VS 26, 041 (P358206)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 041 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358206 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13512 |
| 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 esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 | to Ištar-baši |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-be-li2 qi-bi4-ma | and Assur-beli, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma ku-tal-la2-num-ma | Kutallanum speaks thus: |
| 4 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-ki | 15 shekels of silver, your gift |
| 6 | _igi_ en-na-nim a-di2-in | before Ennanum I gave |
| 7 | _igi_ pu-pu-ra-nim | before Pupurānum |
| 8 | a-na puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 9 | ap2-qi2-id | I entrusted. |
| 10 | sza a-szur-be-li2 | of Assur-belī |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 2(disz) [_gin2] ku3-babbar_ | 12 shekels of silver |
| 2 | a-[na? ...] ka3-s,a-ri-ka3# | to ... of Kaṣarika |
| 3 | ap2#-[qi2]-id# | I entrusted |
| 4 | la2 x x x | deficit . |
| 5 | x [...]-nim# | ...-nim |
| 6 | a-ha-ti2 a-ti2 | the aḫāti of Ati, |
| 7 | li-bi4-ki la2 | your limbs |
| 8 | i-la2-mi3-in | Ilumin, |
Sources & licences
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