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VS 21, 10 + MARV 3, 10 (P281917)
Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VS 21, 10 + MARV 3, 10 |
|---|---|
| ID | P281917 |
| Museum no. | VAT 18050 + VAT 18902 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢i+na {uru}x x x⸣ [...] | ... in the orchard |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | 1 ME 34 ANŠE⸣ [ŠE] ⸢pi-šer₃-ti ka-ru⸣-[e te-li-it BURU₁₄ ša 1 ME IKU A.ŠA₃ li-me {m}{d}a-šur-KUR{id]} | 134 homers of ēpisvertu-flour, yield of the harvest of 100 ikû field, eponymy of Ašša-mukin-apli. |
| 5' | ⸢ša⸣ {iri}⸢tar-ba-aš₂-he 1 ME IKU A⸣.[ŠA₃] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | (In) the district of the city Etarbašhe 100 ikû field, ... ... |
| 6' | 1 ANŠE⸣ 3 BAN₂ 4 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-[tal]-ka ⸢x x x⸣ [...] 3 [... 35 ANŠE ŠE] | 1 imāru-house, it amounted to 3 seahs 4 qû pro (iku). |
| 7' | ⸢ša⸣ 1 ME IKU ⸢A.ŠA₃⸣ a-ra-⸢še⸣ 3 BAN₂ 5 SILA₃-TA.AM₃⸣ [i-za]-⸢ar⸣-ru 1 ANŠE⸣ 3 BAN₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | a field of 100 ikû of field I shall cultivate, 3 seahs 5 qa each they shall pluck up. 1 homer of field |
| 8' | ⸢ša 6 ITI ⸢U₄-MEŠ⸣ 1 1/2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ ⸢up-pu-uš⸣ {m}⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x x x GAL⸣ {lu₂}⸢ENGAR⸣-[MEŠ] ⸢ša⸣ {iri}tar-ba-⸢aš₂⸣-[he] | 6 months of ēšu-houses 1 1/2 qû each, the “house-builder’s prebend, ..., the great ... of the agricultural workers, and the temples of Tarba-Easḫe |
| 9' | 1 šu-ši ANŠE ŠE ša 2 ME IKU A.ŠA₃ a-ra-še 3 BAN₂-TA.AM₃⸣ i-za-ar-⸢ru⸣ [x+5 ANŠE ŠE a-[na ...] | 1 homer of barley, of 200 ikû field I will measure out. They will pour out 3 seahs pro (ikucu) [(...)]. [x]+5 homers is the allocation for |
| 10' | ⸢ša i+na⸣ {iri}si-⸢ra ša⸣ im-hu-⸢ru⸣-[ni {m}...] ⸢x x x-KAM GAL {lu₂}ENGAR⸣-MEŠ ⸢ša⸣ {iri}si-ra [...] | In the city of Sîr he received it. |
| 11' | 25 ANŠE⸣ 2 BAN₂ ŠE a-na re-eh-⸢ti iš-ši⸣-u₂-[ni] ⸢x⸣ ša {iri}tur₂-⸢ša⸣-an u₃ {iri}⸢si⸣-[ra] | 25 homers 2 seahs of barley for the remainder. As of today, the ... of Tur-ešān and Sîn |
| 12' | re-eh-tu-šu la-aš₂-šu {iri}tar-⸢ba⸣-[aš₂-he] | The remainder is missing: Tar-eba-eašhe. |
| 13' | 2 ME 10 ANŠE 5 BAN₂ ŠE ⸢pi-šer₃⸣-ti ka-ru-e te-⸢li⸣-[it BURU₁₄ ...] ⸢x x x⸣ [...] | 210 homers 5 seahs of barley, expenditure of the epišû-tree, harvest of ... |
| 14' | ša li-me {m}{d}a-šur-KUR{id} ša i+na li-me {m}{d}⸢a⸣-[šur-mu-šab-ši DUMU ...] | From the eponymy of Aššīr-ṣippû, which was in the year “Ea-ea-mušabsvi son of ...] |
| 15' | ⸢a-na⸣ 2 ME 21 ANŠE 2 1/2 SILA₃ ŠE ši-ih-ṭi₂ ta-⸢ur⸣ [x ANŠE ša x IKU A.ŠA₃ a-ra-še] | 221 homers 2 1/2 qû of barley, deficit of Ta'ur-e23; [x] homer of x iku field is to be cultivated. |
| 16' | 3 BAN₂ 5 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ i-za-ar-ru 27+[x KURUM₆ x GU₄-MEŠ ša 6 ITI U₄-MEŠ] | They will pour out 3 seahs 5 qû pro (ox). 27+x ration of [x] oxen for 6 months |
| 17' | 1 1/2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ up-pu-uš {m}si-id-da-[x x GAL {lu₂}ENGAR-MEŠ x ANŠE ŠE ša x IKU a-ra-še] | 1 1/2 qû each is carried out. Sidda-, chief of the farmers. [x] homers ... iku |
| 18' | 3 BAN₂ 5 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ i-za-ar-ru 27+[x ...] | They will pour out 3 seahs 5 qû pro (incense). The 27+xth, |
| 19' | 27 ANŠE 2 1/2 SILA₃ ŠE a-na {m}{d}UTU-ŠEŠ-SUM{na} [...] | 27 homers 2 1/2 qû of barley for Šamaš-ēṭer-iddina |
| 20' | 2 ME 5 ANŠE ŠE pi-šer₃-ti ka-ru-e te-⸢li⸣-[it BURU₁₄ ša 2 ME IKU A.ŠA₃ ša {iri}...] | 205 homers, allocation of the grain heap, harvest of 200 ikû field of the city |
| 21' | ša li-me {m}{d}a-šur-KUR{id} ša i+na li-me {m}{d}a-[šur-mu-šab-ši DUMU ... ip-šu-ru-ni] | of the eponymy of Aššīr-ṣippi, which in the li’emu of Esarhaddon, son of |
| 22' | 1 ANŠE 2 1/2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ it-tal-ka a-na 2 ME ⸢ERIN₂⸣-[MEŠ ...] | 1 homer 2 ½ qû pro (iku) came, for 200 ēru-troops |
| 23' | ša {iri}tur₂-ša-an {iri}tar-ba-aš₂-he u₃ {iri}⸢si⸣-[ra ...] | of the cities Turšan, Tarbašhe and E22si-e23 |
| 24' | ša {iri}si-ra ta-din 9 ANŠE 4 BAN₂ 2 SILA₃ ŠE a-na [...] | 9 homers 4 seahs 2 qû of barley for |
| 25' | 1 ME 16 ANŠE 2 BAN₂ 6 1/2 SILA₃ a-na {m}{d}UTU-ŠEŠ-SUM{na} | 116 homers 2 seahs 6 1/2 qû for Šamaš-aha-iddina, |
| 26' | ⸢re-eh⸣-tu-šu la-aš₂-šu | Its reed-beds are not available |
| 27' | [x ANŠE x x ŠE pi-šer₃-ti] ⸢ka-ru⸣-[e te-li-it BURU₁₄ ...] | x homers ..., allocation of the ekurû-house, yield of the harvest |
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