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VS 26, 054 (P333931)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 054 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333931 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09258 |
| 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 szu-li2 / i-ku-pi2-a | he cut off for me. |
| 2 | en-na-su2-en6 u3 i-na-ra-wa | Ennasuen and Inarawa |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Puzur-Ištar: |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | 1 talent 57 1/2 minas of lead |
| 5 | ku-nu#-ku# / 4(u) 1(disz) ku-ta-ni sza qa2-tim | 41 kutānu-garments of the hand |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu u3 | 2 homers of wheat, ṣalamu and |
| 7 | u2-nu-su2-nu 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na | they shall pay. 4 1/2 shekels of silver to |
| 8 | qa2-ti2-szu / ka3-s,a-ra-am e-wa-ri | (Sum) His hand is a weapon against the enemy (Akk) He is the weapon of the enemy |
| 9 | a-ba-u2-a / be-lu-u2-a a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, what have you done? |
| 10 | ih-da-ma / lu szi2-im _an-na_ | he acquired, and / or the appearance of Anu |
| 11 | _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _ansze hi-a_ | garments and donkeys |
| 12 | lu szi2-im 5(u) 3(disz) ku-ta-ni | be it a šīm, 53 kutani, |
| 13 | sza _uruda_ / isz-tu3 _e2-gal_-lim | of copper from the palace |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-s,a-ni-ma / _uruda_ i-na | he brought out, and copper in |
| 2 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-ba-szi2-u2 | there is a storehouse. |
| 3 | lu i-na 4(disz) me-at _uruda_ | or by 400 (measures of) copper |
| 4 | sza i-na su2-hu-pi3-im | that in the šuhupim |
| 5 | i-la2-qe2-u2 _sza3-ba_ szi2-im | he shall take. The heart of the matter |
| 6 | 2(disz) me-at _uruda ku3-babbar_ ku-ra-ra | 200 (shekels of) copper, silver, |
| 7 | a-na a-bi4-ni u2-bi-il5 | to his father he raised |
| 8 | _an-na tug2 hi-a uruda_ u3 _ansze_ | tin, wool, copper and donkeys |
| 9 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim di2-na-ma | Give it to Itaṭlim! |
| 10 | a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ e-ru-bu _an-na_ | together with the silver he entered, the tin |
| 11 | _tug2 hi-a uruda_ u3 _ansze_ | garments, copper and donkeys |
| 12 | la2 tu3-sza-ra / _ku3-babbar_ | you shall not pay. The silver |
| 13 | le-ru-ub-ma _an-na_ | may he enter, and Anu |
| 14 | _tug2 hi-a / uruda_ | garments of copper |
| left | ||
| 1 | u3 _ansze_ lu-s,u2 _ku3-babbar_ / isz-ti2 | and a donkey rented, the silver from |
| 2 | a-li-ki-im pa2-ni-im-ma | “Go, turn back, and |
| 3 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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