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VS 26, 046 (P333906)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 046 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333906 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09239 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Pušu-kēn speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-taklakku: |
| 3 | 2(u) 4(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 24 minas 10 shekels of silver |
| 4 | i-na t,up-pi2-im _gal_ i-na | on a large tablet |
| 5 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im la-ap2-ta-a-ku | the house of the kalû-priestess I shall not open |
| 6 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ qa2-dum | 5/6 mina 5 shekels, qadum |
| 7 | s,i2-ib-ti2-szu sza ha-musz-tim | his offspring of the ḫamuštu-festival |
| 8 | pa2-ni-tim 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | the front 1/2 mina 2 1/2 shekels |
| 9 | sza ha-musz-tim wa-ar-ki-tim | of the ḫamuštu-festival of the later years, |
| 10 | szi2-im 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | the price of 3 kutani garments |
| 11 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels |
| 12 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ ig-re-e _ansze_ | 7 1/2 shekels of straw for a donkey |
| 13 | sza wa-asz2-ha-ni-a | of Wašḫanīya |
| 14 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ ig-re-e na-ab2-ri-tim | 15 shekels of the nabrû-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _szunigin_ 2(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | total: 26 2/3 minas 5 shekels |
| 2 | _sza3-ba_ | in it |
| 3 | 2(u) _ma-na_ da-at-ka3 | 20 minas of datka-flour |
| 4 | 6(disz) _ma-na_ sza-hi-tum | 6 minas of šaḫītum, |
| 5 | sza en-um-a-szur3 a-hi-ka3 | belonging to Enum-Ašszur, your brother. |
| 6 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-ta u3 | 1 1/2 minas each and |
| 7 | na-ab2-su2-en6 a-na | Nabsuen to |
| 8 | ar-ni-im ta-ad-na-tu3-nu | The debts are given. |
| 9 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ ki-isz-da-tu-ka3# | 2/3 mina 5 shekels of your kišdatu |
| 10 | 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ ga-ma-ar-ka3 | 2 1/3 minas of kašk cheese, |
| 11 | sza bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | of Burušḫatum |
| 12 | u2-la isz-ku-nu 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ | they did not place, 18 shekels |
| 13 | sza s,u2-ha-re-e-ka3 | belonging to Ṣuharê |
| 14 | u3 _ansze_-ri-ka3 | and your donkey |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 isz-ku-nu | he will pay back. |
Sources & licences
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