Translation

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

Update made on 2026-09-13 at 12:39:19 by Guidi, Carlo with credits to Guidi, Carlo

Approved by Lafont, Bertrand

&P325275 = CUSAS 08, 039
#atf: lang akk
@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
#tr.ts: ištēn kur šinā pān šalāš sât ana šalāšat bārî
#tr.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
#tr.ts: šinā pān šalāš sât abu(m)-waqar mār aḫu(m)-waqar
#tr.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}]
#tr.ts: šalāšat pān ṣābum āmirum ṣābi unug u isin
#tr.en: 3 bushels, the scout, soldiers of Uruk and Isin;
4. 2(barig) 2(disz) x? _szu-i-mesz_ x
#tr.ts: šinā pān šitta ... gallābū
#tr.en: 2 bushels, 2 barbers ...;
5. 1(barig) sa-am-su-i-lu-na-usz-ta-al
#tr.ts: ištēn pān samsu-iluna-uštal
#tr.en: 1 bushel, Samsu-iluna-uštal;
6. 1(barig) _lu2 a-igi#-du8_
#tr.ts: ištēn pān sēkirum
#tr.en: 1 bushel, the canal worker;
$ single ruling
7. ($ blank space $) 3(asz) 2(barig) _sze gur_
#tr.ts: šalāšat kur šinā pān ûm
#tr.en: (total) 1020 liters of barley. (It is the barley,
8. ($ blank space $) _{gesz}ba-ri2#-ga_ {d}marduk sza nam-har#-ti
#tr.ts: parsikti marduk ša namḫarti(m)
#tr.en: measured by) the parsiktu-measure of Marduk for receipts
9. szi-i-iq me-sze-qi2-im ra-aq-qi2#-im
#tr.ts: šīq mešēqim raqqim
#tr.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)
#tr.ts: ana šalāšat bārî u aḫiātim
#tr.en: for 3 diviners and others, (that,)
11. i-nu-ma um-ma-na-tum#
#tr.ts: inuma ummānātum
#tr.en: when the troops,
12. it-ti {disz}ba-la-su2-li-ri-ik _ugula szu-i_
#tr.ts: itti balāssu-līrik akil gallābim
#tr.en: with Balāssu-līrik the overseer of the barber(s),
13. {disz}{d}marduk-la-ma#-sa3-szu _sukkal_
#tr.ts: marduk-lama(s)sašu sukkallim
#tr.en: Marduk-lamassašu the vizier,
14. {disz}su-mu-ha!-mu# _gal-ukken-na_
# CUSAS 29 reads: su-mu-ha-[am]-mu#
#tr.ts: sumu-ḫa(m)mu mu'irrim
#tr.en: Sumu-ḫammu the commander,
15. {disz}ib-ni-{d}suen# _gal-ukken-na_
#tr.ts: ibni-sîn mu'irrim
#tr.en: Ibni-sîn the commander,
16. _u3_ ib-ni-{d}suen _gal-ukken-na_
17. i-na _bad3_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
#tr.ts: u ibni-sîn mu'irrim
#tr.en: and Ibni-sîn the commander,
17. i-na _bad3_-a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
#tr.ts: ina dūr-abiešuḫ
#tr.en: in Dūr-abiešuḫ
18. sza# _kun8_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz#-[ni-szi]
#tr.ts: ša zibbat ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī
#tr.en: at the outlet of the canal "Ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī"
@reverse
1. wa-asz-bu
#tr.ts: wašbū
#tr.en: dwelled,
2. a-na _szuku iti sig4-a_
#tr.ts: ana kurummat waraḫ simānim
#tr.en: as allowance for the month of Simānum
3. in-na-ad-nu-szu-nu-szi-im
#tr.ts: innadnūšunūšim
#tr.en: was given to them.
$ single ruling
4. ($ blank space $) _zi-ga_
#tr.ts: ṣītum
#tr.en: Expenditure:
5. _sza3 sze_ sza isz-tu babila2{ki}
#tr.ts: libbum îm ša ištu babila
#tr.en: part of the barley that from Babylon,
6. a-na re-esz# _szuku_ um-ma-na#-tim#
#tr.ts: ana rēš kurummat ummānātim
#tr.en: to be in readiness as rations for the troops
7. u3 _erin2#!_ a#-hi#-tim ku-ul-lim#
8. a-na _bad3#_ a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
#tr.ts: u ṣābi aḫītim kullim
#tr.en: and other workers,
8. a-na _bad3#_-a-bi-e-szu-uh{ki#}
#tr.ts: ana dūr-abiešuḫ
#tr.en: to Dūr-abiešuḫ
9. sza _kun8#_ {i7}ha-am-mu-ra-pi2-nu-hu-usz-ni-szi
#tr.ts: ša zibbat ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī
#tr.en: at the outlet of the canal "Ḫammurapi-nuḫuš-nišī"
10. ib-ba-ab-lam
#tr.ts: ibbablam
#tr.en: was brought.
11. _nig2-szu_ a-wi-il-{d}utu
#tr.ts: būš awīl-šamaš
#tr.en: Under the responsibility of Awīl-šamaš,
12. {disz}{d}suen-u2-se#-el#-li#
#tr.ts: sîn-uselli
#tr.en: Sîn-uselli
13. u3#! ib-ni-{d}[marduk] _sza3-tam-mesz!_
#tr.ts: u ibni-marduk šatammī
#tr.en: and Ibni-marduk, the administratrors.
$ single ruling
14. _iti sig4-a u4# 5(disz)-kam_
#tr.ts: waraḫ simānim ūmam ḫamištum
#tr.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
#tr.ts: šattum eššetum ša arki šanat abi-ešuḫ šarrum ina emuq marduk ṣīrim idiglat irkusu
#tr.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]
#tr.ts: bala(s)su-lirik
#tr.en: Balassu-lirik,
2. _ugula szu-[i]_
#tr.ts: akil gallābim
#tr.en: overseer of the barber(s)
3. _dumu_ ta-[...]
#tr.ts: mār ...
#tr.en: son of ...
4. _ARAD_ a-bi-[e-szu-uh]
#tr.ts: warad abi-ešuḫ
#tr.en: servant of Abi-ešuḫ.
@seal 2
1. {[d]}marduk-la-[ma-sa3-szu]
#tr.ts: marduk-lama(s)sašu
#tr.en: Marduk-lamassašu,
2. _sukkal#_
#tr.ts: sukkallum
#tr.en: vizier
3. _dumu_ {d}marduk-x-[...]
#tr.ts: mār marduk-...
#tr.en: son of ...
4. _ARAD#_ a-bi-e#-[szu-uh]
#tr.ts: warad abi-ešuḫ
#tr.en: servant of Abi-ešuḫ.
@seal 3
1. su-mu-ha-[am-mu]
#tr.ts: sumu-ḫammu
#tr.en: Sumu-ḫammu
$ rest broken

Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008, Revision 2376359.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. October 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359.
CDLI contributors. (2026, October 31). Text of CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008, revision 2376359. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359
CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008, revision 2376359, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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Cite this Inscription

CDLI contributors. 2026. “Text of CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008, Revision 2376359.” Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. October 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359.
CDLI contributors. (2026, October 31). Text of CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008, revision 2376359. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359
CDLI contributors (2026) Text of CUSAS 08, 039 = CUSAS 29, 008, revision 2376359, Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/inscriptions/2376359},
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