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VS 26, 019 (P333936)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P333936 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09263 |
| 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 a-szur3-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 2 | [a]-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | to Assur-taklāku |
| 3 | u3 szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar qi2-bi-ma | and Šišaḫšušar, speak! |
| 4 | mi3-szu sza um-ma a-ti2-ma | What is it that I say thus: |
| 5 | e-la2 2(u) na-ru-uq | out of 20 narūqu, |
| 6 | _gig_ u3 1(u) 5(disz) na-ru-uq | illness and 15 narūqu |
| 7 | _sze_-im sza ku-tu3-pi3-isz | the barley of the kutupiš |
| 8 | i-di2-na-ni mi3-ma | what did he give to him? |
| 9 | sza-ni-um la2-szu | another one has none |
| 10 | a-li 4(u) _ma-na_ | 40 minas |
| 11 | ni-ga-lu 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | nigālu-containers: 2 1/2 mina |
| 12 | _an-na_ sza a-na | the tin which to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza-na-a | a second |
| 2 | i3-li2-szar u3 hu-lu-pa2 | Ili-šar and Ḫulupa |
| 3 | ub-lu-ni a-pu-tum | he brought. Aputum |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sza ha-lu-li | the silver of the destruction |
| 5 | a-zu u3 tu3-tu2-li | physician and nursemaid, |
| 6 | u3 ka3-u2-pa2 | and Kaupa |
| 7 | ta#-ah-ti2-ra-ma | have fled, and |
| 8 | 1(u) na-ru-uq | 10 (pieces of) carnelian |
| 9 | bu-uq-lum2 1(u) na-ru-uq | Buqlum 10 narūqu |
| 10 | ba-pi3-ra-am | was cut off. |
| 11 | si2-bi4-ma ep-szi2 | and a good thing |
| 12 | szu-ma u2-t,a2-tam2 | If he is ill |
| 13 | ta-ha-si2-hi | you have cut off |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza-mi3 szu-ma a-ba-a-ba | Who can know my name? |
| 2 | la2 na-t,u3 te2-er!-ti2-ki | “The one who does not fear your counsel, |
| 3 | li#-li-kam _i3-gesz_ sze2-bi4-lim | may he come! May the oil be delivered! |
Sources & licences
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