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VFMOS 2/3, 22 (P430725)
Letter, Middle Assyrian, Ḫarbe · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VFMOS 2/3, 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430725 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | unlocated |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Middle Assyrian · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Ḫarbe (mod. Tell Chuera) |
| Coordinates | 36.6469, 39.4981 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | a-na EN pa-he-te | to the governor |
| 2 | ša {iri}har-be | of Harbe |
| 3 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 4 | um-ma {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-šab-ši-ma | Thus says Salmānu-mušabši: |
| 5 | 2 BAN₂ NINDA i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | Two seah bread (measured) by the small seah, |
| 6 | 4 BAN₂ {kaš}SA.MAR ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of sweetened beer, |
| 7 | 3 BAN₂ 2 SILA₃ še-am i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | 3 seahs 2 qû of barley, (measured) by the small seah, |
| 8 | KURUM₆{at} 1 ṣi-mi-te ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ | ration of 1 team of horses |
| 9 | u₃ 3 ANŠE-MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ še-am | and 3 homers of 2 qû each, barley |
| 10 | e-ku-lu-u₂-ni | eat |
| 11 | ša {m}mil-ku-ra-mi | From Milkuramu. |
| 12 | ub-ri | |
| 13 | {⸢kur⸣}ṣi-du-na-iu-u₂ | the Ekur-ešunayu |
| b.e. | ||
| 14 | ša ṭup-pa-te | of tablets |
| 15 | ša LUGAL {kur}mu-uṣ-ri-ie-e | of the king of the land Mušri |
| r | ||
| 16 | na-ṣu-u₂-ni | he brought |
| 17 | a-na UGU LUGAL a-na {iri}ŠA₃-URU | to the king, to the Inner City |
| 18 | il-li-ka-an-ni | came to me |
| 19 | ṭe₂-⸢ma⸣ ša-ak-nu-u₂-ni | “The ṭēma’e-demon is placed |
| 20 | a-na KUR-šu im-mu-šu-u₂-ni | he made enter his land |
| 21 | ⸢ša a-la-ki u₃ tu⸣-a-ri | to go and to return |
| 22 | di-in ṭup-pi tu-ba-la | You will bring my tablet. |
| 23 | a-⸢na {na₄}KIŠIB⸣-MEŠ ša ki-iṣ-ra-te | Seals of the kiṣratu-festival |
| 24 | ⸢tu-ta-ar šum₂⸣-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ | If within 1 month |
| 25 | ⸢la-a ta-ta⸣-bal | you have carried off. |
| 26 | la-a tu-ta-er | do not return! |
| 27 | la i-ka-ṣu-ru-ni-ku | they shall not bind you |
| 28 | {m}{d}UTU-{mu}SIG₅ ša pi-qit₂-te | Šamaš-mudammeq of the responsibility |
| t.e. | ||
| 29 | {iti}kal-mar-tu U₄ 20⸢KAM₂ li-mu⸣ | Month Kalmartu, 20th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 30 | {m}ni-nu-a-⸢iu⸣-u₂ | Ninua-ēyu, |
| env | ||
| 1 | ṭup-pi₂ {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-šab-ši | Tablet of Salmānu-mušabši. |
| 2 | a-na EN pa-he-te ša {iri}har-be | to the governor of Harbe |
| 3 | 2 BAN₂ NINDA i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | Two seah bread (measured) by the small seah, |
| 4 | 4 BAN₂ {kaš}SA.MAR ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of sweetened beer, |
| 5 | 3 BAN₂ 2 SILA₃ še-am i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | 3 seahs 2 qû of barley, (measured) by the small seah, |
| 6 | KURUM₆{at} 1 ṣi-mi-te ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ | ration of 1 team of horses |
| 7 | 3 ANŠE-MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | 3 homers of 2 qû each |
| 8 | še-am e-ku-lu-ni | the barley they ate |
| 9 | ša {m}mil-ku-ra-mu ub-ru | of Milkuramu, the envoy |
| 10 | {kur}ṣi-du-na-iu-u₂ | the Bidunaeans |
| 11 | ša ṭup-pa-te ša LUGAL | From the tablets of the king. |
| 12 | {kur}mu-uṣ-ri-a-ie-e | the Mušriyaeans |
| 13 | na-ṣu-u₂-ni | he brought |
| 14 | a-na UGU LUGAL | to the king |
| 15 | a-na {iri}ŠA₃-URU | to the city of Šūr |
| 16 | il-li-ka-ni | came, |
| 17 | ṭe₂-ma ša-ak-nu-ni | You are the one who establishes it |
| 18 | a-na KUR{ti}šu | to his land |
| 19 | im-mu-šu-ni | he created. |
| 20 | ša a-la-ki u₃ tu-a-ri di-in | Give the one who goes and returns. |
| 21 | ṭup-pi tu-ba-la | You will bring my tablet. |
| 22 | a-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ ša ki-iṣ-ra-te | for the seals of the knots |
| 23 | tu-ta-ar šum₂-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ | If within 1 month |
| 24 | la ta-ta-bal | do not take away! |
| 25 | la tu-ta-er | do not return! |
| 26 | la i-ka-ṣu-ru-ni-ku | they shall not bind you |
| 27 | {m}{d}UTU-{mu}SIG₅ ša pi-qit₂-te | Šamaš-mudammeq of the responsibility |
| 28 | {iti}kal-mar-tu U₄ 20KAM₂ li-mu | Month Kalmartu, 20th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 29 | {m}ni-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Ninuayu, |
Sources & licences
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