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

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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

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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
2. 2(barig) 3(ban2) a-hu-wa-qar _dumu_ a-hu-wa-qar
3. 3(barig) _erin2#_ a-mi-rum _erin2_ unu{ki} u3# i3-si#-[in{ki}]
4. 2(barig) 2(disz) x? _szu-i-mesz_ x
5. 1(barig) sa-am-su-i-lu-na-usz-ta-al
6. 1(barig) _lu2 a-igi#-du8_
single ruling
7. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 2(barig) _sze gur_
8. ($ blank space $) _{gesz}ba-ri2#-ga_ {d}marduk sza nam-har#-ti
9. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im ra-aq-qi2#-im
10. a-na 3(disz)! _mesz2-szu-gid2-gid2 u3_ a-hi-a-tim
CUSAS 29 emends to 3(disz)!, copy has 2(disz)
11. i-nu-ma um-ma-na-tum#
12. it-ti {disz}ba-la-su2-li-ri-ik _ugula szu-i_
13. {disz}{d}marduk-la-ma#-sa3-szu _sukkal_
14. {disz}su-mu-ha!-mu# _gal-ukken-na_
CUSAS 29 reads: su-mu-ha-[am]-mu#
15. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen# _gal-ukken-na_
16. _u3_ ib-ni-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na_
17. i-na _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
18. sza# _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz#-[ni-szi]
reverse
1. wa-asz-bu
2. a-na _szuku iti sig4-a_
3. in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
single ruling
4. ($ blank space $) _zi-ga_
5. _sza3 sze_ sza isz-tu babila2{ki}
6. a-na re-esz# _szuku_ um-ma-na#-tim#
7. u3 _erin2#!_ a#-hi#-tim ku-ul-lim#
8. a-na _bad3#_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
9. sza _kun8#_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
10. ib-ba-ab-lam
11. _nig2-szu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu
12. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se#-el#-li#
13. u3#! ib-ni-{d}[marduk] _sza3-tam-mesz!_
single ruling
14. _iti sig4-a u4# 5(disz)-kam_
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
seal 1
1. ba-la-[su2-li-ri-ik]
2. _ugula szu-[i]_
3. _dumu_ ta-[...]
4. _ARAD_ a-bi-[e-szu-uh]
seal 2
1. {[d]}marduk-la-[ma-sa3-szu]
2. _sukkal#_
3. _dumu_ {d}marduk-x-[...]
4. _ARAD#_ a-bi-e#-[szu-uh]
seal 3
1. su-mu-ha-[am-mu]
rest broken

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Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

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

[Földi2014WZKM104] 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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CUNES 51-01-022
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Dūr-Abī-ēšuḫ (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Abi-ešuḫ.o+1.03.05
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-11 at 16:30:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2019-10-26 at 12:34:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2019-09-17 at 10:24:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2019-09-17 at 10:21:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2018-05-17 at 14:20:24	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Seals

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

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

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: January 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	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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PY  - 2024
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