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VS 26, 120 (P358259)
Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 120 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358259 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13528 |
| 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 | _kiszib3_ la2-qe2-pi3-im _dumu_ zu-zu-za-nim | seal of La-qēpim, son of Zuzuzanum |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ i-lu-a _dumu_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi | Seal of Ilua, son of Assur-šamaš |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ a-szur-e-mu-qi2 _dumu_ | Seal of Assur-emuqi, son |
| 4 | e-di2-na-a-szur _kiszib3_ e-di2-na-a-szur | Seal of Edina-Assur |
| 5 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-er | 2 minas 2 1/2 shekels of silver he shall weigh out. |
| 6 | e-di2-na-a-szur _dumu_ i-sa2-li-a | Edina-Assur, son of Isaliya |
| 7 | a-hu-qar i-[szu a]-na a-lim{ki} | Aḫuqar with him to the city |
| 8 | wa-ar-ka3-at# a-hu-wa-qar | afterwards Ahu-waqar |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ u2-sze2-ba-al szu-ma | he shall pay the silver. That |
| 10 | wa-ar-ka3-at a-hu-qar | after Aḫuqar |
| 11 | a-na a-lim{ki} _ku3-babbar_ e-di2-na-a-szur | to the city silver did Edina-Assur |
| 12 | la2 usz-ta-ak-szi2-id a-hu-qar | he did not let go of Ahu-qar. |
| 13 | isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na tu3-wa-ri-szu | from the city on his return |
| 14 | 4(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na a-hu-qar | 4 minas 5 shekels of silver for Ahu-qar |
| 15 | e-di2-na-a-szur i-sza-qal | Edina-Assur will weigh out. |
| 16 | _kiszib3_ e-di2-na-a-szur _dumu_ i-sa2-li-a | Seal of Edina-Assur, son of Isaliya |
| 17 | _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-du10 _dumu_ a-szur-{d}utu{+szi} | Seal of Šū-Išatar son of Ašar-ṭâb son of Awil-Ši |
| 18 | _kiszib3_ s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur _dumu_ i3-li2-e-mu-qi2 | Seal of Ṣillī-Adad, son of Ili-emuqi. |
| 19 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 10 shekels of silver |
| 20 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er e-di2-na-a-szur | (Sum) The ṣarupam priestess, the one who sees (Akk) The herald, Edina-Assur |
| 21 | a-hu-qar i-szu isz-tu3 | Aḫuqar has taken it from |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ha-mu-usz-tim sza szu-ku-bi4-im | of the šukūbum-festival, |
| 2 | u2 ga-zi-a 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ | lettuce, 1 1/2 shekels each, in the month |
| 3 | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | the regular offerings he shall bring in. Month |
| 4 | kan2-mar-ta li-mu-um | from the gate of the eponymy |
| 5 | i-di2-a-bu-um _dumu_ na-ar-bi4-tim | Iddi-abum, son of Narbium |
| 6 | _kiszib3_ e-di2-na-a-szur _dumu_ i-sa2-li-a | Seal of Edina-Assur, son of Isaliya |
| 7 | _kiszib3_ {d}iszkur-illat _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni | Seal of Adad-tillati, son of Adda-bani |
| 8 | _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-wa-a _kiszib3_ bu-zu-a | seal of Shu-Ishtar, son of Shuwâ, seal of Buzuya |
| 9 | _dumu_ a-szur-du10 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | son of Ashur-ṭab, 2/3 mina of refined silver |
| 10 | i-s,e2-er e-di2-na-a _dumu_ i-sa2-li-a | Iṣer-Edinaya, son of Isaliya |
| 11 | _dam-gar3#_-ru#-um# i#-szu# a#-hu#-[qar?] | merchant with Ahu-qar |
| 12 | ha-mu-usz-tim sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2# | ... of Assur-imitti |
| 13 | 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2 | 1 shekel per month he shall carry out. |
| 14 | li-mu-um i3-li2-dan _iti-kam_ | eponymy of Ilī-dan. Month |
| 15 | qa2-ra-a-tim / am-tum a-ni-a | The qarrātum priestess, mother of Anu, |
| 16 | e-ru-ba-tu3-szu | entered it |
| 17 | _kiszib3_ a-de8-la2-at _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni | Seal of Adallat, son of Adad-bani |
| 18 | _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-a-a _kiszib3_ bu-zu-a | seal of Shu-Ištar, son of Shuaya, seal of Buzua |
| 19 | _dumu_ a-szur-du10 _kiszib3_ e-di2-na-a-szur | son of Assur-ṭāb, seal of Edina-Assur |
| 20 | _dumu_ i-sa2-li-a sza hu-bu-ul | son of Isallīya, of the debt |
| 21 | e-di2-na-a-szur 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Edina-Assur, 1/3 mina of silver |
| 22 | s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er e-di2-na-a-szur | (Sum) The ṣarupam priestess, the one who sees (Akk) The herald, Edina-Assur |
| 23 | _dam-gar3_ i-szu a-hu-qar qa2-ta-tum | a merchant with him a threshing floor |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim sza szu-ku-bi4-im u2 kur-ub-esz18-dar | From Ḫamuštum of Šulmu-Kūbim and Kur-ub-išatar |
| 2 | 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na _iti-kam_ u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ | 1/2 shekel each month he shall take. Each month |
| 3 | sza sa3-ra-tim li-mu-um sza qa2-ti2 i-di2-a-bi4-im | of the sarrātum, the eponymy of the hand he gave. |
| 4 | _dumu_ na-ar-bi4-tim | son of Narbītim |
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