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VS 26, 050 (P358211)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 050 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358211 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13536 |
| 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 im-di3]-dingir szu-be2#-[lim] | To Imdi-ilum, may it be well |
| 2 | u3 a-szur-s,u2-lu-li qi2-bi#-[ma] | and Assur-ṣululi, speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma puzur4-a-szur-[ma] | Thus Puzur-Assur: |
| 4 | [x] _ma#-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru#-pa2#-am | x minas of refined silver |
| 5 | [u3 ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ a-mu-ra-am | and minas of silver I saw |
| 6 | [...] i-ku-pi3-a | ... Ikupia |
| 7 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti | are yours. |
| 8 | 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [s,a]-ru#-pa2-am | 20 minas of refined silver |
| 9 | a-na s,i2-ib-[tim] a-na | for the ṣibtu-tax to |
| 10 | um-mi3-a-ni u3 sza ki-ma | his mother and that as |
| 11 | ku-nu-ti / di3-na | “Standing-in-the-mound, ... |
| 12 | a-di2-i / e-ti2-i | as far as the east |
| 13 | ma-asz2-ka3-ti2 i-[{d}x] | the land of I- |
| 14 | szu-ma a-li-ku-u2 | If a man |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-lim{ki} i-lu-ku-u2 | to the city they shall go |
| 2 | a-s,e2-er 1(u)? [_ma]-na_ _ku3-babbar_ | 10 minas of silver |
| 3 | sza i-ku-pi3#-a ub#-la2-ni | that Ikupia brought |
| 4 | 2(u) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_] im#-di2-lim | 20 minas of silver: Imdilim |
| 5 | lu-ra-de8-[ma] 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | let me bring, and 30 minas of silver |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-ku-nu a-s,e2-er | “Your seals are the aṣer |
| 7 | um-mi3-[a]-ni u3 sza ki-ma | his mother and that as |
| 8 | i-a-ti2 sze2?-bi4?-[la2-nim x x] | Let me send ... to you |
| 9 | sza [x ... a]-na#-kam | of ... here. |
| 10 | sza 1(u) ma#-[na ...] mu | of 10 minas ... years |
| 11 | us-mu-[x ...]-u2-nim | I ... ... |
| 12 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-[sig17_ x] | 5/6 mina 7 shekels of gold |
| 13 | ku-bu-ur-szi2-ni-im# [...] | ... their ... ... |
| 14 | isz-ti2 im-di2-lim x [x x] | with Imdilim ... |
| 15 | x _gin2_ x ta ni x x | ... shekels ... |
| 16 | ... | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] u3 _ku3-sig17_ | ... and gold |
| 2 | [...] x x szu ul x | ... not ... |
| 3 | [...] sza#-ma-nim i-ku-pi3-a | ... the heavens trembled |
| 4 | [...] x x x ni e kam | ... came out. |
| 5 | x x x x x | |
Sources & licences
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