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VS 26, 028 (P358201)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 028 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358201 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13469 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| 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 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni-ma | Thus Ninšubur-bani: |
| 3 | 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szu-nu-nu | 17 minas of silver are there. |
| 4 | ub-la2-kum u3 te2-er-ti2 | I brought to you, and a message |
| 5 | i-li-ka3-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma | came to you, thus I: |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 7 | szu-nu-nu sza-asz2-qi2-il5 | they are šašqīl. |
| 8 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ puzur4-a-szur | 1 5/6 minas of silver: Puzur-Assur |
| 9 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 3 shekels of silver |
| 10 | _dumu_ e-li-me-szar sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma | son of Elim-Šar, he is šašqīl and |
| 11 | u3 ma-su2-ha-am | and Masuham |
| 12 | mi3-si2-ma a-na mu-la2 | What did I do wrong? |
| 13 | 2(u) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-ti2-szu | 20 minas, his nisḫatu-offerings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sza-du-i-ti2-szu | and his offspring |
| 2 | a-s,i2-ib-tim li-qe2-ma | take the aṣibtu-vessel, and |
| 3 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a | the one who multiplies extispicies, |
| 4 | e-pu-usz-ma gi5-im-la2-ni | he did, and his corpse |
| 5 | a-ta te2-er-ta-ka3-ma | From the water you enter, and |
| 6 | la2 i-ta-al-kam a-bi4 a-ta | “He has not gone out, my father, from the water |
| 7 | be-li2 a-ta i-hi-id-ma | My lord, from where did he learn? |
| 8 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a e-pu-usz | (Sum) I am the one who multiplies the reed-beds (Akk) I have multiplied the tērītû-diseases |
| 9 | lu gi5-mi3-lum2 i-a-ti2 | be my friend!” |
| 10 | u3 a-szu-mi3 qa2-ti2-a ma-la2 | and Ašumi my hand as much as |
| 11 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the granary |
| 12 | puzur4-a-szur i-ta-di2-u2 | Puzur-Assur has sworn. |
| 13 | u3 ma-la2 a-ta | and as much as the water |
| 14 | ta-ta-di2-u2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | (Sum) You are the one who smites (Akk) You have been smeared, you have been attacked |
| 15 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | uz2-ni pi3-te2 puzur4-esz18-dar | His sheep are the responsibility of Puzur-Ištar. |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-gu5-za szi2-ta-par2-ma | son of Aguza sent, and |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ a-wi-li szu-ut | that man silver |
| 4 | lu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-nu | let me entrust them. |
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