VS 26, 011 (P333883)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333883 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09213 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | say: 2 talents 10 minas |
| 4 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 2(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | of tin, 24 garments |
| 5 | szu-ru-tum 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | a total of 5 kutānu-garments |
| 6 | sza na-ru-qi2-a | of my stele |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum | 12 kutanu-garments, 11 šurūtum garments, |
| 8 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum | 3 raqatum garments |
| 9 | 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ 2(disz) _tug2_ szi2-li-ip-ki-u2 | 10 minas of lead, 2 Šilippu-garments |
| 10 | sza a-szur-na-da | of Assur-nada |
| 11 | 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum 2(disz) _tug2_ ta-ku-usz-ta-u2 | 11 šurūtu-garments, 2 takushtû garments, |
| 12 | 5(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum | 5 raqatum garments, |
| 13 | sza _dam-gar3_ 8(disz) _tug2_ ku!-ta-nu | of the merchant, 8 kutanu-garments |
| 14 | sza szu-{d}iszkur 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | belonging to Šū-Addu, 6 kutālu-garments |
| 15 | sza [i3-li2]-a-lim | of Ilī-alim |
| 16 | 3(disz) [n? x x]-nu sza ik-ri-bi4 | 3 ... of the offerings |
| 17 | sza a-szur3 [3(disz) _tug2_] ku-ta-nu | of Assur, 3 kutanu-garments |
| 18 | sza ik-ri-bi4 sza {d}iszkur? | of the offerings of Adad |
| 19 | u3 {d}nin-szubur | and Ninshubur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum | 1 raqatum garment |
| 2 | sza ik-ri-bi4 sza {d}nin-szubur | of the offerings of Ninšubur |
| 3 | 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza lugal-{d}iszkur | 2 kutānu-garments of Lugal-Adad |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-um | 1 kutanum-garment |
| 5 | sza a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | of Assur-taklāku, |
| 6 | [2(disz)?] _tug2#_ ku-<ta>-nu sza szu-ku-bi4-im | 2(?) kutānu-garments of the šukubum offerings |
| 7 | _szunigin tug2 hi-a_ 1(disz) me-at 1(u) _tug2_ | total: garments, 100, 10 garments |
| 8 | _sza3-ba_ 4(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | therein 42 kutānu-garments |
| 9 | 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ta-ku-usz-ta-u2 | 11 takushtā’u-garments |
| 10 | 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum qa2-du-um | 11 raqatu-garments together with |
| 11 | szi2-li-ip-ke-en6 | Šilip-kēn |
| 12 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 15 minas of lead |
| 13 | sza {d}a-szur3-i-di2 | of Assur-idi |
| 14 | 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 5 5/6 minas 4 shekels of lead |
| 15 | sza a-szur-na-da 5(disz) _ma-na_ | of Assur-nada 5 minas |
| 16 | _an-na_ sza _dam-gar3_ | the lead of the merchant |
| 17 | 3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 3 minas less 11 shekels of lead |
| 18 | sza szu-{d}iszkur | of Šū-Addu, |
| 19 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina less 3 shekels |
| 20 | sza i3-li2-a-lim | belonging to Ilī-alim |
| left | ||
| 1 | _szunigin an-na_ sza qa2-tim 3(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | total: tin of the hand, 30 2/3 minas. |
| 2 | 6(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu u2 6(asz) _gu2_ 8(disz) _ma-na_ | 6 homers of shalamu-plant, 6 talents 8 minas |
| 3 | a-wi-tum _igi_ a-zu-wa _igi_ i3-li2?-da?-lim | A man before Azuwa before Ili-dalim |
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