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CUSAS 29, 034 (P449872)
Administrative, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 29, 034 |
|---|---|
| ID | P449872 |
| Museum no. | CUNES 51-03-287 |
| 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 | _4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur erin2 x x mesz#_ [...] | 4 gur 1 barig of barley for the troops ... |
| 2 | _1(asz) 3(barig)# erin2_ a#-na-ad#-x-x [...] | 1 aš 3 barig labor-troops for Anad-... |
| 3 | _4(barig) erin2_ ki-ma {d}marduk-ni-szu# | 4 barig, the troops like Marduk-nišu |
| 4 | _2(barig) erin2# x_ ki-ma {d}marduk-mu-sza#-[lim x] x | 2 barig, the troops like Marduk-mušallim |
| 5 | ($ blank space $) _7(asz)# sze gur_ | 7 kor of barley |
| 6 | _{gesz#}ba#-ri2#-ga#_ {d}marduk# sza# nam-har-tim | The scepter of Marduk, of the gift |
| 7 | szi-i-iq me#-sze#-[qi2-im] ra#-aq-qi2-im | The one who carries out the rituals, the one who heaps up the grain heaps |
| 8 | a-na _erin2_ bi-ir-ti# nibru{ki#} | to the troops in the middle of Nippur |
| 9 | i-nu-ma# um-ma-na-tum | when the troops |
| 10 | it-ti# e-tel-pi4#-{d}marduk# _sukkal_ | with Etel-pî-Marduk, the minister |
| 11 | {disz}{d}marduk-ma-an-szum2 _gal-ukken-na_ | Marduk-manšum, chief minister |
| 12 | u3 a-wi-il#-{d}na#-bi-um# _gal-ukken-na_ | and Awīl-Nabium, the chief minister |
| 13 | i-na _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#} sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-[mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi] | in the wall of Abī-ešuḫ, which is on the bank of the Hammurapi-nušiši canal |
| 14 | wa-asz-bu _lu2 1(asz)-e 1(barig) sze#-[ta]_ | who dwells: 1 man per 1 barig of barley |
| 15 | a-[na] _szuku iti# sig4#-a#_ in#-[na-ad-nu-szu-nu] | they will give them for the monthly ration of bricks. |
| 16 | nam-ha#-[ar-ti ...] | Received by PN. |
| 17 | {disz}a#-[...] | A- |
| 18 | {disz}x-[...] | ...- |
| 19 | u3# x [...] | and ... ... |
| 20 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-na _sze-ba_ u3 [ne-eb-re-tim] | from the barley and the rations |
| 2 | ih-ha-ar#-ra#-[as,] | he shall redeem |
| 3 | a-na _sze#-e# aga#-us2_ la [wa-asz-bi-im] | to the barley of a soldier is not required |
| 4 | i#-na# _guru7_ szu#-[s,i-im] | in the granary |
| 5 | _mu_ {d}marduk u3 am-mi-di-ta-[na _lugal_ iz-ku-ru] | the year: “Marduk and Ammi-ditana, the king, established. |
| 6 | ($ blank space $) _zi-ga sa3 sze gu2-un-hi-a u3# [sze-e] erin2_ a-hi-[a-tim] | debited, ration of barley, grain of the hirelings and barley of the labor-troops; |
| 7 | sza a-na re-esz _szuku_ um#-ma-na-tim | which at the beginning of the šuku-offerings |
| 8 | u3 _erin2_ a-hi-a-tim ku#-ul-lim | and the rest of the troops were captured. |
| 9 | a-na _bad3_ a#-bi#-e-szu-uh{ki} 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 |
| 10 | ib-[ba]-ab-lam | he shall carry out |
| 11 | _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 |
| 12 | _iti sig4-a u4 3(disz)-kam_ | Month of Simanu, 3rd day, |
| 13 | _mu_ am-mi-di#-ta-na _lugal#_-e {gesz}{uruda}gu-za# ki# bad-ra2 ku3-sig17-ke4 e2#-babbar#-ra# [i-ni]-in#-ku4-ra# | The year in which Ammi-ditana, the king, brought the gold throne into the Ebabbar temple |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | li#-wi#-ir#-[...] | Liwir- |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-pil-er3-ra | son of Apil-Erra, |
| 3 | _ARAD_ am-mi-di-ta-na | servant of Ammī-ditana. |
| seal 2 | ||
| 1 | a-na-[...] | Why |
| 2 | _dumu_ i-ni-[...] | son of Ini- |
| 3 | _ARAD_ a-bi-e-szu-uh | servant of Abī-ešuh. |
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