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VS 26, 012 (P358191)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358191 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09292 |
| 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 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | Thus Assur-imitti |
| 3 | u3 puzur4-a-szur-ma | and Puzur-Assur |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ hu-sa3-ra-am | 12 minas of ḫusaram, |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-ni im-gu5-a na-asz2-a-kum | When she eats her kunukinnu-bowl, she is carried away. |
| 6 | 6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 minas 11 shekels of silver |
| 7 | it-ba-al a-na esz15-ra-tim | he will weigh out for the ešrātu-festival. |
| 8 | sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | of the granary |
| 9 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 10 | ki-ma i-na-di2-nu _ku3-babbar_ | as he gave the silver |
| 11 | esz15-ra-tim di2-na-szu-nu-ti2 | the ešrātu-priests, their verdict |
| 12 | szu-ma la2 i-<ma>-gu5-ru-ka3 | If he does not give it to you, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ab2-na-am i-na sza-ra-mi3-im-ma | The cow in the šarammu |
| 2 | ki-ma sza-ar-ma-at-ni | like a šarmatnu |
| 3 | li-ik-szu-du-szi2 | may they bind her. |
| 4 | i-na na-ap2-ri-si2-im | in the reed screen |
| 5 | la2 i-na-di2-u2-szi2 ab-nu-um | they shall not give her. The abnum |
| 6 | a-ha-a i-la2-ak | he will go together. |
| 7 | szu-ma a-ma-kam la2 ta-ti2-di2-szi2 | “He is my mother, you did not give her to me. |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er a-mur-esz18-dar | Aṣer of Amur-Ištar |
| 9 | u3 a-bu-sza-lim sze2-bi4-il5-szi2 | and Abu-šalim, send her! |
| 10 | u3 u2-za-szu-nu pi3-te2-ma | and they will clear it of claims. |
| 11 | i-na ta-da-ni-szu-nu | at their giving |
| 12 | i-na sza-ra#-mi3-im | in the šaram |
| 13 | li-ik-szu-du-szi2 | may they bind her. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im-sza a-s,e2-ri-ka3 | the silver of her purchase price of yours |
| 2 | lu-sze2-bi4-lu-nim | let me send. |
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