CUSAS 29, 031 (P449760)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

CUNES 51-03-143

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

88.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur_
2. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga_ {d}marduk sza nam-har-ti
3. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im ra#-aq#-qi2-im
4. a-na _erin2_ ka-asz-szi-i
5. _nig2-szu_ ki-ma pa-ar-qa2 _ugula mar-tu_
6. i-nu-ma um-ma-na-tum
7. it-ti ib-ni-{d}marduk _sukkal#_
8. {disz}su-mu-ha-am-mu _gal-ukken-na_
9. u3 a-wi-il-{d}na-bi-um _gal-ukken-na_
10. i-na _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki}
11. sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
12. wa-asz-bu
13. _sza3 szuku iti szu-du8-a_
14. _lu2 1(disz)-e 3(ban2) sze-ta_
15. in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
16. nam-ha-ar-ti
17. {disz}mi-isz-ki-da#?_ _ugula gidri_
18. u3 ARAD-ma-li-ik _ugula gidri_
reverse
1. i#-na# _sze-ba_ u3 ne#-eb-re-e-tim
2. ih-ha#-ar-ra-as,
3. a#-na sze-e _aga-us2_ la wa-asz-bi-im
4. i#-na# _guru7_ szi-s,i-im
5. _mu_ {d}marduk# u3 am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal_ iz-ku-ru
single ruling
6. ($ blank space $) _zi-da_
7. _sza3 sze-[e] gu2#-un-hi-a_ u3# _sze-e_ a-hi-a-tim
8. sza a-na re-esz _szuku_ um-ma#-na-tim
9. u3 _erin2_ a-hi-a-tim ku-[ul-lim]
10. a-na _bad3#_ a#-[bi-e-su-uh{ki}]
11. [sza _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu]-hu-usz#-ni-szi
12. ib#-ba-[ab-lam]
13. _nig2#-szu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu u3 {d}suen-u2-se-el#-[li] _sza3-tam-mesz_
single ruling
14. _iti du6-ku3 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam_
15. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal#-[e] ad-gi-a gu-la {d}utu {d}marduk-[bi-da-ke4]_
seal 1
1. i-ba-[...]
2. _dumu_ {d}[...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]
seal 2
1. ARAD-{d}ma-li-ik-[...]
2. [_dumu_] bi-[...]
3. _ARAD_ [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammi-ditana.01.07.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P449760
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P449760

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	88.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 23.0 mm
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 51-03-143
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 29, 31

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-05-09 at 10:40:46	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-10-26 at 12:45:04	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-03-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 29, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P449760.

CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry (No. P449760). (2013, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449760

CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449760 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	year = {2013},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449760},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 29, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P449760.

CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry (No. P449760). (2013, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P449760

CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P449760 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2013CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P449760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P449760},
}

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DA  - 2013/3/7/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P449760
LB  - CDLI:P449760
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CUSAS 29, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P449760
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