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VFMOS 2/3, 23 (P430726)
Letter, Middle Assyrian, Ḫarbe · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VFMOS 2/3, 23 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430726 |
| 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)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
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 ša {iri}har-bu | to the governor of Ḫarbu |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-šab-ši-ma | Thus says Salmānu-mušabši: |
| 4 | 4 BAN₂ NINDA i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | Four seah bread (measured) by the small seah, |
| 5 | 4 BAN₂ {kaš}SA.MAR ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of sweetened beer, |
| 6 | 4 BAN₂ še-um i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | 4 seahs of barley, (measured) by the small seah, |
| 7 | KURUM₆{at} 10 ANŠE-MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | ration of 10 donkeys of 2 qû each |
| 8 | še-am e-ku-lu-ni | the barley they ate |
| 9 | {m}ia-ab-na-DINGIR ub-ru | Iabna-ilum, the envoy; |
| 10 | {kur}a-mur-ra-iu-u₂ ša ṭup-pa-te | the Amurraean(s) of tablets |
| 11 | u₃ še-bu-ul-ta na-ṣu-ni | and he brought the rations |
| 12 | a-na UGU LUGAL | to the king |
| 13 | a-na {iri}lib₃-bi-URU | to the Inner City |
| 14 | ⸢il⸣-li-ka-ni | his elil temple |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | ⸢ṭe₂-ma⸣ ša-ak-nu-ni | he set up. |
| r | ||
| 16 | a-na KUR{ti}šu | to his land |
| 17 | ⸢im⸣-mu-šu-ni | his name |
| 18 | ša a-la-ki u₃ tu-a-ri di-in | Give the one who goes and returns. |
| 19 | ṭup-pi tu-ba-la | You will bring my tablet. |
| 20 | a-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ ša ki-iṣ-ra-te | for the seals of the knots |
| 21 | tu-ta-ar šum₂-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ | If within 1 month |
| 22 | la ta-ta-bal | do not take away! |
| 23 | la tu-ta-er | do not return! |
| 24 | la i-⸢ka⸣-ṣu-ru-ni-ku | they shall not come up to you |
| 25 | {m}{d}UTU-{mu}SIG₅ ša pi-qit₂-te | Šamaš-mudammeq of the responsibility |
| 26 | {iti}kal-mar-tu U₄ 20KAM₂ li-mu | Month Kalmartu, 20th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 27 | {m}ni-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Ninuayu, |
| 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 lord of the temples of Harbe |
| 3 | 4 BAN₂ NINDA] i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | Four seah bread (measured) by the small seah |
| 4 | 4 BAN₂ {kaš}SA.MAR ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of sweetened beer, |
| 5 | 4 BAN₂] še-um i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR | 4 seahs of barley, (measured) by the small seah |
| 6 | [KURUM₆{at} 10 ANŠE-MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | ration of 10 donkeys of 2 qû each |
| 7 | [še-am] e-ku-lu-ni | barley they ate |
| 8 | {m}ia-ab-na-DINGIR ub-ru | Iabna-ilum, the envoy; |
| 9 | {kur}a-mur-ra-iu-u₂ | of the Amurru land |
| 10 | ša ṭup-pa-te u₃ še-bu-ul-ta | From tablets and envelopes. |
| 11 | na-ṣu-ni a-na UGU LUGAL | They are brought to the king. |
| 12 | a-na {iri}lib₃-⸢bi⸣-[URU] | to the Inner City |
| 13 | [il-li-ka-ni] | came |
| 14 | [ṭe₂-ma ša-ak-nu-ni] | You are the one who establishes |
| 15 | a-na KUR{ti}šu | to his land |
| 16 | im-mu-šu-ni | he created. |
| 17 | [ša a-la]-⸢ki⸣ u₃ tu-a-ri [di]-in | of Alāya-ēri and Turi gave |
| 18 | ṭup-pi tu-ba-la | You will bring my tablet. |
| 19 | a-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ ša ki-iṣ-ra-te | for the seals of the knots |
| 20 | tu-ta-ar šum₂-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ | If within 1 month |
| 21 | la ta-ta-bal | do not take away! |
| 22 | la tu-ta-er | do not return! |
| 23 | la [i-ka]-ṣu-ru-ni-ku | they shall not bind you |
| 24 | {m}{d}UTU-{mu}SIG₅ ša pi-qit₂-te | Šamaš-mudammeq of the responsibility |
| 25 | {iti}kal-mar-tu U₄ 20KAM₂ li-mu | Month Kalmartu, 20th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 26 | {m}ni-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Ninuayu, |
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