WZKM 104, 031-055 (P464380)

Administrative tablet excavated in Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Museum Collection(s)

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Museum Number

KHM SEM 1278

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

150.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _zi3-da mu-bi-im_
 en: Flour, his name;
2. _2(disz) sila3_ be-li2-qar-ra-ad _erin2 {gesz}gigir_
 en: 2 sila3: Bēlī-qarrād, the charioteer,
3. 2(disz) zi#-ik-ru-wa-ak-sze
 en: 2: Zikru-wakše,
4. _1(ban2) 6(disz) erin2# nig2-szu_ bi-il-ta-ak-ni
 en: 1 ban2 6: troops under the command of Biltakni,
  (erasure)
  erased qa2?-du? ...
5. _1(ban2) 2(disz) erin2# nig2-szu_ szu-hu-ut-ki!(DI)
 en: 1 ban2 2: troops under the command of Šuḫutki,
6. _2(ban2) 8(disz) erin2# nig2-szu_ pir-hi-i3-li2-szu
 en: 2 ban2 8: troops under the command of Pirḫi-ilišu,
7. _1(ban2) 2(disz) erin2 nig2#-szu_ tu-ur-ma-lu-uk
 en: 1 ban2 2: troops under the command of Turmaluk,
8. _2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 erin2 nig2#-szu#_ a-wi-li-ia
 en: 2 ban2 2: troops under the command of Awīliya,
  (erasure)
  erased qa2?-du? ...
9. _erin2_ ka-asz-szu-u2
 en: Kassite troops;
10. _2(disz) sila3_ i3-li2-i-qi2-sza
 en: 2 sila3: Ilī-iqīšam,
11. 2(disz) a-wi-la#-tum
 en: 2: Awīlatum,
12. 2(disz) nu-na#-a
 en: 2: Nūnāya,
13. 2(disz) {d}suen-e-ri-isz
 en: 2: Sîn-ēriš,
14. 2(disz) {d}suen-im-gur-an-ni
 en: 2: Sîn-imguranni,
15. 2(disz) pir-hu#-um
 en: 2: Pirḫum,
  (erasures)
  erased twice 2(disz) ...
16. _erin2_ e-li a-ab-ba
 en: troops at sea;
17. li-tum {d}marduk#-na#-s,i-ir a-bi _erin2_
 en: under the responsibility of Marduk-nāṣir, the abi-ṣābim official;
18. _1(barig) 4(ban2)# 6(disz) sila3 zi3-da_
 en: (subtotal): 1 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 of flour,
  calculation: 2 + 2 + 16 + 12 + 28 + 12 + 22 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 106
19. _sa2-du11 u4 1(disz)-kam_
 en: rations for one day,
20. sza isz-tu# _iti gu4-si-sa2! u4 1(disz)-kam_
 en: from month “gu-sisa,” 1st day,
21. a#-di _u4 3(u)-kam_ sza _2(u) 9(disz) u4-mi_
 en: until the 30th day, (a period) of 29 days
22. isz-tu _u4 1(disz)-kam u4-da-gid2-da_ na-as2-hu
 en: by having one ‘longday’ day deducted;
reverse
1. _1(u) 1(barig)# 1(ban2)# 4(disz)# sila3 sze gur_
 en: (total): 10 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 of barley,
  calculation: 106 × 29 = 10;1,1,4
2. _{gesz}ba-ri2-ga_ {d}marduk sza nam-ha-ar-ti
 en: (measured by) the parsiktum-measure of Marduk for receipts
3. szi-i#-iq# me-sze-qi2#-im bi-ru-ia-im
 en: according to the medium standard;
4. a-na _sa2-du11 erin2#_ ka#-asz-szi-i _erin2 giri3 u3 erin2_ e-li a-ab-ba
 en: for the rations of the Kassite troops, the foot soldiers and the troops at sea,
5. wa-szi#-ib babila2#{ki#}
 en: stationed at Babylon;
6. i-nu-ma# um-ma-na-tum
 en: when the troops
7. it-ti {disz}{d}marduk#-na#-s,i#-ir# a-bi erin2#
 en: together with (i.e., under the command of) Marduk-nāṣir, the abi-ṣābim official.
8. {disz}su-mu-ha-am-mu _gal# ukken#-na#_ {disz}dumu-zimbir{ki} _gal ukken-na_
 en: Sūmû-ḫammu, the mu’errum-commander, Mār-Sippar, the mu’errum-commander,
9. u3 szu-mu-li#-ib-szi _gal# ukken-na_
 en: and Šumu-libši, the mu’errum-commander,
10. i-na bad3-a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki} sza _kun! i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
 en: at Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ at the outlet of the Ḫammurāpi-nuḫuš-nišī canal
11. wa-asz-bu _lu2 1(disz)-e 1(barig) sze-ta_
 en: were stationed; per 1 man 1 barig of barley each;
12. a-na _szuku iti# gu4#-si-sa2#_ in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
 en: as rations for month “gu-sisa” it was given to them;
13. _zi#-ga# sza3 sze gu2#-un hi#-a_ u3 _sze_ a-hi-a-tim
 en: expenditure out of the barley (paid as) various biltum-taxes and associated barley,
14. sza a-na re-esz _szuku_ um-ma-na-tim# u3 _erin2#_ a-hi-a-tim
 en: that the rationing of the troops and associated workers
15. ku-ul-li#-im
 en: supported,
16. a#-na# bad3-a-bi-e#-szu#-uh{ki} sza _kun i7_ ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
 en: to Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ at the outlet of the Ḫammurāpi-nuḫuš-nišī canal
17. ib-ba-ab-lam
 en: has been brought;
18. _nig2-szu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu u3 {d}suen-u2-se-el-li _sza3-tam-mesz_
 en: under the command of Awīl-Šamaš and Sîn-uselli, the accountants,
19. a-na _nig2-ka9#_-szu-nu isz-sza-ak-ka-an
 en: (the flour) to their accounts has been set;
20. szu a-wi-il-{d}utu u3 {d#}suen#-u2-se-el-li#
 en: (via) Awīl-Šamaš and Sîn-uselli;
21. _iti gu4-si#-sa2 u4 3(u)-kam_
 en: month “gu-sisa,” the 30th day,
22. _mu_ a-bi-e-szu#-uh _lugal-e {uruda}alan-a-ni masz2-kadra2-a_ u3 _{uruda}alan#-a#-ni {gesz}gidri nig2-si-sa2-a_ e2-kisz-nu-gal2-sze3 _i-ni-in-ku4-re_
 en: year: “Abī-ēšuḫ, the king, a copper statue of himself (holding) a lamb-offering, as well as a copper statue of himself (equipped) with the Sceptre of Justice into the Ekišnuĝal brought.”

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P464380

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 150.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Museum Number KHM SEM 1278
Accession Number

References

  • primary: WZKM 104 (pp. 31-55), 031-055

    [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.

  • history: Additionen: Neuerwerbungen des Kunsthistorischen Museums 1990-2008, Exhibit cataloue, 045

    [sec119979] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-11 at 16:30:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-09-04 at 08:53:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-29 at 08:20:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“WZKM 104, 031-055 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P464380.
WZKM 104, 031-055 artifact entry (No. P464380). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464380 (Original work published 2014)
WZKM 104, 031-055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464380 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“WZKM 104, 031-055 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P464380.
WZKM 104, 031-055 artifact entry (No. P464380). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464380 (Original work published 2014)
WZKM 104, 031-055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464380 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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