CUSAS 08, 053 (P325260)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 51-01-007

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _ki_ {d}en-lil2-mu-ba-li2-it, _nu-esz3_
3. _dumu_ ur-{d}sa-dara4-nun-na
4. {disz}na-ap-sze-ra-am-{d}marduk _muhaldim_
5. _u3_ {munus}la-ma-sa3-ni _dumu-ni_
6. _szu ba-an-ti-e-mesz_
7. _u4 buru14-sze3_
8. _ganba_ i-na ar-ra-aphu{ki}
9. ib-ba-asz-szu-u2
10. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu-nu
11. _sze i3-ag2-e-mesz_
reverse
1. sze!-am u2-ul i-ma-ad-da-du-ma
2. i-na _1(disz) gin2 1/2(disz) ku3-babbar_
3. _i3-la2-e-mesz_
4. _igi_ be-li2-a-sza-re-ed _sza3-tam erin2 lugal-la_
5. _igi_ ur-ukken-gal-la _gudu4_ {d}nin-lil2
6. _igi_ qur2-da-tum _dumu_ be-el-zu-nu
7. _igi_ a-li2-ta-li-mi _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
  seal impression
8. _iti udru{duru5} u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
9. _mu_ sa-am-su-di-ta-na _lugal-e alan-a-ni dur2-bi asz-te-ta in-da-ra-gar-ra_
left
1. {na4}kiszib_ na-ap-sz-ra-am-{d}marduk _u3_ {munus}la-ma-sa3-ni
seal impression
seal 1
1. be-li2-a-sza-re-[ed]
2. di x UD sze3
3. _dumu_ [x] x [x]
4. _ARAD_ [am-mi]-di#-ta#-na# [...]
seal 2
1. {d}en-ki-du10-ga#
2. en ezem szu-luh
3. ki!-ti-[gar] ki-[ti-tuku]
4. {d?}nin?-gal-x
seal 3
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (loan)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Old Babylonian (late)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325260

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 51-01-007
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 8, 53

    [vanLerberghe2009CUSAS8] Van Lerberghe, Karel, and Gabriella Voet. 2009. A Late Old Babylonian Temple Archive from Dūr-Abiešuḫ. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 8. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-05-17 at 14:15:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 08, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325260.
CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry (No. P325260). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325260
CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325260 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325260},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325260
LB  - CDLI:P325260
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325260
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 08, 053 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325260.
CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry (No. P325260). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325260
CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325260 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325260},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325260},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325260
LB  - CDLI:P325260
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325260
ER  - 
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