-ma-ad-da-du-ma | they will not measure out the barley, and |
| 2 | i-na _1(disz) gin2 1/2(disz) ku3-babbar_ | from 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 3 | _i3-la2-e-mesz_ | they shall pay. |
| 4 | _igi_ be-li2-a-sza-re-ed _sza3-tam erin2 lugal-la_ | before Belī-ašared, the king’s troops |
| 5 | _igi_ ur-ukken-gal-la _gudu4_ {d}nin-lil2 | before Ur-ukkengala, gudug priest of Ninlil |
| 6 | _igi_ qur2-da-tum _dumu_ be-el-zu-nu | before Qurdatum, son of Belzunu |
| 7 | _igi_ a-li2-ta-li-mi _dub-sar_ | before Ali-talīmi, scribe |
| 8 | _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | The month of Šabaṭu, the day 25 |
| 9 | _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni dur2-bi asz-te-ta in-da-ra-gar-ra_ | year: “Samsu-ditana, the king, erected his statue on the throne. |
| left | ||
| 1 | {na4}kiszib_ na-ap-sz-ra-am-{d}marduk _u3_ {munus}la-ma-sa3-ni | seal of Napšaram-Marduk and Lamassani |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | be-li2-a-sza-re-[ed] | Belī-ašared |
| 2 | di x UD sze3 | to ... days |
| 3 | _dumu_ [x] x [x] | son of ... |
| 4 | _ARAD_ [am-mi]-di#-ta#-na# [...] | servant of Ammi-ditana .... |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | {d}en-ki-du10-ga# | Enkiduga |
| 2 | en ezem szu-luh | lord of the festival of purification |
| 3 | ki!-ti-[gar] ki-[ti-tuku] | ki-tigar |
| 4 | {d?}nin?-gal-x | For Ningal(?) |
Sources & licences
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