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CUSAS 29, 206 (P411365)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 29, 206 |
|---|---|
| ID | P411365 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-02-132 |
| Collection | Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | sza be-el-ni isz-pu-ra-an-ni | [As to what] our lord wrote to me: |
| 2 | i-na _iti sig4-a u4 5(disz)#-kam#_ | In the month of Simanu, the 5th day |
| 3 | {disz}{d}marduk-mu#-ba#-li2#-it,# _dub-sar_ isz#-pu#-[ra-am] | Marduk-muballiṭ the scribe wrote me. |
| 4 | i#-[na] _iti# sig4-a u4 4(disz)-kam_ | In the month of Simanu, the 4th day |
| 5 | {disz}{d}suen-i#-din-nam _gal-ukken-na#_ pa-ni _erin2_ pi2#-ih#-ri#-im# | Sîn-iddinam, chief of the assembly of the troops |
| 6 | a-na bi-tim <sza> sza-IH-il#-tim# il#-li#-ik#-ma | went to the house of the ša-iḫiltum priestess, and |
| 7 | u3 a-hu-ia qa2-du [... pa-ni] _lu2_ szu x | and my brother together with ... before the man ... |
| 8 | qa2-du 1(u) _erin2#_ pi2-ih-ri#-[im] [...] _nam-2(disz) siskur2#_ | together with 10 prisoners of war, ... two-year-old offering |
| 9 | u3# _lu2-mesz_ szu-ut# te#-re#-tim# u3 _erin2?_ su2-ti-i# | and the men of the extispicies and the Sutian troops |
| 10 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam# _gal#-[ukken]-na#_ is,-ba-tam# | Sîn-iddinam the chief of the assembly took |
| 11 | a-na# _kun8#_ i7#-da#{[ki]} [il]-li#-ik#-ma# | to the bank of the Tigris he went and |
| 12 | i-na _iti sig4-a u4 4(disz)?-kam masz2#-szu-gid2-gid2_ isz#-di#-ih# | In the month of Simanu, on the 4th day, the mašshu-gigid-priest sat down. |
| 13 | a-na {d}suen-i#-din#-nam# _gal-ukken#-na_ pa-ni _erin2 pi2-ih-ri-[im] | to Sîn-iddinam the chief of the troops in charge of the recruitment |
| 14 | _erin2_ su2-ti-i u3 _lu2-mesz_ szu-ut te#-re#-tim | the troops of Sutî and the men of the extispicies |
| 15 | a-na nibru{ki} a-la-ki-im-ma# | to Nippur I went, and |
| 16 | _siskur2#_ e#-pe2#-szi#-im# | a sacrifice to be made |
| 17 | a-di _siskur2_ in-na-aq#-qu2#-u2# | as long as he lives they shall be sacrificed. |
| 18 | a-na bi-ih-ru-tim u2#-zu-uz-zi-im# | I will set up in the middle of battle |
| 19 | ki-ma _siskur2_ it-ta#-an-qu2-u2# | like a sacrifice they have fallen |
| 20 | a-na# _kun8_ i7-da{ki} ta#-ri-im | to the bank of the Tigris River he returned. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _uzu_ te-re-e-tim i-pu-szu-ma | they performed extispicy and |
| 2 | i-na _uzu_ te-re-e-tim sza-al-ma-tim | from the meat of the pure extispicies |
| 3 | i-na _iti sig4-a u4 7(disz)-kam_ | In the month of Simanu, the 7th day |
| 4 | {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam _gal-ukken-na_ | Sîn-iddinam, chief of the assembly |
| 5 | pa-ni _erin2_ pi2-ih-ri-im _erin2_ su2-ti-i# | in front of the troops of the assembly of the Sutian troops |
| 6 | _nam-2(disz) siskur2 u3 lu2-mesz_ szu-ut te#-[re-e-tim] | the second siskur-offering and the men of the extispicies |
| 7 | a-na nibru{ki} it-ta-al-[la-ak] | to Nippur went |
| 8 | 4(disz) _gu4-hi-a murub4#-ba#_ u3 a? [...] | 4 oxen in the middle and ... |
| 9 | 1(u) _udu-nita2_ x x x x x | 10 rams ... |
| 10 | _sza3 x hi ab2-gu4#-hi#-[a]_ x x x? | ... cows ... |
| 11 | 1(u) 6(disz) _gu4-hi-a giri3 ARAD#? 1(u) 1(disz)?_ | 16 oxen, via ARAD(?) 11(?) |
| 12 | _na-gada_ ib-ni-{d}marduk# x x x | the scepter of Ibni-Marduk |
| 13 | 3(u) _ud5-hi-a na#-gada#_ [...] | 30 nagaddu-nanny goats, ... |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(disz)? _ud5_ [...] | 15(?) nanny goats |
| 15 | 3(u) 5(disz) _ud5_ [...] | 35 nanny goats ... |
| 16 | 2(u) 2(disz) up-li#-[a-tum ...] | 22 upliatum-plants ... |
| 17 | 4(u) 2(disz) _na-gada#_ [...] | 42 na-gada ... |
| 18 | 1(u) 9(disz)! _gu4_ [...] | 19 oxen ... |
| 19 | 4(u) x x x x | 40 [......] |
| 20 | 2(u) 5(disz) x x x x | 25 , |
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