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VS 21, 24 (P281926)
Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VS 21, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P281926 |
| Museum no. | VAT 18021 |
| 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 | {na₄}KIŠIB {m}lu-da-ri-LUGAL ARAD ša {m}ha-bal-la-ni {lu₂}HAL | Seal of Lu-dari-šarru, servant of Ḫallanu, diviner. |
| 2 | 1 ME 20+x⸣ [ANŠE ... še]-⸢um-MEŠ⸣ | 120+x donkey(s) |
| 3 | [i+na {giš}BAN₂ ša pi-rik₂ rit-te ša] {⸢e₂}hi-bur-ni⸣ | from the seah of the opening of the hand of the hiburnu-house |
| 4 | [i+na E₂ {m}i-pi-it-te ma]-di-id | in the house of Ipitte he was paid. |
| 5 | 5 ANŠE še-um-MEŠ i+na {giš]}⸢BAN₂⸣ [ša] ⸢pi⸣-rik₂ ⸢rit-te⸣ | 5 homers of barley, (measured) by the seah of the rittu-tree |
| 6 | i+na E₂ {m}ez-bu-SI.⸢SA₂⸣ | in the house of Ezbu-lēšir, |
| 7 | GAL gi-na-e ma-⸢di⸣-id | The chief of the regular offerings went up. |
| 8 | [...] ⸢še-um⸣-MEŠ | ... eše-um-e-meš |
| b.e. | ||
| 9 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃-MEŠ | ... sesame seeds |
| 10 | [i+na {giš}5BAN₂]{⸢u₂⸣-te} | (measured) by the fiver-seah |
| 11 | [gi-na-u₂] mah-ru | received regular offerings |
| r | ||
| 12 | ⸢ša⸣ [pa-he-te KI.TA ša li-me {m]}⸢i+na⸣-DINGIR-⸢ia-al-lak⸣ | the lower side of the eponymy of Ina-ilī-yālak |
| 13 | i+na {iti}hi-bur ⸢ša tar-ṣi⸣ {[iti}ŠU] ⸢U₄ 6KAM₂ | On the 6th day of the month Hibur |
| 14 | ⸢li⸣-me {m}[i]+⸢na-DINGIR-ia-al-lak⸣ | They are Išna-iliya-allak |
| 15 | i+na ŠU {m}{d}a-šur-⸢ma-lah MA₂.LAH₅⸣ | From the charge of Aššīr-ēkalle the sailor. |
| 16 | DUMU da-an-DINGIR ⸢x x⸣ [...] | son of Dān-ili, |
| 17 | {m}ez-bu-SI.SA₂ ⸢GAL gi⸣-[na-e] ⸢ma⸣-[hi-ir] | Ezbu-lēšir, chief of the regular offerings, |
| 18 | 4+x⸣ ANŠE 1 ⸢BAN₂ 6 SILA₃⸣ še-um-MEŠ ⸢ru-ub⸣-[ba]-u₂ | 4+x homers 1 seah 6 qû barley of the rab ebau plant |
| 19 | i+na ⸢UGU⸣ {[m}{d}a]-šur-ma-lah MA₂.LAH₅ | At the quay of Ašur-malaḫ the sailor |
| 20 | ⸢LAL₃⸣-MEŠ [u₃ a]-⸢za⸣-am-ru-MEŠ [la]-⸢a ta-din⸣ | The esalû-vessels and the āšārāḫs are not given. |
| 21 | {iti}hi-bur U₄ 6KAM₂ li-mu {m}i+na-DINGIR-ia-al-lak | Month Hibur, 6th day, eponymy of Ina-ilīya-allak. |
| env o | ||
| 0' | [ki-ṣir-ti x ANŠE ... še-im] | crossroads ... donkey |
| 1' | [ša i+na] {giš}BAN₂ ša pi-⸢rik₂⸣ [rit-te] | which is (measured) by the seah of the opening of the hand |
| 2' | [i+na] E₂ {m}i-pi-⸢it⸣-[te] ⸢ma-ad-du⸣-[ni] | In the house of Ipî-itte, the maddu-priest |
| 3' | [u₃] 5 ANŠE še-im ⸢i+na {giš⸣}BAN₂ KIMIN-ma ⸢BABBAR⸣ [...] | and 5 homers of barley, (measured) by the seah ditto, and the white plant |
| 4' | ša i+na ⸢E₂⸣ {m}⸢ez⸣-bu-[SI].SA₂ ⸢GAL⸣ gi-na-e ⸢ma⸣-[ad-du-ni] | which in the house of Ezbu-lēšir the chief of the regular offerings of the house Maduni |
| 5' | {na₄}⸢KIŠIB⸣ {[m}lu-da-ri-LUGAL ARAD {m]}⸢ha-bal⸣-la-ni {lu₂}HAL | Seal of Lu-dari-šarru, servant of Ḫabalanni, diviner. |
| 6' | [...] 3+x⸣ ANŠE 3 BAN₂ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃-MEŠ i+na {giš}5BAN₂{te⸣} | 3+x homers 3 seahs of sesame, (measured) by the five-seah, |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣ i+na E₂ ⸢gi⸣-na-a-e ⸢ma-di⸣-[id] | ... in the house of the gināyu-priestess the mudid-house |
| env r | ||
| 1'' | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 2'' | [...] ⸢ez-bu⸣-[SI.SA₂] | ... ezbu-esisa |
| 3'' | [...] 1 ANŠE 1 BAN₂ ⸢x⸣ [...] | ... 1 homer 1 seah ... |
| 4'' | [i]+⸢na UGU⸣ {m}{d}a-⸢šur⸣-[ma-lah MA₂.LAH₅] | when the boatman Ā-ešur-malaḫ |
| 5'' | ⸢LAL₃⸣-MEŠ u₃ a-za-⸢am-ru⸣-MEŠ la-a ⸢ta⸣-din | The esalû-vessels and the azambītu-vats are not to be opened. |
| 6'' | {⸢iti⸣}hi-bur U₄ 6KAM₂ li-mu {m}i+na-⸢DINGIR⸣-[ia-al-lak] | Month Hibur, 6th day, eponymy of Ina-ilīya-allak. |
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