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VS 26, 033 (P333901)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 033 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333901 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09233 |
| 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 im-di2]-lum2-ma | Thus Imdilum |
| 2 | [a-na esz18-dar-ba]-asz2-ti2-ma | to Ishtar-bašti |
| 3 | [u3 zi]-zi#-zi qi2-bi-ma | and zizizi, speak! |
| 4 | [me-er-i-ti2 a-ti2] u3 a-bu-ki | my father and your father |
| 5 | u2-[la2 / i]-di2-i / i-nu-mi3 | he did not know. At that time |
| 6 | a-na mu-tim / a-al-du10 | To the husband / I will praise. |
| 7 | a-di2-nu-ki-ni / 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| 8 | ag-mur / u3 isz-tu3 a-al-du10 | I have seen, and from Aldi |
| 9 | mu-ut-ki / i-mu-tu3-u2-ni | Your spouse who bore him, |
| 10 | nu#-a-um / e-hu-uz-ki-ma | “Nu’ām, I have seized you, and |
| 11 | [5(disz)] _ma-na_-ma _ku3-babbar_ / a-na | 5 minas of silver to |
| 12 | [szu-mi3 a-ha]-zi#-ki | the name of Ahazik |
| 13 | [...] x-a-am | ... ... |
| 14 | [... x] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... x ...] | |
| 2' | [...] la2-a a-[ma / a-na-ku] | ... ... where am I? |
| 3' | [u3] me-er-u2-a / i-na | and Merua in |
| 4' | e-ni-ki / u2-la2 ka3-ab-ta2-ni | (Sum) Your word is a flood that covers the land (Akk) You(?) are a storm that covers up the land |
| 5' | szu-ma-mi3-in4 / a-na-ku | I am Šuma-min. |
| 6' | u3 me-er-u2-a / i-na | and Merua in |
| 7' | e-ni-ka3 / ka3-ab-ta2-ni | In his presence, |
| 8' | u3 a-na-ku / ki-ma | and I, like |
| 9' | me-er-u2-a-tim u2-ka3-bi-it-ki-mi3-in4 | (Sum) He binds the limbs of the mountain (Akk) I bind the legs of the mountains |
| 10' | isz-tu3 | from |
| 11' | a-na a-lim{ki} a-li-ka3-ni | to the city, his city |
| 12' | i-bi-sa3-i / a-mur-ma | Look, and |
| 13' | szu-mi3 / u2-la2 ta-az-ku-ri | my name you shall not change. |
| 14' | [_dam_] / e-na-ma-nim / i-na | the wife of a future husband in |
| 15' | [_e2_]-ti2#-a / mi3-nam tal-qe2-ma | What have you taken from my house? |
| 16' | [... x] da? sza u3 mu x | ... of and year |
| 17' | [...]-du-um u2 sza# | ... and that |
| 18' | [...] isz-te2-nu-ma | ... together |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... la2 a]-wi-lim tal-[qe2-ma la2 li-bi] | ... you took a man's ... and he will die. |
| 2 | [i-li]-im-ma esz18-dar-ba-[asz2-ti2] | the goddess Ishtar-bašti |
| 3 | [me-ta-at] i-na _igi_ / i3-li2 a-bi4-ki [x x ...] | The one who before your father's god ... |
| 4 | [...] ta-sza-ki-ni-ni / ta-ta# [...] | ... you placed for me, you ... |
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