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VS 26, 013 (P333887)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 013 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333887 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09218 |
| 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-szur-i-mi3#-ti2 / szu-esz18-dar | Thus Assur-imitti, Shu-Ištar |
| 2 | en-na-num bu-bu-ra-num | Ennanum, Buburanum |
| 3 | u3 e-na-be2-lum2-ma / a-na | and Ena-beluma to |
| 4 | im-di2-lim / qi2-bi-ma / i-na | May it be well! Speak to me! |
| 5 | 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ sza {d}utu-du10 ub-la2-ni | 1 talent of silver that Šamaš-ṭāb brought |
| 6 | isz-tu3 / ni-is-ha-tim ni-di2-nu | After we had given the nisḫum offerings, |
| 7 | nu-sa3-<ni>-iq-szu-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2 | he did not remove him, and 1/2 mina he lost. |
| 8 | 2(disz) me-at _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ | 200 kutanu-garments 17 minas 10 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 8(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | he paid the silver. 8 homers of ṣallamu |
| 10 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ 4(u) _ma-na_ | 2 1/2 mina 7 shekels 40 minas |
| 11 | _an-na_-ak qa2-tim 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | of tin, 2 2/3 minas 5 1/2 shekels |
| 12 | _ku3-bi_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ | its silver: 1/3 mina 6 shekels |
| 13 | na-ru-qa2-tum u3 u2-nu-ut _ansze_ | rations and the equipment of donkeys |
| 14 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na ka3-s,a-ri-im | 1/3 mina 5 shekels for the kaṣarû-festival |
| 15 | 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 shekels of lubušu-silver, 16 shekel of silver |
| 16 | u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze_ 4(disz) _gin2_ a-na _tug2_ | a donkey 4 shekels for the clothing |
| 17 | sza sa2-e-tim 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-za-mi3-lim | of sa-etim 1 shekel for Azimilim |
| 18 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ <a>-li-mi3-im | 4 2/3 minas 3 shekels: Alimum |
| 19 | sza a-szur-dan 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_ | of Assurdan: 5/6 mina 4 shekels |
| 20 | a-na li-bi lu-qu2-tim | for the luqūtum-offering |
| 21 | sza sze2-ep {d}utu-du10 i-na | which the foot of Utu-ṭāb in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-nim / ni-il5-qe2-ma | silver from the east we took, and |
| 2 | nu-ra-di2 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Nuradi 3 1/3 minas of silver |
| 3 | sza _na4 za-gin3_ a-na li-mi3-im | of lapis lazuli for the eponymy |
| 4 | szu-hu-bur 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | Šuhubur 3 minas 1 shekel |
| 5 | a-na szi2-im _e2_ szu-ha-bu-ra | for the price of the house of Šuhabura |
| 6 | 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza e-na-ma-nam | 6 shekels of silver that he shall pay |
| 7 | i-di2-nim / ta-al-e-u2 | “Iddinim, you are the one who sailed, |
| 8 | esz15-ra-tim / ni-di2-in | We gave the ešrātum. |
| 9 | i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 1 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 10 | wa-s,i2-tam2 sza sze2-pi2-ka3 | “Waṣītum of your spittle, |
| 11 | _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na li-mi3-im | therefrom: 5 shekels for the eponymy |
| 12 | a-szur-_sag10_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | Ashur-resha, 1 mina 1 shekel |
| 13 | te2-s,u2-bi / a-na a-la-hi-im | it will be brought to the millers. |
| 14 | 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te2-s,u2-bi a-na a-mur-dingir | 11 1/2 shekels of tēṣubu-frit to Amur-ilum |
| 15 | 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze hi-a_ | 3 shekels of ukulti-seeds, donkeys |
| 16 | u3-la2 ni-isz-pu-ra-ku-ma | we did not send, and |
| 17 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ku-ul-tu3-szu# | 3 shekels of silver as his wages |
| 18 | sza {d}utu-du10 a-na a-la2-hi-im | of Šamaš-ṭāb to the miller |
| 19 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 2(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ <_ku3-babbar_>.ap2-ka3 | the price of your silver: 22 minas 6 shekels |
| 20 | i-ba-szi2 | there is |
| 21 | _an-na_ ba-ti2-iq-ma u3-la2 | the tin has been broken, and he shall pay. |
| 22 | u2-sze2-bi-la2-ku-um | I shall send to you. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na sze2-ep e-na-be2-lim _an-na_ nu-sze2-ba-lam | when he has been able to see the heavens, he will not be satisfied. |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu 2(disz) _gin2_ | 13 shekels of wax, 2 shekel(s) of lubūšu-frit, 2 (shekels) |
| 3 | u2-ku-ul-tu3-szu / a-na ka3-ka3-a / a-di2-in | I will give his ukultu-gift to the kakkāyu-official. |
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