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CUSAS 29, 016 (P449765)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 29, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P449765 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-03-148 |
| 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 | _2(asz) 2(barig) erin2 giri3# erin2# {gesz}gigir#_ x [...] | 2 (gur) 2 barig, troops at the feet of the troops of the chariot |
| 2 | _1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) erin2 x x x x? nig2-szu_ {d}x-[...] | 1 (gur) 2 barig 3 ban2: troops under the command of ... |
| 3 | _2(barig) [2(ban2)] sal? lu2? ti#_ | 2 barig 2 ban2 sal, the man of the ti; |
| 4 | ($ blank space $) _4(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) szuku# iti# sig4-a u4 7(disz)-kam_ | 4 gur 1 barig 5 ban2, prebend, month: "Bricks," 7th day; |
| 5 | _3(asz) 2(barig) erin2# sze? x di? pa nig2#-szu_ sig-i3-li2-szu | 3 (gur) 2 barig, labor-troops, barley ..., gift of Sîn-ilišu |
| 6 | _1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) erin2#_ x x tim? _didli ki nig2-szu_ {d}nanna-ma-an-szum2 | 1 aš 2 barig 3 ban2: troops of ..., additional, under the authority of Nanna-manšarum |
| 7 | _2(barig) [erin2_ wa-ta]-ar#-ti | 2 barig, the troops of the frontier |
| 8 | 1(barig) x x x | 1 barig, ; |
| 9 | ($ blank space $) 5(asz)# 2(barig)# 3(ban2)# [...] | 5 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 10 | [...] _8(asz) erin2#?_ [...] | ... 8 troops? ... |
| 11 | [...] | |
| 12 | [...] _gal#-ukken#?-na#?_ x x [...] | ... the chief of the assembly(?) |
| 13 | [_szu ti-a?_ {disz}]ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-[lu-da-ri] | received by Hammurapi-lu-dari |
| 14 | [u3] a#-bi-e-szu-uh-{d}utu# _sagi!-[a]_ | and Abī-ešuḫ-Šamaše, cupbearer |
| 15 | i#-nu-ma um-ma-na-tum | when the troops |
| 16 | it#-ti {disz}ba-la-su2-li-ri-ik _ugula szu-i_ | with Balāssu-lirik the overseer of the barbers |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [{disz}]{d}marduk-la#-ma-sa3-szu# _sukkal#_ | Marduk-lamassašu, the minister |
| 2 | [{disz}]su-mu-ha-am#-mu# _gal-ukken-na_ | Sumu-hammu, chief of the assembly |
| 3 | [{disz}]ib-ni-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na_ | Ibni-Sîn, chief of the assembly |
| 4 | u3# ib-ni-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na_ | and Ibni-Sîn the chief minister |
| 5 | i#-na# _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2#-[nu-hu-usz-ni-szi] | in the wall of Abī-ešuḫ, which is on the bank of the Hammurapi-nušiši canal |
| 6 | [wa]-asz-bu# | he shall reside. |
| 7 | [in-na]-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi#-im | he gave to them. |
| 8 | [nam]-har-ti ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-lu-da-ri | Received by Hammurapi-lu-dari. |
| 9 | u3# a-bi-e-szu-uh-{d}utu-ni-szi _sagi-a_ | and Abī-ešuḫ-Šamaši, cupbearer |
| 10 | [a-na] _sag nig2-gur11_-szu-nu is,-s,a-bat | to the head of their property seized |
| 11 | ($ blank space $) _zi-ga_ | booked out |
| 12 | [...] ib#-ni-{d}marduk _sza13-dub-ba lu2 su2#-bir4{ki}_ | ... Ibni-Marduk, chief accountant of Subir |
| 13 | [sza a-na re-esz] _szuku#_ um-ma-tim u3 _erin2_ a-hi#-tim# ku-ul-lim | which are entrusted to the head of the troops and dependents. |
| 14 | [a-na _bad3_ a]-bi#-e-szu-uh sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi | to the wall of Abī-ešuḫ, which is on the bank of the Hammurapi-nušiši canal |
| 15 | [ib]-ba-ab-lam | he shall carry out |
| 16 | [_nig2-szu_ {disz}a-wi]-il#-{d}utu {disz}{d}suen-u2-se-el-li | property of Awīl-šamaš, Sîn-ušallim |
| 17 | [u3 ib-ni]-{d}marduk _sza3-tam-mesz_ | and Ibni-Marduk, the hearts |
| 18 | _iti# apin#-du8#-a u4 1(u)-kam_ | The month of Arahsamna, the day 10 |
| 19 | _mu#_ gibil_ sza _egir# mu_ a-bi-[e]-szu#-uh# _lugal-[e] usu mah {d}marduk-ka#-[ta] {i7}idigna gesz bi2-in#-[kesz2-da]_ | a new year which after Abī-ešuḫ, the king, with the great strength of Marduk he bound the Tigris. |
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