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VS 26, 009 (P358189)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 009 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358189 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09290 |
| 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-szur-ba-ni u3 | Thus Assur-bani and |
| 2 | sza-lim-a-szur-ma / a-na | Šalī-Aš[ur ...] |
| 3 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušuken: |
| 4 | a-na-kam / a-wa-tum a-szu-mi3 | “Why the word of Ašumi |
| 5 | _tug2 hi_ sa3-ap2-ti2-ni / u3 | garments of saptinnu and |
| 6 | pi2-ri-ka3-ni / e-pi2-szi2 | he performed his extispicy. |
| 7 | sza-pa2-tim / i-bi-szi2-a-ma | the lower one before her, and |
| 8 | s,a-bu-um / ma-du#-um | ṣābûm means “to be numerous.' |
| 9 | a-na ar-nim / ta-di2-in | It is given to Anu. |
| 10 | u3 ku-a-ti2 / 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | and the debts, 10 minas of silver |
| 11 | u2-sza-di2-nu-ka3 | he gave to you |
| 12 | 1(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 13 | i-na sza-tim | in the future |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-sza-qal / | you will weigh out. |
| 2 | 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 7 1/2 minas of silver |
| 3 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim | to the ṣibtum |
| 4 | i-sze2-ep / ku-lu-ma-a | he will cut off the kilumānu-festival. |
| 5 | ni-il5-qe2-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ | we took. The silver |
| 6 | u2 s,i2-ba-su2 sze2-bi-lam | and send him ṣibasu-plant! |
| 7 | a-pu-tum a-na sa3-ap2-ti2-ni | “It is enough, we are waiting for you!’ |
| 8 | u3 pi3-ri-ka3-ni | and his ... |
| 9 | qa2-at-ka3 la2 tu3-ba-al-ma | do not take your hand, and |
| 10 | la ta-sza-am / be2-et-ka3 | Do not be negligent, your servant. |
| 11 | u3 s,u2-ha-ru-ka3 | and your ṣuharu |
| 12 | szal2-mu / a-wa-at | “Salmû, the word |
| 13 | a-lim{ki} da-na | of the city Antwerp |
Sources & licences
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