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VS 26, 057 (P333894)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333894 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09225 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma | Šalim-ahum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na la2-qe2-pi3-im | to Lâ-qēpu |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | and Assur-nada speak! |
| 4 | 9(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 9 minas of refined silver |
| 5 | ha-na-nu-um _dumu_ ub-ha-ki-im | Hananum, son of Ubḫakim |
| 6 | a-na-kam ha-bu-la2-am | “Why is he a fugitive? |
| 7 | 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ i-na sza-ti2-im | 3 minas in that year |
| 8 | i-sza-qal / 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | shall weigh out. 3 minas of silver |
| 9 | i-na ku-zal-li a-ni-u2-tim | in this kuzallu |
| 10 | sza li-mi3-im / ah-mar-szi2 | of the eponymy of Ahmarši, |
| 11 | i-sza-qa2-la2-am | he shall pay. |
| 12 | i-na lu-qu2-ti2-im | in the reedbed |
| 13 | sza i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2-ni | that they will bring to you, |
| 14 | sza 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | of 4 minas of tin |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-is-ha-at / _an-na_-ki-a | the annihilation of An, |
| 2 | sza _e2-gal_-lim lu a-s,e2-er | of the palace may I see. |
| 3 | _an-na_ sza qa2-ti2-szu | the tin of his hand |
| 4 | szu-ma mi3-ma ni-pi3-il5-tum | “He, whatever nipī-iltum |
| 5 | i-ta-ab2-szi2 | he shall take. |
| 6 | i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-szu | from the silver of his brother |
| 7 | szi2-tam2 a-tu3-nu | the šitam of Atunu |
| 8 | u3 ha-na-num | and Hananum |
| 9 | ku-un-ka3-nim-ma | seal, and |
| 10 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
| 11 | a-na-kam sza ki-ma | “Why is it that like |
| 12 | szu-a-ti2 | that |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,up-pu-szu li-ip-te2-u2-ma | they should open his tablet, and |
| 2 | ma-asz2-qa2-al-tu3-szu | his limbs |
| 3 | lu-s,a-hi-ru | they shall remove. |
Sources & licences
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