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CUSAS 26, 173 (P406261)
Administrative, Old Akkadian, Girsu · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 26, 173 |
|---|---|
| ID | P406261 |
| Museum no. | SM 1906.02.008 |
| Collection | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [n] 1(asz@c) ME dusu2 ama | n+ 1 hundred (shekels of) copper for the mother |
| 2 | [n] eme3#-libir 3(disz) | n older she-asses, 3 |
| 3 | [n] eme3-libir 2(disz) | n she-goats, 2 |
| 4 | [n] dusu2-nita2 3(disz) | n male weavers, 3 |
| 5 | [n] dusu2#-nita2 2(disz) | n male weavers, 2 |
| 6 | [n] dusu2-nita2 ME | n male donkeys |
| 7 | [n] dusu2 1(disz) | n weavers, 1 |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(u@c) la2 3(asz@c)# [...] | 50 less 3 ... |
| 2 | 3(asz@c) ansze [...] | 3 donkeys |
| 3 | 4(asz@c) eme3-[libir 3(disz)] | 4: Eme-libir 3 |
| 4 | 4(asz@c) eme3-[libir 2(disz)] | 4 eme-libir, 2 |
| 5 | 3(asz@c) dusu2-[nita2 ME] | 3 male donkeys |
| 6 | 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) eme3-libir# 1(disz)# | 11 emi-libir, 1 |
| 7 | 5(asz@c) dusu2-nita2 | 5 male weaned kids, |
| 8 | 1(asz@c) eme3-x 3(disz)#? | 1 ...-sheep, 3? |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) eme3-libir# ama | 21: Eme-libir, mother |
| 2' | 2(asz@c) eme3-libir 3(disz) | 2: Eme-libir, 3 |
| 3' | 3(asz@c) eme3-libir 2(disz) | 3: Eme-libir 2; |
| 4' | 1(asz@c) dusu2-nita2 [n] | 1 male suckling |
| 5' | 1(asz@c) kunga2-nita2# [n] | 1 male k-equid |
| 6' | 2(asz@c) dusu2-nita2# [n] | 2 male sucklings |
| 7' | 5(asz@c)# eme3#-libir# [x] | 5 emu-libir ... |
| 8' | x [...] | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | gu2# i7-pirig#-gin7-du | bank of the Pirig-gindu canal |
| 2' | szunigin# 4(gesz2@c) la2 5(asz@c) ansze hi-a | total: 420 less 5 donkeys, |
| 3' | gu2# i7-pirig-gin7-du | bank of the Pirig-gindu canal |
| 4' | u3# gir2-su{ki} | and Girsu |
| 5' | ur-mes | Ur-mes, |
| 6' | maszkim-bi | its enforcer |
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