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CUSAS 08, 043 (P325286)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 08, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P325286 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-01-033 |
| 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 | _3(u)# 6(disz) u8-hi-a_ | 36 ewes |
| 2 | _1(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2-hi-a_ | 16 rams |
| 3 | _1(u) 6(disz) kir11 gub-hi-a_ | 16 female lambs, stationed, |
| 4 | _1(u) 1(disz) sila4 gub_ | 11 lambs stationed |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) _1(gesz2) 1(u) 9(disz) u8 udu-hi!-a | (total:) 99 ewes, rams, |
| 6 | _1(u) 2(disz) ud5-al-hi-a_ | 12 female lambs, |
| 7 | _1(disz) masz2-gal_ | 1 billy goat |
| 8 | _4(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3-hi-a_ | 4 female kids, |
| 9 | _8(disz) masz2-gub_ | 8 billy goats |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) _2(u) 5(disz) ud5-hi-a_ | 25 female goats, |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) _1(disz) me 4(disz) u8 udu-hi-a_ | (total:) 104 sheep and goats |
| 12 | sza i-lu-ni _nu-esz3_ | who the lamentation priests |
| 13 | a-na na-bi-{d}gu-la _sipa_ | to Nabi-Gula, the shepherd |
| 14 | a-na re-u2-tim pa-aq-du# | are entrusted to the shepherd. |
| 15 | a-na ha-li-iq-tim | for destruction |
| 16 | _u3_ pa-as-sa3-tim | and the people |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iz-za-az | he shall stand. |
| 2 | _udu 1(disz)-e 3(ban2) sze a2-bi_ i-le-eq-qe2 | 1 sheep, 3 ban2 of barley is its hire he shall take. |
| 3 | _u8 udu-hi-a_ sza-al-ma-tim | ewes and whole sheep |
| 4 | a-na bu-qu2-mi ub-ba-lam | he will bring it to the cattlepen. |
| 5 | _igi_ {d}nanna-me-DU _nu-esz3_ | before Nanna-meDU, priest |
| 6 | _igi_ u-ba-a _simug_ | before Ubâ, smith |
| 7 | _igi_ i-la-tum _dumu_ lu2-{d}nusku | before Ilatum, son of Lu-Nusku |
| 8 | _iti NE-NE-gar! u4 2(disz)-kam_ | The month of Abu, the day 2 |
| 9 | _mu_ am-mi-s,a-du-qa2 _lugal-e sipa# zi sze-ga {d}utu {d}marduk-[bi]-da#-ke4 [ur5]-ra# ma-da-na bi2-in-du8-a_ | year: “Ammi-ṣaduqa, the king, the faithful shepherd who obeys Šamaš and Marduk, he established for his land. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _kiszib_ na-bi-{d}gu#-[la] | Seal of Nabi-gula |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}nanna-me-DU | Nanna-meDU |
| 2 | ka-ri-ib {d}marduk | the treasury of Marduk |
| 3 | ud-du-usz e2-kur | who continually builds the Ekur, |
| 4 | u3 nibru{ki} li-mu-ur | and Nippur see. |
Sources & licences
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