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VS 26, 032 (P358202)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 032 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358202 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13471 |
| 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 | um-ma im-di2-lim-ma / a-na | thus Imdilima: to |
| 2 | i-ku-pi2-a qi2-bi-ma | Ikūpia, speak! |
| 3 | i-na {d}utu-szi sza be2-la2-num# | by Šamaš of Belanum |
| 4 | a-na a-lim{ki} / e-ru-ba-ni | to the city entered. |
| 5 | i-na sza-nim / u4-mi3-im a-[na] | in another day to |
| 6 | szi2-mi3-im / sza-a-mi3-im nu-[s,i2] | The šīmu-demon, the saŋim-disease does not come out. |
| 7 | ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 / _tug2 hi-a_ | as much as your extispicy garments |
| 8 | ni-isz-a-ma-kum / u3 _an-[na_] | Let us pray to you. And An |
| 9 | ni-sza-a-ma / isz-ti2 pa2-ni-u2-tim-ma# | “We, from the beginning, |
| 10 | be2-la2-nam / ni-t,a2-ra-<da>-kum | Bēlānum, we pray to you. |
| 11 | a-na _ku3-sig17_ u3 _ku3-babbar_ | for gold and silver |
| 12 | sza _dam-gar3_ / ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3-ma | of the merchant as much as your pledge |
| 13 | szi2-ma-am / ni-sza-a-ma | “The fate of the people’s |
| 14 | isz-ti2 lu-qu2-ti2-ka3-ma | from your lips |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ne2-ba-ka3-kum / a-na 4(disz) _ma-na_ | for 4 minas |
| 2 | _ku3-sig17_ u3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | gold and 10 minas of silver |
| 3 | sza _dam-gar3_ wa-du-u2-ni | of the merchant who built |
| 4 | um-ma hu-bi-tum _nu-banda3_ | Thus Hubitum, the overseer: |
| 5 | u3 _gudu4_ sza {d}iszkur-ma _ku3-babbar_ | and the gudug priest of Adad the silver |
| 6 | u3 _ku3-sig17_ sza ah-sza-lim | and the gold of Ahšallim |
| 7 | tam2-kar3-ri-ni / ni-s,a-ba-at# | We will seize him. |
| 8 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma / _ku3-babbar#_ [u3 _ku3-sig17_] | Thus Nenu: silver and gold |
| 9 | u2-la2 sza ah-sza-lim-[ma] | or that of Ahšalim |
| 10 | lu sza i-ku-pi3-[a ...] | or of Ikūpî ... |
| 11 | a-na-ku / a-na# [...] | I to ... |
| 12 | a-di2 u2-ma-[...] | until ... |
| 13 | na-ah-[x ...] | Nah-... |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | a-na di2-ni [...] | For our case ... |
| 16 | u2-za-an puzur2-[esz18-dar pi3-te2 ...] | Provider of Puzur-Ištar, opening of ... |
| 17 | lu a-hu-ka3 / s,a-ah-ru-[um ...] | May your brother be a refugee ... |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-ka3 | the silver of your representative |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza# _ki_ / be2-la2-nim / la2 tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | that with Bēlānum you did not send me |
| 2 | li-bi4 / il5-ti2-mi-in4 / a-hi a-ta _ku3-babbar_ i-na | a son of Iltī-in, a brother of a father, silver in |
| 3 | qa2#-ti2-a [la2-szu ...] x / i-hi-id-ma | my hand ... he weighed out and |
| 4 | [...] szu-qul2-ma a-ta u3 puzur2-esz18-dar ku-un-ka3-ma | ... is plundered, from above and Puzur-Ištar is secured, and |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
Sources & licences
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