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VS 26, 020 (P358194)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358194 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13532 |
| 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 a-la2-hi-im | to Alahum |
| 2 | e-me-me u3 szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar | Ememe and Šišaḫšušar |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 1 shekel of silver |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-a puzur4-a-szur3 | sealed documents of Puzur-Assur, |
| 6 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | are yours. |
| 7 | e-s,i2 / u3 qa2-nu-e | the eṣi and qanû |
| 8 | ti2-sza-a-ma sza _gu4 hi-a_ | and that of the cattle |
| 9 | sza-da-dim | šadādim |
| 10 | li-isz-du-du-nim | may they set up. |
| 11 | sza a-ma-kam-ma | of the wording |
| 12 | sza ma-zi-ri-x | belonging to Aziri- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-la2-hi u3 ha-ba-sza-tim | Malaḫi and Ḫabašatum |
| 2 | sza-mi3 | the heavens |
| 3 | a-pu-tum mi3-ma | “What is the abutu-demon? |
| 4 | szu-mi3-szu lu er-su2-ma | may his name be ersu-disease, |
| 5 | i-na e-ra-bi4-a-ma | when entering, and |
| 6 | lu-ra-t,i2-ib szu-ma | “Let me requite him’ |
| 7 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza szu-su2-en6 | garments of the šusū-office |
| 8 | u3 i-a-ti2 isz-tu3 | and me from |
| 9 | ur-szu ub-lu-nim | the hero brought |
| 10 | a-ma-kam-ma di2-na-ma | I will speak to you, and |
| 11 | szi2-im-szu-nu zu-za | their fate |
| 12 | a-ni-um / a-na-kam | Anum ... |
| 13 | i-ta-an-ki-isz | he cut off. |
| 14 | szu-ma | he is. |
| left | ||
| 1 | ku-tu3-pi3-isz / _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma | Kutupiš silver, whatever |
| 2 | e-ri-isz di2-na-szu-um | Eriš-Ināsum, |
Sources & licences
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