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VS 26, 022 (P358196)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 022 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358196 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13484 |
| 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]-re-s,i2 | Thus Assur-reshi |
| 2 | [u3] a-szur3-tak-la2-ak-[ma] | and Assur-taklak |
| 3 | [a]-na szu-su2-en6 / qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Susa |
| 4 | [szu]-ma / puzur2-a-szur3 / ha-ra-an | He is Puzur-Assur, the haran priest. |
| 5 | [su2]-qi2-nim-ma / isz-ti2 | I entrusted to me, and with |
| 6 | s,u2#-ha-ri-szu / i-t,a2-ra-ad-ka3 | his hair he shall trim off. |
| 7 | [um]-ma a-ta-ma i-pa2-ni-szu | Thus (says) he: "Why does he look at him?" |
| 8 | le#-ti2-iq-ma | may he pass, and |
| 9 | [i-na] hu-ra-ma u3-la2 | on the road he shall ride |
| 10 | [ku-sza]-ra / _ku3-babbar_ | ... of silver |
| 11 | [1(disz) _ma-na_ isz]-ti2 / _dam-gar3_-im | 1 mina with the merchant |
| 12 | [...] _la2#_-al-qe2 | ... is taken. |
| 13 | [...]-x-di2-szu-nu | ... their |
| 14 | [...]-x-i i-na | ... in |
| 15 | [...] / u2-la2 / i-na | ... ... in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [qa2?]-ta#-ra / ki-la2 / a-di2 | “Fingernail(?) of the earth, as far as |
| 2 | [x]-di2 / i-ka3-szu-du-ni | ... he will measure out |
| 3 | um#-ma a-ta-ma / _ku3-babbar_ | Thus says “Why the silver |
| 4 | isz#-ti2 / _dam-gar3_-ar a ka3 | with the merchant water of the mouth |
| 5 | [1(u)] _gin2_ u2-la2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | 10 shekels less 1/3 mina |
| 6 | a-na qa2-ti2-a / la2-al-qe2-ma | I shall take in my hand and |
| 7 | _la2#_-ak-szu-da-ku-nu | are your debts. |
| 8 | [...] / sza-s,e2-er | ... to gather |
| 9 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | ... silver, 1 shekel |
| 10 | [...] ra ab2 | ... cow |
| 11 | [... x x x] | |
Sources & licences
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