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VS 26, 053 (P358213)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 053 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358213 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13547 |
| 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 | um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Puzur-ištar speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2 | to Ištar-lamassi |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma / a-ma-kam | Speak! |
| 4 | a-szar / _e2_-tim sza-s,i2-ri | where the house is erected, |
| 5 | 8(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) _ma-na_ | 8 talents 50 minas |
| 6 | _an-na_ / ku-nu-ku-u2 | “It is a kunukkû |
| 7 | i-na hu-ur-szi2-im | on the road |
| 8 | i-na ma-s,a-ar-tim | in the guard |
| 9 | ma-hi-ri-im | received. |
| 10 | 2(disz) me-at 3(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | 200 30 garments |
| 11 | sza qa2-tim | of the hand |
| 12 | 1(disz) me-at 2(u) _tug2 hi-a_ | 100+20 garments |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _sag10_-tum | of Sagtum |
| 2 | 1(u) 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | 13 homers of wheat, |
| 3 | s,a-la2-mi3-u2 mi3-ma | ṣalāmû-plant, whatever |
| 4 | a-nim / i-na | Anum / in |
| 5 | _e2_-tim ku-nu-ke#-e | the sealed house |
| 6 | e-zi-ba-ki-im | Ezibānum |
| 7 | a-pu-tum / a-na ki-dim | “Apotropaic ritual for the kidmunu-demon, |
| 8 | a-e-ma / la2 tu3-s,i2-i | “Where did you not go? |
| 9 | a-di2 / te2-er-ti2 za-ku-sa3 | until the extispicy is cleared, |
| 10 | ta-sza-me-i-ni | you heard me, |
Sources & licences
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