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VS 26, 040 (P333904)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 040 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333904 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09237 |
| 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 i-szar-be-li2-ma | thus Išar-bēlī: |
| 2 | a-na puzur2-a-be-eh qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-abeh. |
| 3 | a-hi a-ta i-nu-mi3 | “My brother, when |
| 4 | a-sza-la2-ti2-wa-ar | Ašalati-war |
| 5 | ta-li-ku 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 15 minas of copper |
| 6 | ni-mar-{d}iszkur u2 2(disz) _ma-na_ | Nimar-Adad, and 2 minas |
| 7 | a-wi-il5-tam2 sza a-la2-bi4-im | Awīltam of Alabim |
| 8 | a-pu-ul sza 6(disz) _gin2_ | a harvester of 6 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ s,u2-ba-tam2 <<a-na>> | the silver of the ṣibatam-tax to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-li-ta-ab2-szi2-a sza-ma-<<ma>>-am | “Let me speak to her, the heavens! |
| 2 | sza 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | of 3 shekels of silver |
| 3 | pi3-ri-ka3-num sza-ma-<<ma>>-am | Piri-kanum, šammam |
| 4 | isz-ra-am a-qa2-ab-li-a | he received, I will speak to him. |
| 5 | sza-ma-ma a-na-kam szi2-im-szu-nu | what is their name? |
| 6 | la2-di2-na-kum | I will give to you. |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma [i]-szar-be#-[li2-ma] | Thus Išar-bēlī: |
| 2 | [a]-na# puzur4#-[a-be-eh ...] | to Puzur-abeh ... |
| 3 | [x x? x x] za? | ...; |
Sources & licences
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