CUSAS 08, 012 (P325261)

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 51-01-008

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(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar masz2 nu-a_
2. _ki_ lu-ze-rum
3. {disz}in-ni-bu _dumu_ hu-x-su2#!-nu
  CUSAS 8 reads: hu-us!-su2!-nu
4. _szu ba-an-ti_
5. i-na sza-la-am ge-er-ri-szu
6. a-na na-szi ka-ni-ki-szu
reverse
1. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. _i3-la2-e_
  single ruling
3. _igi_ el-le-lum
4. _igi_ be-li-ia _dumu_ {d}en-lil2-na!-s,ir
  single ruling
  blank space
5. _iti udru{duru5} u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam_
6. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e# alan-a-ni nam-nun-na-ni-gin7#_
  some text moved to preceding line
left
  seal impression
seal 1
  (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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P325261

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 51-01-008
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CUSAS 8, 12

    [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 14:13:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 08, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325261.
CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry (No. P325261). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325261
CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325261 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325261},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325261
LB  - CDLI:P325261
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325261
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“CUSAS 08, 012 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325261.
CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry (No. P325261). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325261
CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325261 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2006CUSAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325261},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325261
LB  - CDLI:P325261
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - CUSAS 08, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325261
ER  - 
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