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CUSAS 29, 038 (P449791)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 29, 038 |
|---|---|
| ID | P449791 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-03-174 |
| 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 | _[8(asz)] 4(barig)# erin2# nig2#-szu#_ x x usz#? [...] | 8 (gur) 4 barig, troops under the command of ... |
| 2 | _1(u) 6(asz) erin2 nig2-szu#_ AN-KA-isz8-tar2# x ba [...] | 16 troops under the command of AN-KA-Ištar ... |
| 3 | _1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) erin2 nig2-szu_ in-bi-i3-li2-szu [...]{ki#} | 14 (gur) 3 barig, troops under the command of Inbi-ilišu |
| 4 | _2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig)#? [2(ban2)?] erin2# nig2-szu_ ib-ni-{d}suen# [...]{ki} | 24 (gur) 2 barig 2 ban2 (?) troops under the command of Ibni-Sîn |
| 5 | _3(asz) 3(barig) sza3 erin2# erin2# nig2-szu_ {d}suen-[...]{ki} | 3 (gur) 3 barig in the troops, troops under the command of Sîn- |
| 6 | _3(asz) 4(barig) sza3# erin2 nig#-szu_ mu-[...] | 3 (gur) 4 barig in the work-troops, property of ... |
| 7 | _5(asz) 1(barig) sza3# erin2 nig2-szu_ i3-li2-[...]{ki#} | 5 (gur) 1 barig for the troops under the command of Ili- |
| 8 | _3(asz) 1(barig) sza3# erin2 nig2-szu#_ {d}marduk-[...]{ki} | 3 (gur) 1 barig for the troops under the command of Marduk- |
| 9 | _1(asz) 4(barig) sza3 erin2 nig2-szu#_ tam-la#-[tum ...] x-x{ki} | 1 (gur) 4 barig for the troops under the command of Tamlātum |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) _1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur#_ [...] | 91 gur 2 barig barley ... |
| 11 | _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga#_ {d}marduk sza _zi-ga_ | a scepter of Marduk that is to be removed |
| 12 | szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2#-im ra-aq-qi2-im | “The šiŋīqû-demon, the mušēku-disease, the raven |
| 13 | a-na _erin2_ sza isz-tu babila2{ki} | to the troops who from Babylon |
| 14 | a-na me-e pe2-te-e-em | “In order to open the water, |
| 15 | it-ti {d}marduk-la#-ma#-sa3-zu# _sukkal_ | with Marduk-lamassazu, the messenger |
| 16 | a-na _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki} | to the wall of Abī-ešuḫ |
| 17 | sza _kun8_ {i7}ha#-am-mu#-ra#-pi2#-nu-[hu]-usz#-ni#-szi# | of the bank of the Hammurapi-nuḫušniši canal |
| 18 | il#-li-ku# [...] | They went ... |
| 19 | i#-nu-ma um#!-ma#!-[na-tum] | when the troops |
| 20 | [...] | |
| 21 | [i]-na# _bad3#_ a#-bi#-e#-[szu-uh{ki}] | in the wall of Abī-ešuḫ |
| 22 | [sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi] | of the canal Hammurapi-ḫušniši |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | wa-asz-bu | stationed |
| 2' | a#-na _szuku iti szu-numun-a lu2# [1(disz)-e n sze-ta]_ _ | for the ration of the month of Dumuzi, a man of 1 n barley each |
| 3' | in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-[im] | he gave to them |
| 4' | ($ blank space $) _zi-ga_ | booked out |
| 5' | _sza3 sze gu2-un-hi-a u3 sze_ a-hi#-a-tim | from the barley of the gūḫūnû-festival and the other barley |
| 6' | sza a-na re-esz _szuku_ um-ma-na-tim u3 _erin2_ a-hi-a-tim | that for the head of the šuku-allocation of the troops and dependents |
| 7' | ku-ul-lim | |
| 8' | a-na _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki} | to the wall of Abī-ešuḫ |
| 9' | sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi | of the bank of the Hammurapi-nušnīši canal |
| 10' | ib-ba-ab-lam | he shall carry out. |
| 11' | _nig2-szu#_ a-wi-il-{d}utu# x? | property of Awīl-šamaš |
| 12' | u3 {d}suen-u2-se-el-li# _sza3-tam-mesz_ | and Sîn-ušalli, the šatams |
| 13' | _iti_ [...] u4# 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_ | Month ..., 15th day, |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}marduk-la-ma-sa3-szu | Marduk-lamassašu |
| 2 | _dub-sar_ | scribe |
| 3 | _dumu_ {d}marduk-mu-sza-lim | son of Marduk-mušallim |
| 4 | _ARAD_ a-bi-e#-[szu-uh] | servant of Abī-eshuh. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | ib-ni-{d}suen# | Ibni-Suen |
| 2 | _dumu_ {d}suen-[...] | son of Sin- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ a-bi-e-szu-uh _lugal#_ | servant of Abī-eshuh, the king. |
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