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VS 26, 044 (P358209)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 044 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358209 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13518 |
| 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] en#-na-su2-en6 | to Ennasuen |
| 2 | [i]-na-a i-di2-{d}utu | in Iddi-šamaš |
| 3 | u3 ma-nu-ki-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | and Mannu-kī-Aš[ur] speak! |
| 4 | um-ma lu-lu-ma me-eh-ra-am | Thus (says) Lulluma, the older sister. |
| 5 | sza t,up-pi2-a lu sza nu-a-e | “May the one who tears out my tablet be that of a nūʾû-demon! |
| 6 | lu sza tam2-ka3-ru-tim a-na | or of the trading post to |
| 7 | i-di2-{d}utu e-zi-ib | Iddi-šamaš, leave! |
| 8 | a-na-kam um-ma ma-ha-i-ma | Thus (says) the mayor: |
| 9 | a-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it | to Turḫumit |
| 10 | a-la2-ak a-sza-me-ma | I will go, and |
| 11 | a-mi3-sza-am i-tal-kam | her mother came. |
| 12 | me-eh-ra-am sza a-na | a second one which to |
| 13 | i-di2-{d}utu e-zi-[bu] | Iddi-šamaš, exempted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e i-di2-szu-ma i-na# [ba-ab2-ti2-a] | he gave him, and in my capture |
| 2 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ e il5-[qe2-ma] | 1 mina of silver he took, and |
| 3 | li-bi e im-ra-as, | Its heart trembled |
| 4 | a-ma-kam i-di2-{d}utu na-hi-da-ma | It is the word of Iddi-šamaš, a flood-wave. |
| 5 | me-eh-ra-am la2 u2-szar-szu-um | (Sum) He did not make a claim against me (Akk) I did not bring about a lawsuit against him |
| 6 | u2 _e2_ nu-a-e ha-bu-lu-tim | and a house that does not have a garden |
| 7 | la2 u2-ka3-la2-am-szu um-ma | he will not hold him back, thus says |
| 8 | a-tu3-nu-ma szu-ma i-na | “Atunu, that is in |
| 9 | [me-eh]-ri-im sza ba-ab2-ti2-szu | the remainder of his inheritance |
| 10 | [sza e-zi]-ba-ku-ni mi3-ma | that you have left, what |
| 11 | [... ma]-na _ku3-babbar_ | ... minas of silver |
| 12 | [...]-szu | ... his |
| 13 | [... szu]-uk#-na-szu-um | ... suknashum |
| 14 | [a-ba-u2]-a be-lu-a a-tu3-nu | My father, my lord, what have you done? |
| 15 | [ih-da-ma] u2 a-na-ku a-na | he acquired, and I to |
| 16 | [na-asz2-pe2]-ra-ti2-ku-nu a-na-hi-id | I will return your messages. |
Sources & licences
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