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CUSAS 43, 39 (P342646)
Business / Contracts, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 43, 39 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342646 |
| Museum no. | MS 3179 |
| Collection | Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Business / Contracts |
| Find spot | uncertain (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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1 | ||
| 1' | iti gu4-si-su-sze3 | to month “Oxen-sisu,’ |
| surface a col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] | |
| 3 | [...] | |
| 4 | [{disz} ...-{d}]iszkur | -Adad |
| 5 | [szu] ba-an-ti | received |
| 6 | [iti] {gesz}apin-du8-a | month: “Plow-fodder-box,’ |
| 7 | szum2-mu-dam | given. |
| 8 | tukum-bi | If |
| 9 | [iti {gesz}apin-du8-a-ka | in the month “Plow-flying,’ |
| 10 | [la-ba]-an#-szum2 | he did not give |
| 11 | masz2# 1(asz) gur 1(barig) 4(ban2)#-ta# | an interest rate of 100 sila of barley per 1 gur |
| 12 | i3-ag2-e | he shall pay. |
| surface a col 3 | ||
| 1' | 1(u) 1(asz) [n sze gur] | 11 gur n barley |
| 2' | esz-de2#[-a-sze3] | for the ešdea service |
| 3' | ki DINGIR-[...-ta] | from Ili- |
| 4' | {disz}a-x-[...] | A-...- |
| 5' | szu ba#-[an-ti] | received |
| 6' | iti gu4-si-su#-sze3# | to month “Oxen-sisu,’ |
| 7' | szum2-mu-dam | given. |
| surface b col 1 | ||
| 1' | [n] sze# gur# | n gur of barley |
| 2' | [sze] ur5#-ra# | barley rations |
| 3' | [nu-me]-a#? esz#?-de2#?-a#? | Without you, a decision was made |
| 4' | [ib2]-ta#-de2 | he shall measure out. |
| 5' | [ki] ab-ba-gu-kal | from Abbagukal |
| 6' | [{disz}lu2-{d}ba-ba6 | Lu-Baba |
| 7' | [szu] ba-an-ti | received |
| 8' | [iti[ {gesz}apin-du8-a | of the month “Plow-fodder-of-the-throne-offerings,’ |
| 9' | szum2-mu-dam | given. |
| 10' | 1(u) 2(asz) sze gur | 12 gur of barley, |
| 11' | giskim-ti-sze3 | as a pledge |
| 12' | ki ur-du6-ku3-ga ugula dam-gar3-ta | from Ur-dukuga, foreman of merchants; |
| surface b col 2 | ||
| 1' | u2#-gu ba-an-de2] | he poured out a libation |
| 2' | kiszib gaba-ri#-[bi] | under seal of Gabaribu |
| 3' | in-na-an#-tak4# | he has sworn |
| 4' | u4 kur2-sze3 | in the future |
| 5' | kiszib ul-pa3 | under seal of Ul-pa; |
| 6' | zi-re-dam | to be repaid |
| 7' | mu lugal-bi in-pa3 | he has sworn by the name of the king. |
| 8' | 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur | 15 gur of barley |
| 9' | sza3 kiszib 3(u) sze gur | under seal of 30 gur of barley, |
| 10' | i-din-{d}nin#-szubur# | Iddin-Ninszubur |
| 11' | dingir-inim-du11-ga-ra | for Dingir-inim-duga, |
| 12' | in-na-ra-su-su | they shall remove him. |
| surface b col 3 | ||
| 1' | dah#-[he-dam] | |
| 2' | ki {d}utu-[...-ta] | from Utu- |
| 3' | {disz}ur-asznan | Ur-Ašnan |
| 4' | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 5' | iti gu4-si-su-sze3 | to month “Oxen-sisu,’ |
| 6' | szum2-mu-dam | given. |
| 7' | 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 3 shekels of silver |
| 8' | masz2 1(disz) gin2 1(ban2) sze-ta | an interest rate of 100 sila of barley per 1 shekel is to be charged, |
| 9' | dah-he-dam | |
| surface c col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] x x | |
| 2' | 6(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 6 shekels of silver |
| 3' | masz2 1(gin2) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta | an interest rate of 1 1/2 shekels per 1 shekel is to be charged, |
| 4' | dah-he-dam | |
| 5' | ki na-bi-i3-li2-szu-ta | from Nabi-ilišu |
| 6' | {disz}a-hu-szu-nu | Aḫušunu |
| 7' | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| 8' | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 9' | szum2-mu-dam | given. |
| 10' | 3(u) ma-na ku3-babbar | 30 minas of silver |
| 11' | nam-tab-ba-sze3 | for partnership, |
| surface c col 2 | ||
| 1' | u3#? [...] | and(?) |
| 2' | szu ba#-[an-ti-esz] | they received. |
| 3' | iti kin-[{d}inanna] | month: “Palace-of-Inanna,’ |
| 4' | szum2-mu-dam# | to be given back |
| 5' | ki lu2 al-silim-ma-ta | from Lu-Allima |
| 6' | u3 lu2 gi-na-ta | and the regular men |
| 7' | szu ba-ab-te-ge26 | he will be released. |
| 8' | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 7 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 9' | ki lu2-{d}nin-urta-ta | from Lu-Ninurta |
| 10' | {d}nanna-me-sza4 | Nanna-meša, |
| 11' | szu ba-an-ti | received. |
| surface c col 3 | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | ki {d}utu-ba#?-[ni-ta] | from Utu-bani |
| 3' | {disz}a-hu-ni#? | Ahuni(?) |
| 4' | ad-da-ni | his father |
| 5' | u3 munus#-kal-la ama-a-ni | and Munuskalla, his mother |
| 6' | ku3 szu ba-an-ti-esz | they received the silver. |
| 7' | i7-da | on the river |
| surface d col 1 | ||
| 1' | la#-[ba-an-gur] | did not return. |
| 2' | 1(ban2) sze#-am3 | 1 ban2 barley |
| 3' | bi2#-ib-dah-e | he shall add |
| 4' | inim#-inim-ni | his words |
| surface d col 2 | ||
| 1' | al-ag2#-e# | he will measure out. |
| 2' | tukum-bi | If |
| 3' | a-za3 lugal#-ta | from the royal field |
| surface d col 3 | ||
| 1' | iti#-bi# mu#-[bi] | Its month, its year |
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