CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 (P325275)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 51-01-022

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) a-na _3(disz) masz2-szu-gid2-gid2_
  CUSAS 8 adds: -[mesz] at end of the line
 ts: ištēn kur šinā pān šalāš sât ana šalāšat bārî
 en: 1 kor, 2 bushels (and) 3 seahs for 3 diviners;
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) a-bu-wa-qar _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
 ts: šinā pān šalāš sât abu(m)-waqar mār aḫu(m)-waqar
 en: 2 bushels (and) 3 seahs, Abum-waqar son of Aḫum-waqar;
3. 3(barig) _erin2#_ a-mi-rum _erin2_ unu{ki} u3# i3-si#-[in{ki}]
 ts: šalāšat pān ṣābum āmirum ṣābi unug u isin
 en: 3 bushels, the scout, soldiers of Uruk and Isin;
4. 2(barig) 2(disz) x? _szu-i-mesz_ x
 ts: šinā pān šitta ... gallābū
 en: 2 bushels, 2 barbers ...;
5. 1(barig) sa-am-su-i-lu-na-usz-ta-al
 ts: ištēn pān samsu-iluna-uštal
 en: 1 bushel, Samsu-iluna-uštal;
6. 1(barig) _lu2 a-igi#-du8_
 ts: ištēn pān sēkirum
 en: 1 bushel, the canal worker;
  single ruling
7. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 2(barig) _sze gur_
 ts: šalāšat kur šinā pān ûm
 en: (total) 1020 liters of barley. (It is the barley,
8. ($ blank space $) _{gesz}ba-ri2#-ga_ {d}marduk sza nam-har#-ti
 ts: parsikti marduk ša namḫarti(m)
 en: measured by) the parsiktu-measure of Marduk for receipts
9. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im ra-aq-qi2#-im
 ts: šīq mešēqim raqqim
 en: according to the small misure,
10. a-na 3(disz)! _mesz2-szu-gid2-gid2 u3_ a-hi-a-tim
  CUSAS 29 emends to 3(disz)!, copy has 2(disz)
 ts: ana šalāšat bārî u aḫiātim
 en: for 3 diviners and others, (that,)
11. i-nu-ma um-ma-na-tum#
 ts: inuma ummānātum
 en: when the troops,
12. it-ti {disz}ba-la-su2-li-ri-ik _ugula szu-i_
 ts: itti balāssu-līrik akil gallābim
 en: with Balāssu-līrik the overseer of the barber(s),
13. {disz}{d}marduk-la-ma#-sa3-szu _sukkal_
 ts: marduk-lama(s)sašu sukkallim
 en: Marduk-lamassašu the vizier,
14. {disz}su-mu-ha!-mu# _gal-ukken-na_
  CUSAS 29 reads: su-mu-ha-[am]-mu#
 ts: sumu-ḫa(m)mu mu'irrim
 en: Sumu-ḫammu the commander,
15. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen# _gal-ukken-na_
 ts: ibni-sîn mu'irrim
 en: Ibni-sîn the commander,
16. _u3_ ib-ni-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na_
 ts: u ibni-sîn mu'irrim
 en: and Ibni-sîn the commander,
17. i-na _bad3_-a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
 ts: ina dūr-abiešuḫ
 en: in Dūr-abiešuḫ
18. sza# _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz#-[ni-szi]
 ts: ša zibbat ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī
 en: at the outlet of the canal "Ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī"
reverse
1. wa-asz-bu
 ts: wašbū
 en: dwelled,
2. a-na _szuku iti sig4-a_
 ts: ana kurummat waraḫ simānim
 en: as allowance for the month of Simānum
3. in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
 ts: innadnūšunūšim
 en: was given to them.
  single ruling
4. ($ blank space $) _zi-ga_
 ts: ṣītum
 en: Expenditure:
5. _sza3 sze_ sza isz-tu babila2{ki}
 ts: libbum îm ša ištu babila
 en: part of the barley that from Babylon,
6. a-na re-esz# _szuku_ um-ma-na#-tim#
 ts: ana rēš kurummat ummānātim
 en: to be in readiness as rations for the troops
7. u3 _erin2#!_ a#-hi#-tim ku-ul-lim#
 ts: u ṣābi aḫītim kullim
 en: and other workers,
8. a-na _bad3#_-a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
 ts: ana dūr-abiešuḫ
 en: to Dūr-abiešuḫ
9. sza _kun8#_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
 ts: ša zibbat ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī
 en: at the outlet of the canal "Ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī"
10. ib-ba-ab-lam
 ts: ibbablam
 en: was brought.
11. _nig2-szu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu
 ts: būš awīl-šamaš
 en: Under the responsibility of Awīl-šamaš,
12. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se#-el#-li#
 ts: sîn-uselli
 en: Sîn-uselli
13. u3#! ib-ni-{d}[marduk] _sza3-tam-mesz!_
 ts: u ibni-marduk šatammī
 en: and Ibni-marduk, the administratrors.
  single ruling
14. _iti sig4-a u4# 5(disz)-kam_
 ts: waraḫ simānim ūmam ḫamištum
 en: The month of Simānum, the day 5,
15. _mu gibil_ sza# _egir# mu_ a-bi-e-szu-uh# _lugal-e usu# mah {d}marduk-ke4 {i7}idigna gesz bi2-in#-kesz2-da_
  some text moved to preceding line
 ts: šattum eššetum ša arki šanat abi-ešuḫ šarrum ina emuq marduk ṣīrim idiglat irkusu
 en: the new year that is after the year: "Abi-ešuḫ the king, by the supreme power of Marduk, dummed the Tigiris.".
seal 1
1. ba-la-[su2-li-ri-ik]
 ts: bala(s)su-lirik
 en: Balassu-lirik,
2. _ugula szu-[i]_
 ts: akil gallābim
 en: overseer of the barber(s)
3. _dumu_ ta-[...]
 ts: mār ...
 en: son of ...
4. _ARAD_ a-bi-[e-szu-uh]
 ts: warad abi-ešuḫ
 en: servant of Abi-ešuḫ.
seal 2
1. {[d]}marduk-la-[ma-sa3-szu]
 ts: marduk-lama(s)sašu
 en: Marduk-lamassašu,
2. _sukkal#_
 ts: sukkallum
 en: vizier
3. _dumu_ {d}marduk-x-[...]
 ts: mār marduk-...
 en: son of ...
4. _ARAD#_ a-bi-e#-[szu-uh]
 ts: warad abi-ešuḫ
 en: servant of Abi-ešuḫ.
seal 3
1. su-mu-ha-[am-mu]
 ts: sumu-ḫammu
 en: Sumu-ḫammu
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012891 (composite) (P509262) S012891 Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Abi-ešuḫ.00.00.00
CDLI Seals 012892 (composite) (P509263) S012892 Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Abi-ešuḫ.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325275

