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VS 26, 064 (P333898)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 064 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333898 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09230 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 szu-hu-bur-ma | Šuhubur (speaks) thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / a-szu-mi3 | Speak to my father. |
| 4 | sza puzur4-a-[szur] _dumu_ qa2-a-tim | belonging to Puzur-Assur son of Qatum |
| 5 | a-na-kam / a-szar _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | where the silver is 1 shekel |
| 6 | la2-qa2-em / u2-la2 i-ba-szi2 | he will take. If he does not have, |
| 7 | a-ma-kam / ki-ma ta-le-<e>-u2 | (Sum) My word, like a tale<pu> |
| 8 | a-wi-lam / sza!-zi-iz-ma | “If a man is standing, |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma | silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 10 | a-na tar2-ki-is-tim | for the extispicy |
| 11 | a-na szi2-a-ma-tim | to the fates |
| 12 | pa2-ka3 / di2-in-szu-um | The gate of Inšum |
| 13 | szu-ma / t,up-pu-szu | If his tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ha-ar-mu-um | Ḫarmum |
| 2 | sza ku-nu-ki-szu / a-na-kam | whose seal is here |
| 3 | la2 u2-ka3-al / ru-ta-ki-is | he does not hold, he is bound. |
| 4 | en-um-a-szur3 _dumu_ | Enum-Assur, son |
| 5 | sza-lim-a-hi-im | Šalim-aḫum |
| 6 | isz-ti2 _illat_-tim i-la2-ak | with the flood he shall go. |
| 7 | a-na-kam / i-na _e2_-tim | here in the house |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 e-ha-az | he smote with a shield. |
| 9 | a-ma-kam / ki-ma / i-a-ti2 | It is my word, like a ... |
| 10 | ka3-bi-su2 li-bu-szu | his mouth, his lips |
| 11 | la2 i-la2-mi3!-in | he shall not pay. |
| 12 | e-mi3-i-ma / la2 e-mu-ka3 | My mother, without my mother, |
| 13 | ar-hi-isz-ma | quickly |
| 14 | t,ur4-da-szu-ma | write to him, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 li-it-ru-ma | May the ṣuḫartam-festival come to an end, and |
| 2 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta / me-er-i-ti2 | If a brother from the side of a field |
| 3 | la2 me-er-at-ka3 / ka3-bi-su2-ma | “You are not your equal, you are his equal. |
| 4 | t,ur4-da-szu | his ṭurdašu |
Sources & licences
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