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CUSAS 29, 040 (P449762)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 29, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P449762 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-03-145 |
| 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 | [n] _[sza3] erin2 nig2-szu_ sig-{i7}a-ra-ah-tum _erin2 ka2# e2-gal_ | n of the troops under the command of Sippar, troops at the palace gate |
| 2 | [n] _[sza3] erin2 nig2-szu_ e#-tel-pi4-{d}marduk ar-ra-ap-hu{ki} | n troops under the command of Etel-pî-Marduk of Arrapḫu |
| 3 | [n] _sza3 erin2# nig2#-szu#_ {d}szu#-bu#-la#-a#-bi# masz#-kan2#-szabra#{ki} | n of the troops under the command of Šubula-abi of Mashkan-šabra |
| 4 | [n] _sza3 erin2 nig2-szu_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza masz-kan2#-szabra{ki} | n of the troops under the command of Ilī-iqiša of Maškan-šarru |
| 5 | 1(asz) 2(barig) _sza3 erin2 nig2-szu_ be-el-szu#-nu masz-kan2-szabra{ki} | 1 (gur) 2 barig in the work-troops, under the authority of Bēlšunu of Mašak-Šarru |
| 6 | 1(asz) 2(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ ki-ma su-ur2-ru-bi i-da-ma-ra-az | 1 (gur) 2 barig, the troops under the command of Šurrubi he shall strike down. |
| 7 | 1(asz) _erin2 nig2-szu_ {d}suen-mu-sza-lim _dumu-mesz_ ma-tim | 1 labor-troop under the command of Sîn-mušallim, the sons of the land |
| 8 | 4(asz) 3(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu#_ un-nu-ru _szu-ku6_ | 4 (gur) 3 barig, troops under the command of Unnuru, the fisherman |
| 9 | 7(asz) 3(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu#_ {d}suen-i-din-nam _szu-ku6_ | 7 (gur) 3 barig, troops under the command of Sîn-iddinam the fisherman |
| 10 | 7(asz) 3(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu#_ ba-ah-la-nu-um _dumu_ a an ka hu? | 7 (gur) 3 barig, troops under the command of Baḫlanum, son of ... |
| 11 | 9(asz) 2(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu#_ i-na-me-at-i3-li2 _erin2 diri_ | 9 (gur) 2 barig, troops under the command of Ina-met-ili, extra troops |
| 12 | 8(asz) 1(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ ib-ni-{d}tiszpak i-da-ma-ra-az | 8 (gur) 1 barig, troops under the command of Ibni-Tišpak he shall measure out. |
| 13 | 5(asz) 3(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ nu-ur2-{d}tiszpak i#-da#-ma-ra-az | 5 (gur) 3 barig, troops under the command of Nūr-Tišpak he shall serve. |
| 14 | 4(asz) 1(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ ki-ma hu-za#-lum# i-da-ma-ra-az | 4 (gur) 1 barig, troops under the command of Ḫuzālum, he shall measure out. |
| 15 | 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) _erin2 nig2-szu_ qi2-isz-ti-i3-li2-szu# i-da-ma-ra-az | 5 (gur) 2 barig 2 ban2: troops under the command of Qišti-ilīszu he shall measure out. |
| 16 | 4(asz)#? 2(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-ia# i-da-ma-ra-az# | 4? (gur) 2 barig, troops under the command of Pirhi-iliya he shall strike down. |
| 17 | 5(asz) 3(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ ma-har szu-li-im-ma ha-la-ba{ki} | 5 (gur) 3 barig labor-troops under the command of Šulima of Halaba |
| 18 | 5(asz) 1(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ sin#-mu-sza-lim ha-la-ba{ki} | 5 (gur) 1 barig, troops under the command of Sin-mušallim of Halaba |
| 19 | 4(asz)# _erin2 nig2-szu#_ ib-ni-{d}marduk ha-la-ba#{ki} | 4 troops under the command of Ibni-Marduk of Halaba |
| 20 | 4(asz) 1(barig) _erin2 nig2#-szu#_ ga#-ar-ba-szu-u2 ar-ra-mu-u2 | 4 (gur) 1 barig, troops under the command of Arramu |
| 21 | 4(asz) _erin2 nig2-szu_ gi-mil-la-tum e-mu-ut-ba-lum{ki} | 4 troops under the command of Gimillatum of Emutbalum |
| 22 | 6(asz) 1(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ za-ha-ta# ka-asz-szu-u2 | 6 (gur) 1 barig, troops under the command of Kashsû |
| 23 | 7(asz) 4(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu#_ a-wi#-il-{d}marduk# ka-asz-szu-u2 | 7 (gur) 4 barig, troops under the command of Awīl-Marduk, the kašû |
| 24 | 3(asz)? 3(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ ki-ma pu-um-bi ka-asz-szu-u2 | 3? (gur) 3 barig, troops under the command of Kashšu |
| 25 | [n] _erin2 nig2-szu_ ka-a-a#-rum? ka-asz-szu-u2# | n troops under the command of Kāyarum, Kashšu |
| 26 | [n] _erin2 nig2-szu da#?-[...] x [...] | n troops under the command of ... |
| 27 | [n] _erin2 nig2-szu_ a-x-[...] | n troops under the command of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [n] _[erin2] nig2#-szu_ {d}iszkur#-[...] | n troops under the command of Adad- |
