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VS 26, 061 (P358216)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 061 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358216 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13534 |
| 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 i-di2-su2-en6 | to Idissu |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma szu-a-num-ma | Speak, thus Šu'anum: |
| 3 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-mu-tam2 | 1/2 mina of alum |
| 4 | puzur4-esz18-dar ub-lam | Puzur-Ištar brought. |
| 5 | _sza3_ 1(u) 7(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ | from 17 1/6 shekels |
| 6 | u3 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | and 2 1/3 shekels 15 grains |
| 7 | ka3-ru-um il5-qe2 | he took the grain heap. |
| 8 | sza ik-ri-bi4-ka3 | of your prayer |
| 9 | [i-s,a]-he-er-ma | he shall strike, and |
| 10 | [...] 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 6(disz) _sze_ | ... 2/3 shekel 6 grains |
| 11 | [2(disz) sa3]-ha#-ra-tim | 2 sahartum offerings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ka3]-ru-um il5-qe2 | he took the granary |
| 2 | [szi2]-ti2 a-mu-tim | the life of the gods |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 2(u) 4(disz) _sze_ sa3-[ha-ar-tum] | 15 1/3 shekels 24 barleycorns, sahartum |
| 4 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 1/2 minas 5 shekels each |
| 5 | u3 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ sa3-ha-ar-tum | and 2 1/3 shekels 15 grains of silt |
| 6 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_-ap2-sza | 2/3 mina of apsu-silver |
| 7 | 2(u) 6(disz) _ma-na la2_ 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | 26 minas less 4 1/3 shekels |
| 8 | _sza3_ 1(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ | from 13 1/3 minas 6 5/6 shekels |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ ah-sza-lim il5-qe2 | Ahšallim took the silver. |
| 10 | [...] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... minas of silver |
| 11 | [...]-a il5-qe2 | ... took |
Sources & licences
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