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VS 26, 016 (P333935)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333935 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09262 |
| 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 a-szur3-ma-lik-ma u3 sza-lim-a-szur3-ma | Thus (says) Ašur-mālik and Šalim-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 a-szur3-i-di2 | For Pušukēn and Assur-idi |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušukēn: |
| 4 | _dingir_-mu-ta-bi-il5 _ki_ ha-ra-nim | Ili-mutabil |
| 5 | i-ta-s,a-am u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni u3 ka3-as-lum2 | Iškur-bani and Kaslum |
| 6 | _ki_ ba-ti2-qe2-e i-ta-as,-u2-nim | from Batiqê they have brought |
| 7 | lu-qu2-tum i-ta-as,-a-kum | the luqūtu-demon has brought to you, |
| 8 | 4(asz) _gu2 an-na_ ku-nu-ku 2(u) _ma-na an-na_ | 4 talents of tin, kunukku, 20 minas of iron |
| 9 | a-qa2-tim 8(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum li-wi-tum | aqatum 8 šurūtu-garments, liwitum |
| 10 | 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu e-li-ta-an | 10 kutānu-garments I removed |
| 11 | 3(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu u3 e-nu-su2-nu# | 3 homers of shalamu and enusunu, |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... nim ...] | ... high? ... |
| 2' | [...] szi2 / szu-ma a-hi [a-ta] | ... he is ... |
| 3' | [...] x ki-ma _tug2 hi-a_ e-ru-bu#-[ni] | ... ... like a cloth they entered. |
| 4' | 5(disz) [_ta] tug2 hi-a_ a-na a-hi-im eb-ri-im | 5 pairs of garments for the side of the ebrīm |
| 5' | di2-in-ma me-eh-ra-tim li-di2-nu-ni-kum | Give me a firm positive answer! |
| 6' | u3 szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ a-ta li-qe2-ma | and a šītu of clothing may he take, and |
| 7' | _ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-tim di2-szu-um-ma | the silver, the remainder, Išum |
| 8' | gi-mi3-lam i-s,e2-ri-a szu-ku-un-ma | Place a reed in my garden, and |
| 9' | a-szur-i-di2 t,ur4-da-ma a-szar | Assur-idi, the ṭurdama, where |
| 10' | a-na-kam! _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-hu-um | for one mina of silver Ahum |
| 11' | eb-ru-um pa2-szu-nu i-di2-nu-ni-ni | (Sum) The ebrum priestess gave me their mouths. (Akk) They gave me the mouths of the ebru-priest. |
| 12' | le-ri-szu-um-ma / li-ir#-szi2 | May it be favourable for him and may it be favorable for him. |
| 13' | u3 s,u-ha-ra-am a-ma-kam za#-[x-x] | and ṣuharam, my word ... |
| 14' | mi3-ma li-ip-tam2 | whatever liptam |
| 15' | la2 i-ra-szi2 / e-ka3 i-s,e2-ri-szu | (Sum) He does not have a spouse, he does not go to the gate of his family (Akk) The one who has no spouse, his family |
| 16' | li-li-ik la2 i-sza-la2-at, | May he go, he will not die. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma?-ah-ri-ka3 lu-za-ki ma-num2 da? [...] | May I stand before you, the mighty ... |
| 2 | um-ma sza-lim-a-szur-ma mi3-szu-um i-na [...] | Thus (says) Šalim-Assur: what in ... |
| 3 | sza i-bi-sa3-<e> 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ma x [...] | of Ibbisa, 4 1/2 minas ... ... |
| 4 | sza la2-qe2? | which was taken(?) |
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