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VS 26, 063 (P358218)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 063 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358218 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13523 |
| 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 i-na-a [qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to me thus: |
| 2 | um-ma szu-be-lum2#-[ma] | Šubelum speaks thus: |
| 3 | a-di2 sza i-na [...] | up to that which in |
| 4 | su2-ka3-lim u3-[...] | Sukalim ... |
| 5 | et,-lu-um a-ma-[la] | the young man, the mother |
| 6 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 ha-[da?-ra?-am] | may your extispicy be favourable. |
| 7 | u3-la i-mu-a | he did not know. |
| 8 | isz-tu3 _iti 3(disz)-kam_ | from the 3rd month |
| 9 | um-mi3-a-nu [x ...] | His mother ... |
| 10 | u2-ka3-lu-ni-[szu-ma] | they shall hold him, and |
| 11 | ta-da-na-[am] | you give. |
| 12 | la2 i-mu-[a] | he did not see |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 isz-ti2 [sza ki-ma] | and with that which like |
| 2 | ku-a-ti2 e-li# [...] | (Sum) My ..., above(?) ... (Akk) I ... my ... above |
| 3 | e-ta-wu-u2 [...] | They have sworn ... |
| 4 | sza ki-ma e-pu-[szu] | that when he did |
| 5 | a-na u4-me-e / sza#? [...] | In the days to come |
| 6 | be2#-li a-ta# [a-bi] | My lord, where is my father? |
| 7 | a-ta / a-ma-kam | From the water ... |
| 8 | ma-la2-ka3 te2-er#-[ta-ka3] | to the quay, to the border |
| 9 | u3-qa2-a / a-[...] | The uqâ priest ... |
| 10 | x-a-ni [...] | His ... |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ka3 li#?-[li-kam] | May your extispicy go(?) |
| 12 | la2-at-be2-a-ma | he shall swear, and |
| 13 | la2-tal-kam | it is delayed. |
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