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VS 26, 001 (P333892)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333892 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09223 |
| 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 a-szur-na-da szu-ma-li-bi-a-szur3 | To Aššar-nāda, Šulibbi-Assur, |
| 2 | u3 a-lu-la2-a | and Alula |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma {d}iszkur-an-dul3-ma | thus Iškur-andul: |
| 4 | 2(u) 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 24 talents 10 minas of red copper |
| 5 | a-na ku-da-dim a-hi-bi-il5-ma | to the kudādim I added, and |
| 6 | _uruda_ i-na u2-la-ma sza ki-ma | copper in a uluma-vessel that like |
| 7 | i-a-ti2 / ku-da-dam u2-sza-bi-u2-ma | “I, the kudītu-priestess, raised up, and |
| 8 | t,up-pi2-i / sza hu-bu-li-a | A tablet of ḫubulīya. |
| 9 | u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ma a-na | they brought out, and to |
| 10 | i-di2-a-szur a-na na-ab2-szi2-im | Iddin-Assur for the nabšīm |
| 11 | e-zi-bu / u4-ma-am t,up-pi2-i | Disregard the (formulation) of today's case. |
| 12 | i-di2-a-szur wa-sza-ra-am | Iddin-Assur, the dowry |
| 13 | la2 i-mu-a um-ma szu-ut-ma | he did not hear, thus he: |
| 14 | a-na sza me-tim i-di2-u2-ni-szu | to whom he gave him water, |
| 15 | sza a-na sza me-tim | which for the year |
| 16 | la2 i-di2-u2-szu-ni | did not give him, |
| 17 | a-ma-kam 3(disz) me-er-e | 3 (mana wool for) Mere |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-mi3-a-ni / a-na | His mother to |
| 2 | ku-da-dim s,a-ab2-ta-ma | a kudādim weapon is seized, and |
| 3 | um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | Thus Atunu: |
| 4 | 2(u) 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-am | 24 talents 10 minas of copper, musīm, |
| 5 | sza {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li | of Adad-ṣululi |
| 6 | i-hi-ib-la2-ku-ni / s,u2-ha-ru-szu | they will bring it to you, its ṣuharūšu |
| 7 | sza {d}iszkur-an-dul3 / i-na _uruda_-i-szu | of Adad-andul with his copper |
| 8 | sza {d}iszkur-an-dul3 isz-qu2-lu-ni-ku-ma | that Iškur-andul had imposed upon you, and |
| 9 | u2-sza-bi-u2-ka3 / szi2-bi | he made you dwell. |
| 10 | szu-uk-na-szu-um-ma u3 na-pa2-al-tu3-szu | his šuknāma and his napaltu-offerings |
| 11 | _ki_ a-li-ki pa2-nim-ma | with the one who goes before me |
| 12 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / li-li-kam | May your return to me come! |
| 13 | ku-ul a-wa-tim a-lu-la2-a | the slander of Alulā |
| 14 | i-de8 / a-ma-kam lu-pa2-ti2-ku-nu | (Sum) The one who sees me, I will release you. (Akk) Let me see you. |
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