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VS 26, 043 (P358208)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 043 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358208 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09295 |
| 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 sza-lim-a-hi-im qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Šalim-ahhēm: |
| 2 | um-ma la-qe2-pu-um-ma | Thus (says) La-qēpuum: |
| 3 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | and Pušuken |
| 4 | 8(asz) _gu2 an-na_ u3 u2-tu3-ra-e-szu | 8 talents of tin and its uturrāšu |
| 5 | 3(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a sza3-ba_ 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu | 32 hi-a garments, inside: 10 kutānu-garments |
| 6 | 3(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku | 32 minas of tin |
| 7 | 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-ha-ma | 2 minas of tin together |
| 8 | pu-szu-ke-en6 ub-lam | Pušu-kēn brought |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 3(u) 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak | total: 34 minas of tin |
| 10 | qa2-tim 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-a-tum | hand, 4 kusiatu-garments |
| 11 | _sza3-ba_ 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tam2 _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | therefrom: 1 kusitam-garment, son of Assur-mālik; |
| 12 | il5-qe2 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tam2 ma-t,i2-tam2 | he took. 1 kusītu-garment, missing, |
| 13 | ki-ma ni-is-ha-at 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | like a bundle of 5 kutānu garments |
| 14 | [a]-na _e2#-gal_-lim it-bu-lu | to the palace he brought. |
| 15 | [...] _an-na_ sza a-na | ... of tin which to |
| 16 | [... x] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [... a]-na ni-[x x?] | ... to ... |
| 2' | [... a]-na 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 10 shekels of silver |
| 3' | [... ku]-ta-ni nu-ra-di2-ma | ... we shall not go down to his ... |
| 4' | [1(u) 2(disz) ma]-na _ku3-babbar_ ni-ka3-si2-ka3 ne2-pu-ul | 12 minas of silver to Nikasika we weighed out. |
| 5' | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza i-szi2-im _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | 5 shekels of silver for the price of a kutānu-garment |
| 6' | i-ri-ha-ni a-s,e2-er gam-ri-im | Iriḫani, the fuller, |
| 7' | sza tap-hi-ri-ka3 / sza szar-ra-ma-te2-en6 | of your companion, of Šarraten, |
| 8' | nu-t,a2-hi / sza 5(asz) _gu2_ a-wi-tim | Nuṭaḫi of 5 talents of men |
| 9' | sza sze2-ep i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | of the foot of Ilī-ašranni, |
| 10' | sza isz-tu3 ra-za-ma / a-di2 bu-ra-lim | who from Rāzama to Burālu |
| 11' | 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 6 5/6 minas 1 2/3 shekels of lead |
| 12' | isz-ku-ni-a-ti2 isz-tu3 bu-ra-lim a-di2 ka3-ni-isz | From Buralim to Kānish, |
| 13' | 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1(asz) _gu2_.tam2 | 2 5/6 minas 7 1/3 shekels each, 1 talent |
| 14' | ik-szu-dam a-na 1(u) _gu2_ 6(disz) _ma-na_ | for 10 talents 6 minas |
| 15' | a-wi-ti2-ka3 3(u) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2_ | your man, 30 minas less 11 shekels |
| 16' | ik-szu-dam 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ 2(disz){sze2-na} | he sealed. 1/2 mina of lead, 2 shekels |
| 17' | qa2-qa2-da-tim ik-szu-dam 2(disz) _ma-na_ | the qaqadātum he bound, 2 minas |
| 18' | u2-ku-ul-ti2 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_ u3 sa2-ri-dim | 4 homers of emmer and sāridum, |
| 19' | 3(disz) _ma-na_ ig-ru sa2-ri-dim | 3 minas of igru-flour for the saridim-festival |
| 20' | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ [x _gin2_] ta-szi2-a-tum | 2 1/2 minas x shekels tašiatum |
| 21' | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ mu-t,a2 _an#-na#_-ak qa2-[tim] | 1/2 mina, deficit of tin in the hand, |
| left col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...] sza _an-na_-ki-szu | ... of his tin |
| 2' | [...] ta a-na | ... what to |
| 3' | [i3-li2]-asz2-ra-ni / ni-di2-in | Ili-ašrāni gave |
| 4' | [...] _gin2_ a-s,e2-er | ... shekels of ashur-stone |
| 5' | [...] x _ku3-babbar_ sza szi2-im | ... ... silver according to the price |
| 6' | [...] _tug2#_ ku-ta-ni | ... a kurtani garment |
| left col 2 | ||
| 1' | a-na sza tap-hi-ri-im | to that of a companion |
| 2' | sza szar-ra-ma-te2-en | of Šar-ra-maten |
| 3' | nu-ra-de8-ma 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | we did not bring, and 1 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 4' | ni-ig-mur szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sza _ansze hi-a_ | a share of the silver of the donkeys |
| 5' | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1/3 mina of silver for |
| 6' | 3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ sza i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | 3 minas of lead, belonging to Ilī-ašranni, |
| 7' | isz-qu2-lu _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2 | the silver he took |
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