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VS 26, 065 (P358219)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 065 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358219 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13458 |
| 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 szu-hu-bur-ma / a-na | Šuhubur says thus: |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušuken: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-ta-ma / 2(disz) _ma#-na#-ta ku3-babbar_ | Why 2 minas of silver |
| 5 | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-[em] _ku3#-sig17_ | for 1 mina of gold |
| 6 | um-mi3-a-nu i-ku#-nim# | his mother married |
| 7 | _ku3-sig17_-szu-nu / u2-sze2-li-u2 | their gold they plated. |
| 8 | szu-ma ta-na-t,a2-al-ma | “If you see, |
| 9 | i-na 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | for 2 minas |
| 10 | wa-at-ra-am / 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | he shall pay. 3 minas |
| 11 | i-da-na-kum nam-ge5-er | he will give to you, the criminal |
| 12 | szu-ma i-na 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | If for 2 minas |
| 13 | wa-at-ra-am la2 ih-ta-la2-kum | “If he does not hold you back,’ |
| 14 | szu-up-ra-ma / a-na-kam | Send me! Why? |
| 15 | sza-al-sza-ti2-szu | his lower parts, |
| 16 | le-mu-su2-ma | his evil, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2 i-na a-lim{ki} <la2>-ar-ku-us2 | the silver in the city of Ālu-arkūs |
| 2 | a-szu-mi3 / _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_-tim | Ašumi / tin, 1 talent |
| 3 | sza a-na la-li-im | that to the king |
| 4 | i-na ha-hi-im a-szur3-ma-lik | on the border of Aššīr-malik |
| 5 | u3 ir-ma-a-szur3 i-di2-nu-ni | and Irma-Assur gave, |
| 6 | a-di2 ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu | as far as the length and width |
| 7 | asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 8 | a-na-ku-ma / a-na-kam _e2_ la2-li-im | I am indeed a house of abundance. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ / e-ri-isz-ma / um-ma | the silver he received, thus says |
| 10 | szu-nu-ma a-szar _an-na_ / ta-di2-nu-szu-ni | they are where the tin you gave them. |
| 11 | szu-pu-ur-ma / asz2-ra-kam-ma | Send me, and I will send you. |
| 12 | _ku-babbar_-ap2-ka3 / li-qe2 | may he take your silver. |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2 / la2-li-im | of silver, ..., |
| 14 | i-na _GAN2_-lim / la2 i-ba-szi2 | in the field there is none |
| 15 | a-pu-tum / i-hi-id-ma | “The apsûtu-disease became severe, and |
| 16 | a-szur3-ma-lik u3 ir-ma-a-szur3 | Assur-malik and Irma-Assur |
| 17 | szi2-bu-u2-a sza _an-na_ | my hearing of the tin |
| 18 | ip-qi2-du-ni / a-ma-kam / | he appointed me, it is my word. |
| 19 | a-na sza ki-ma | to that which like |
| 20 | la2-li-im | of Lalum, |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-li-szu-nu / a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-ba-szi2-u2 | they shall pay. Whereas there are 1 shekel of silver |
| 2 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2 / la2 i-ha-liq | he shall weigh out, and the silver shall not be lost. |
| 3 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ik-ri-bu sza a-szur3 | 15 minas of lead, offerings of Assur, |
| 4 | a-na li-bi szu-uq-lim sza i-ku-nim a-di2 | to the šuqlu of Ikūnum until |
| 5 | sza-asz2-qi2-il5 | Šašqi-il |
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