CUSAS 29 174


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o. 1Iqi₂-iš-dmar.tu [x]Qīš-Amurru,
o. 2 ⸢ma⸣-ḫar ta-ri-bu-um i₃.šur⸣[glossary=ṣāḫitum] take upon by Tāribum[individual=Tāribum], the oil extractor[glossary=ṣāḫitum]
o. 3 ša₃ erin₂ maš.kan₂.šabraki[geogr=Maškan-šapir] ni₃.šu e₂.sag.⸢il₂.numun⸣ of the troops of Maškan-šapir[geogr=Maškan-šapir], on the service of Esagil-numun;
o. 4 dna!-bi-⸢um⸣-še-mi Nabium-šemi,
o. 5 ma-ḫar ma-an-ni-ia i₃.šur take upon by Manniya, the oil extractor;
o. 6 Idingir-še-mi Ilum-šemi,
o. 7 ⸢ma⸣-ḫar be-⸢la⸣-nu-⸢um⸣ i₃.šur take upon by Bēlānum, the oil extractor;
o. 8 Idnin.urta⸣-e-ri⸣-ba-⸢am⸣ Ninurta-erībam
lo.e. 9 ma-ḫar sa₃-⸢ar-ri-qum i₃.šur take upon by Sarriqum, the oil extractor.
r. 10 4 sag.ir₃ 4 slaves
r. 11 ša diškur-re-ṣu₂-šu ga₂.dub.ba ša₃ e₂.gal of Adad-rêṣušu, the šandabakkum-responsible of the palace,
r. 12 a-na ma-aṣ-ṣa-ar-tim
r. 13 pa-aq-du
r. 14 (Date.) Month II, Day 6,
Commentary

This text from Dūr-Abiēšuḫ illustrates the fact that an unskilled and unfree worker was assigned to each oil miller to strengthen his working team; see Dossier A.1.1.22.

Bibliography

  • Abraham and Van Lerberghe 2017 = Abraham, Kathleen; Van Lerberghe, Karel (2017): A Late Old Babylonian Temple Archive from Dūr-Abiešuḫ: The Sequel. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology 29. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL.