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VS 26, 073 (P358226)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 073 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358226 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09285 |
| 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 wa-ak-lum2-ma | thus Waklum: |
| 2 | a-na pu-zu-ta-a | on my behalf |
| 3 | u3 pu-szu-ke-en | and your mouth |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 5 | a-na pu-zu-ta-a | on my behalf |
| 6 | qi2-bi-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | say: 15 minas of lead |
| 7 | ku-nu-ki-a / szu-nu-nu | They are yours. |
| 8 | ub-la2-kum / szi2-im | he brought to you the šim |
| 9 | _an-na_-ki-a _ku3-babbar_ | of An, silver |
| 10 | sze2-bi-lam | send me! |
| 11 | [la2] ta-ba-ta-qam2 | you will not take away. |
| 12 | _igi#_ a-szur3 | before Assur |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 i-li-a | and Ilia |
| 2 | a-ka3-ra-ba-ku-nu-ti2 | I will give to you. |
| 3 | _igi_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi _nu-banda3_ | before Assur-šamaš-sîn, the overseer |
| 4 | _igi_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ a-mur-dingir | before Assur-imitti, son of Amur-ilī |
| 5 | _igi_ a-szur3-en-nam | before Assur-ennam |
| 6 | _dumu_ en-um-a-szur3 | son of Enum-Assur |
| 7 | _an-na_ a-na szu-nu-nu | the tin to them |
| 8 | ap2-qi2-id | I entrusted. |
Sources & licences
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