KAV 078 (P285554)
Administrative, Middle Assyrian, Assur · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | KAV 078 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285554 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09895 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| 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 | UŠ₂ e-re-⸢nu ša⸣ ša-li-mu-te | UŠ means “first-fruits of the harvest,’ |
| 2 | ša {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-SAG MAN KIŠ MAN {kur}aš+šur | From Salmānu-ašarê, king of the world, ki[ng of Assyria]. |
| 3 | E₂ {d}a-šur E₂.KUR-MEŠ ⸢URU⸣ | The temple of Assur, the temples of Ekur, |
| 4 | 8 BAN₂ E₂ aš+sur | 8 seahs, the house of Assur; |
| 5 | 2 1/2 SILA₃ {d}BE DINGIR-MEŠ a-nu ša MUL E₂{et} aš+šur | Two and a half qû of Enlil of the gods, Anu of the star of the temple of Assur. |
| 6 | 4 1/2 SILA₃ E₂ {d}a-ni | 4 1/2 qû of the temple of Anu |
| 7 | 1 BAN₂ 3 SILA₃ E₂ {d}⸢IŠKUR⸣ | 1 seah 3 qû of the temple of Ea-eṭir, |
| 8 | 2 SILA₃ ⸢E₂ {d}E₂.A-MAN {d⸣}DI.KU₅-MEŠ | Two qû of the temple of Ea-šarru and the judges. |
| 9 | 4 1/2 SILA₃ ⸢E₂⸣ {d}⸢EN⸣-MAN {d}NA₃ | 4 1/2 qû of the temple of Bel-ešarra of Nabu |
| 10 | 6 SILA₃ E₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ u₃ {d}taš-me-tu | 6 qû of the temple of Ištar and Tasvmetu. |
| 11 | 6 SILA₃ E₂ {d}kud-ni-te | 6 qû of the temple of Kudnitu, |
| 12 | 6 SILA₃ E₂ {d}di-ni-te | 6 qû of the temple of Dinitu, |
| 13 | 1 SILA₃ {d}be-let-nak-ri | 1 qû of Bēlet-nakri, |
| 14 | 3 SILA₃ 2 GU₂.ZI-MEŠ E₂ {d}30 | 3 litres 2 cups of the temple of Sîn |
| 15 | 3 SILA₃ 2 GU₂.ZI-MEŠ E₂ {d}UTU | 3 qû 2 cups of the temple of Šamaš |
| 16 | 3 SILA₃ E₂ {d}NIN-E₂.GAL{lim} | 3 qû of the temple of Bēlet-ēkalle, |
| 17 | 1 1/2 SILA₃ E₂ an-nun-na-i-te | 1 1/2 qû of the house of the Anunnaki. |
| 18 | 1 SILA₃ {d}DUMU.ZI | 1 qû of Dumuzi, |
| 19 | 1 1/2 SILA₃ {[d]}⸢NAM⸣-MEŠ {d}gu-la | 1 1/2 qû of the gods Emanu-ēš and Gula |
| 20 | 2 [SILA₃ x x] ⸢x⸣ {d}IDIGNA | 2 qû ... of the temple of Dignity |
| b.e. | ||
| 21 | 1 SILA₃ {[d]}⸢NAM⸣-MEŠ {d}MAR.TU | 1 qû of the gods Amurru |
| 22 | u₂ {d}iš₈-tar₂ MUL | the star of Ištar |
| 23 | 2 1/2 SILA₃ E₂ {d}AMAR.UTU | 2 1/2 qû of the temple of Marduk, |
| r | ||
| 24 | 1 1/2 SILA₃ [x x] {d}[x]-te | 1 1/2 qû of ...-te |
| 25 | 2 SILA₃ {⸢d⸣}sal₂-ma-nu | 2 qû of esalmānu-plant, |
| 26 | 3 SILA₃ {⸢d⸣}EN-ab-ri-a | 3 qû of E22d-Eštar-abria, |
| 27 | 2 ⸢GU₂⸣.ZI-MEŠ {⸢d⸣}u₂-la-a | 2 ešû-vessels of E-ula |
| 28 | 2 GU₂.ZI-MEŠ {d}⸢iš-ha⸣-ra {d}ALAM | 2 cups for Išḫēra of the balam-priest |
| 29 | 1 SILA₃ {d}ki-du-du | 1 qû of Kidudu, |
| 30 | 2+1 SILA₃] {d}LAMMA ⸢AN.TA⸣ ša E₂ URU | 2+1 qû of lamassu-plant of the upper part of the city temple |
| 31 | [x] ⸢SILA₃⸣ ANŠE.KUR.⸢RA⸣-MEŠ BABBAR-MEŠ{u₂-tu} | x white esallu-vessels of white horses |
| 32 | [x] SILA₃ {d}ma-nu-gal₉ | x qû of Manugal |
| 33 | [x] SILA₃ {⸢d}NISABA⸣ | x qû of the Nisaba temple |
| 34 | 3 SILA₃ E₂ {d}ki-x-x⸣-ri ša {iri}ni-nu-a | Three qû of the temple of Ki-ēri of Nineveh. |
| 35 | [x x x x] ⸢x⸣ UGULA{lu₄} u₂-⸢šam⸣-ši-u₂-ni | ... the overseer shall remove |
| 36 | [x x] ⸢x x⸣ [x x x] ⸢ša⸣ {iri}kar-{m}TUKUL-MAŠ | ... of Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta |
| 37 | [...] ⸢x tu⸣-qa-at | ... is swollen |
| 38 | [...] ⸢AN⸣{e} | ... the Eana |
| 39 | [...] | |
| 40 | [...] | |
| 41 | [...] | |
| t.e. | ||
| 42 | [...] | |
| 43 | [...] | |
| 44 | {iti}ŠE U₄ 20KAM₂ li-mu {m}na-at-ha-⸢ia⸣ | Month of Duʾuzu, 20th day, eponymy of Natha-eya. |
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