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VS 26, 195 (P358322)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | VS 26, 195 |
|---|---|
| ID | P358322 |
| Museum no. | VAT 06209 |
| 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 szi2-ip-ri sza a-lim | for the work of the important one |
| 2 | u3 ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz | and karim, kariš |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma wa-bar-tum | Speak! Thus Wabartum |
| 4 | sza sza-mu-ha-ma a-na-kam | of ša-muḫama, this |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 sza-ap2-tim | my second name |
| 6 | sza _e2-gal_-lum2 is,-bu-tu3-[ni] | of the palace seized |
| 7 | _e2-gal_-lam5 nu-ni-ih-ma | the palace he did not tear out and |
| 8 | um-ma _e2-gal_-lum2-ma | thus the palace: |
| 9 | szu-ma mi3-isz-la2-am | he is a half-man. |
| 10 | ta#-la2-qe2-a li-[qe2-a szu-ma] | you will take, may he take. |
| 11 | [la2 ta]-la2#-qe2-[a ...] | You will not take ... |
| 12 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | lu-ni-ir-[de8] | let me bring. |
| 2' | 1(u) 6(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) ma#-[na _siki hi-a_] | 16 talents 30 minas of wool |
| 3' | u3 3(disz) _ansze-hi#-[a_] | and 3 donkeys |
| 4' | [s,a-la2]-mi3 i-di2-<nu>-ni-a-[ti2-ma] | my wages he gave to me, and |
| 5' | [a-na] szi2-ip-ri-ku-nu | for your work |
| 6' | [ni]-ip-qi2-id-ma | we appointed, and |
| 7' | i-[ra]-de8-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 | they shall give to you |
| 8' | szi2-ip-ru-ku-nu u3 | your work, and |
| 9' | ne2-nu ni-zi-iz-ma | “Let us stand, and |
| 10' | szi2-bi4 ni-isz-ku-szu-nu-ti2 | the šībi of their nišku-offerings, |
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