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 51-01-022
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 8, 39

    [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.

  • history: CUSAS 29, 8

    [Abraham2017CUSAS29] Abraham, Kathleen, and Karel Van Lerberghe. 2017. A Late Old Babylonian Temple Archive from Dūr-Abiešuḫ. The Sequel. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 29. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: Fs Owen p.181-187, p. 184-186 4

    [VanLerberghe2010Kassite] Van Lerberghe, Karel, and Gabriella Voet. 2010. “Kassite Mercenaries at Abiešuḫ’s Fortress.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 181–87. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • citation: WZKM 104 (pp. 31-55), 042-043

    [Foldi2014WZKM104] Földi, Zsombor J. 2014. “Cuneiform Texts in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Part IV: A New Text from Dūr-Abī-Ēšuḫ.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 104: 31–55.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-13 at 12:39:19 Guidi, Carlo Translation Guidi, Carlo Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2024-10-11 at 16:30:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-10-26 at 12:34:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-17 at 10:24:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-09-17 at 10:21:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-17 at 14:20:24 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, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P325275.
CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 artifact entry (No. P325275). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325275 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325275 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 039 = {CUSAS} 29, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325275},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P325275.
CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 artifact entry (No. P325275). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325275 (Original work published 2006)
CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325275 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2024CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 039 = {CUSAS} 29, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325275},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325275},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P325275
LB  - CDLI:P325275
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325275
ER  -
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