| 3' | [n] _[erin2] nig2#-szu_ nu-ur2-{d}utu# [...] | n troops under the command of Nur-Šamaš |
| 4' | [n] _erin2# nig2-szu_ dingir-szu-ib#-ni#-[szu] | n troops under the command of Ilshu-ibnishu |
| 5' | 4(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ e-te-ia-tum a-mi#-[tum] | 4 barig, troops under the command of E-te-yatum, Amitum |
| 6' | 1(asz) 4(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ zi-im-ri-{d}iszkur x [...] | 1 aš 4 barig, troops under the command of Zimrī-Adad |
| 7' | 4(barig)# _erin2 nig2-szu_ {d}iszkur-szar-i3#-li2 gu!-tu#-u2# | 4 barig, troops under the command of Adad-šar-ilī, the gutu |
| 8' | 2(barig) 3(ban2)# isz-me-{d}suen _masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_ | 2 barig 3 ban2: Išme-Sîn, the diviner |
| 9' | ($ blank space $) _erin2_ bi-ir-ti nibru#{ki} | (troops) in the middle of Nippur |
| 10' | 4(asz) _erin2 nig2-szu_ ip-qu2-{d}el#-le-tum# i3#-si-in{ki} | 4 troops under the command of Ipqu-belētum of Isin |
| 11' | 4(asz) _erin2 nig2#-szu_ a-bi#-i3-li2 elam-ma | 4 labor-troops, under the command of Abī-iliya of Elam |
| 12' | 8(asz) _erin2 nig2-szu_ {d}suen-isz-me-a-ni _szu#-ku6#_ | 8 troops under the command of Sîn-išmeanni, the fisherman |
| 13' | ($ blank space $) _erin2_ bi-ir-ti ba-ga2-an-na | a team of bīrtu-workers brought, |
| 14' | 8(asz) 2(barig) _erin2 nig2-szu_ a-hi-ma!-AN elam-ma bi-ur-ti nu-kar2{ki} | 8 (gur) 2 barig, troops under the command of Aḫīma-ilum of Elam, from the border of Nukar |
| 15' | ($ blank space $) 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) _sze gur {gesz}ba-ri2-ga_ {d}marduk sza nam-har-ti | (total:) 141 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 barley, barley of the bariga of Marduk, for the gift |
| 16' | ($ blank space $) szi-i-iq# me-sze-qi2-im ra#-aq-qi2-im | “The ši₂-iqīm-demon, the raqqim-disease, |
| 17' | a-na _erin2_ bi-ir-ti nibru{ki} bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki} sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi | to the troops of the boundary of Nippur, the wall of Abī-ešuḫ, which is on the bank of the Hammurapi-nušiši canal |
| 18' | ba-ga2#-an#-na u3 nu-kar2#{ki} | Bagana and Nukar |
| 19' | i-nu-ma um-ma#-na-tum it-ti sza-lim#-t,e4-eh-hu-szu# _ugula szu-i_ | When the troops with Šalim-tehhušu, the overseer of the barbers, |
| 20' | {disz}sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ka-szi-id# _gal-ukken-na_ u3 ib-ni-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na_ | Samsu-iluna-kašid the chief minister, and Ibni-Sîn the chief priest |
| 21' | [i-na _bad3_] a-bi-e-szu#-uh#{ki} sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi wa-asz-bu | in the wall of Abī-ešuḫ, which is on the bank of the Hammurapi-nušiši canal, stationed |
| 22' | [_sza3 szuku iti] du6#-ku3_ in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-im | from the prebend of the month of Tašrītum he will give them. |
| 23' | [_zi]-ga# sza3 sze gu2#-un-hi-a sze_ a-hi-tim# sza# a-na re-esz _szuku_ um-ma-na#-tim u3# _erin2_ a-hi-tim ku-ul#-lim | booked out of the barley of the gūnhû-festival, barley surplus for the head of the workforce and the surplus of the troops. |
| 24' | [i-na _bad3_ a]-bi#-e-szu-uh{ki} sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-[ra]-pi2#-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi ib-ba-ab-lam | in the wall of Abī-ešuḫ, which is on the bank of the Hammurapi-nušiši canal, he built. |
| 25' | [_nig2]-szu#_ a-wi#-il-{d}utu# u3# {d}suen-u2-se-el-li# _sza3-tam-mesz_ | property of Awīl-šamaš and Sîn-ušallim of the interior |
| 26' | [_iti] du6#-ku3# u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Tašritum, the day 10 |
| 27' | [_mu_ a-bi]-e#-szu#-uh# _lugal-e [bad3]_ a-bi#-e#-szu#-uh#{ki}-ke4 _ni2 gal-gal-bi# [kur-kur]-ra [ri-a ugu gesz gi4]-gi4-a {i7}idigna-ka-ta bi2-[in-du3-a]_ | year: “Abī-ešuḫ, the king, the wall of Abî-ēḫu, which had great fearsomeness in all the lands, was erected on top of the reed-beds of the Tigris. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}suen | Ibni-Suen, |
| 2 | ($ blank space $) | (total:) |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di#-[in-szu-mi] | son of Sin-nādin-šumi |
| 4 | _ARAD_ a-bi-e-szu#-[uh] | servant of Abī-eshuh. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | sza-lim-t,e4-eh-hu-szu | his šalimṭḫušu |
| seal 3 | ||
| 1 | sa-am-su-i-lu-na-ka-szi-id | Samsu-iluna-kašid |
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