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VS 26, 026 (P333899)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 026 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333899 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09231 |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 | to Pušuken and |
| 2 | a-szur-ni-szu qi2-bi-ma a-na | Say to his father-in-law: |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma um-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 4 | i-ku-pi2-a-ma / 6(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | he cut down, and 6 homers of wheat |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_ mi3-isz-lu-um | 15 talents of red copper, Išlum |
| 6 | ma-si2-um mi3-isz-lu-um | “Masîm, mīšlum, |
| 7 | ha-bu-ra-ta-i-um u3 | Haburatium and |
| 8 | s,u2-ha-ru-a i-na ti2-ta-tim | my ṣuḫarû-vessel in the river |
| 9 | de8-ku u3 _uruda_-i / i-tab-lu | and copper they brought. |
| 10 | ra-di2-am u3 _ansze_-ri | the governor and the donkey |
| 11 | u2-la2 ar-ti2-szi2 a-du-um | “As long as she lives, |
| 12 | _uruda_-i-a u3 da-me sza | my copper and the blood of |
| 13 | s,u2-ha-ri-a i-na tu3-uh3-pi3-a | ṣuḫarīya in the tuhpî-vessel |
| 14 | wa-asz2-ba-ku / a-sza-me-ma | I sit, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-lim{ki} sza-su2-ha-ku | to the city of Biššasuḫum |
| 2 | a-di2 / wa-ar-hi-im isz-te2-en6 | as far as the later one |
| 3 | _dam-gar3_-ru-um 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ | merchant 10 minas of copper |
| 4 | i-sza-qa2-lam / _la2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | he shall weigh out. The deficit of silver is 1 shekel |
| 5 | a-qa2-ti2-a ma-qi2-it / _la2 uruda_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | aqatīya, a loss of copper, 10 minas |
| 6 | a-qa2-ti2-a ma-qi2-it-ma | I prayed to him, and |
| 7 | _ansze hi-a_ / a-sza-am / a-bi a-ta | homers of wheat, the field of the father, from the father |
| 8 | be-li2 a-ta a-na ma-nim sza-nim | My lord, why to another country |
| 9 | la2-ap2-nu lu 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | deficit: 4 homers of wheat |
| 10 | lu 5(disz) _ansze / hi-a_ a-na | or 5 homers of wheat for |
| 11 | u4-me pa2-at-u2-tim ki-ma | the days of the lands like |
| 12 | ta-ta-na-di2-nu di2-na-ma | You give (them) to me, and |
| 13 | _ansze hi-a_ sze2-ri-a-ma a-na | a donkey in the morning to |
| 14 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Burušḫatum |
| 15 | le-ru-ub-ma 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | let him enter and 1 shekel of silver |
| 16 | le-li-a-ma | let him go, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-en6 a-szur sza-mi3-ri u3 szu-ma | Incantation: “Assur, exalted one, and Šuma |
| 2 | a-ta _ansze la2_ ti2-szu isz-ti2 a-hi-im | with a donkey his share with the other |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li-ba-al-ki-tam2 | May your rejoicing be favourable. |
Sources & licences
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