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VS 26, 047 (P333888)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 047 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333888 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09219 |
| 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 | a-na szal2-mi3-hi-im qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Speak to Šalmiḫum, thus says |
| 2 | <<um-ma>> pu-szu-ke-en6-ma 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | instead of Pušu-kēn, 30 minas of silver |
| 3 | sza a-szur3-du10 u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 | of Assur-ṭāb and Uṣur-ša-Assur, |
| 4 | i-hi-ib-lu-ni / 1(u) _gin2_ ki-ib-sa3-tum | 10 shekels of Kibsatum |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na ra-mi3-ni-a | 1/3 mina of silver by my own accord |
| 6 | u2-ra-di2-ma / 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a | he brought, and 30 minas of silver from Kunukia |
| 7 | sza-du-a-su2 / sza-bu / szu-esz18-dar | His šadū-asu-disease is a storm wind. |
| 8 | _dumu_ da-da-nim / na-asz2-a-kum | son of Dadānu, is yours. |
| 9 | ta!-asz2-pu-ra-am / um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus (saying): |
| 10 | a-s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_ / a-nim 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | the exchange of silver for 10 minas of silver |
| 11 | ra-di2-ma / s,u2-ha-ra-am / t,ur4-dam | “You are great, you are a ṣuḫarām instrument. |
| 12 | szi2-im _tug2 / hi-a_ u3 szi2-im 5(u) _ma-na an-na_ | the price of textiles and the price 50 minas of tin |
| 13 | a-na sze2-ep dan-a-szur3 | for the work of Dan-Assur |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ u2-pa2!-qa2-ad | 1 talent 20 minas of silver he shall redeem |
| 15 | a-na 2(disz) u4-me / e-ra-ba-ma | for 2 days he will enter and |
| 16 | a-t,a2-ra-da-szu / u3 te2-er-ti | I will measure it and return it. |
| 17 | za-ku-tum / isz-ti2-szu | he is free from claims. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-la2-qa2-kum / _an-na_ szu-ma | he shall take. That Anu |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ / u2 e-li-isz | 15 shekels each, grass above |
| 3 | sza 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / sza-a-ma | of 40 minas of silver that |
| 4 | a-di2 / e-ra-ab / dan-a-szur3 | until he enters, Dan-Assur, |
| 5 | li-ni-di2-ma / a-ma-kam | Let him give me a word. |
| 6 | la2 i-sa3-hu-ur / t,ur4-da-szu | he will not return (to court) with him. |
| 7 | u3 a-na szi2-bi-i-a / szu-ma la2 | and to my fate he shall take. |
| 8 | 2(disz)#{sze2#-na#} t,up#-pe3#-e#-en# sza# lu#-lu | 2 tablets of Lulu |
| 9 | mi3-ma / sza-ni-um / u2-la2 i-ba-szi2 | What else? There is none. |
| 10 | a-na me-er-i-ka3 / asz2-pur-ma | I sent to your servant. |
| 11 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma / isz-ti | Thus I: with |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ a-nim a-lik / um-ma szu-ut-ma | the silver of Anum marched, thus he: |
| 13 | a-na szi2-ip-ri-a-ma | for my work |
| 14 | ki-ma / _dumu_ me-ti2-im / ta-ta-wu | like a son of Mētum you have spoken, |
| 15 | _igi_ 3(disz) _dumu?_-e um-mi3-a-ni | before 3 sons, his mother |
| 16 | a-la2-kam / la2 i-mu-a | It is the ala drum - he does not know. |
| 17 | mi3-nam a-qa2-bi4 | what shall I say? |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-s,e2-er / isz-tu3 5(disz) _iti-kam_ | from the 5th month |
| 2 | i-ma-ri-a / a-ta-na-lu-ku | (Sum) The one who sees me, I keep wandering about. (Akk) I constantly wander around. |
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