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VS 26, 042 (P358207)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358207 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13478 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 2 | um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma | thus Lamassi: |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ig-ri | silver, 1 1/2 minas of the wage |
| 4 | _e2#_[{be2-tim} sza dingir-ma-lik] | the house of Ilum-malik |
| 5 | i-ba-ab ha-ra-ni-ka3 ta-am-szi2-ma | “If he is angry with you, you will speak to her, and |
| 6 | i-na ta-ah-si2-is-ti2-ka3 | in your rejoicing |
| 7 | u2-la2 ta-al-pu-ut mu-zi-zu-ka3 | “It is enough! You are the one who has sinned against me— |
| 8 | il5-ta-qe2-u2-szu i-na 7(u) 3(ban2) | they took from him, for 7(u) 3 ban2 (of barley). |
| 9 | sza li-bi ab-ba-a-im | belonging to the elders, |
| 10 | ($ blank space $) 2(u) 3(ban2) sze-am | 23 ban2 barley |
| 11 | im-du-ud szi2-ti2 _sze_-im | the harvest of the barley |
| 12 | i-ma-da-ad-ma te2-er-tum | he will measure out, and the extispicy |
| 13 | i-la2-ka3-kum | he will weigh out. |
| 14 | a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma | the apsûtu-plant he cut off, and |
| 15 | pu-uh3# a-ni-ki sza s,u2-ha-ri | “Pouch of yours, of the ṣuḫāru-flour |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ta-ap-t,u3-ru | that you opened |
| 2 | _ku3-sig17_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma a-ni-ki | gold send me, and yours |
| 3 | la2-asz2-ku-szu-nu-ma li-ba-szu-nu | I shall remove them and their possessions |
| 4 | la2 i-la2-mi3-in _ku3-sig17_ | he shall not pay. Gold |
| 5 | sza bu-za-zu sza te2-zi-bu | of the būzu-plant, of the tezibu-plant. |
| 6 | hi-ti2 / a-na a-ha-ha e-pu-usz | he shall perform the extispicy in mutual agreement. |
| 7 | a-na mu-zi-zi-ka3 | to Mutizika |
| 8 | la2 ta-sza-la2-a# | you shall not carry. |
| 9 | s,u2-ha-ra-am t,ur4-dam-ma | It is a ṣuḫarām tree, it is ṭurdam. |
| 10 | ip-ra-am lu-pa2-he-er | I will open (it) for you. |
Sources & licences
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