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VFMOS 2/3, 24 (P430727)
Letter, Middle Assyrian, Ḫarbe · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VFMOS 2/3, 24 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430727 |
| 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 ša {iri}har-be | to the governor of Harbe |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-šab-ši-⸢ma⸣ | Thus (says) Salmānu-mušabši-e23. |
| 4 | 1 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ NINDA i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR 2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GAL.[GAL].LA | 1 homer 6 seahs of bread, (measured) by the small seah, 2 qû of coarse flour. |
| 5 | 4 BAN₂ KAŠ E₂ DINGIR 1 ANŠE 2 BAN₂ {kaš}SA.MAR ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of beer of the temple, 1 homer 2 seah of mixed beer |
| 6 | 1 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ 2 BAN₂ še-um i+na {giš}BAN₂ SUMUN | One homer six seah two seah barley, (measured) by the old seah, |
| 7 | KURUM₆{at} 4 ṣi-mi-te ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ | ration of 4 teams of horses |
| 8 | ša 1 BAN₂ 5 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ ŠE e-ku-lu-ni | They will eat 1 seah 5 qû pro (ikūš). |
| 9 | 3 ṣi-mi-⸢te {anše⸣}ku-di-ni | 3 ṣimītu-vessels of kudinnu-wood |
| 10 | ša 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ še-am e-ku-lu-ni | They will eat 3 qû each. |
| 11 | u₃ 6 ANŠE.MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | and 6 donkeys of 2 qû each |
| 12 | e-ku-lu-ni 3 UDU-MEŠ 1 SILA₃ I₃ | 3 sheep, 1 qû of oil |
| 13 | 2 SILA₃ ra-qu-tu pi-qit₂-tu | 2 qû of raqūtu-flour, delivery, |
| 14 | ša {m}te-li-šar-ru-ma | of Telišarruma |
| 15 | ub-ri {kur}ha-ta-ie-e | the Ḫataean envoys |
| b.e. | ||
| 16 | i+na u₄-mi ṭe₂-ma ša-ak-nu-ni | On the day that you request it, put it. |
| 17 | a-na KUR{ti}šu | to his land |
| r | ||
| 18 | im-mu-šu-ni | he created. |
| 19 | ša a-la-ki u₃ tu-a-ri di-in | Give the one who goes and returns. |
| 20 | ṭup-pi ⸢tu⸣-ba-la | tablet of E-tu-ebala, |
| 21 | a-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ ša ki-iṣ-ra-te | for the seals of the knots |
| 22 | tu-ta-ar ⸢šum₂⸣-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ | You will return it. After 1 month |
| 23 | la ta-ta-bal | do not take away! |
| 24 | la tu-ta-er | do not return! |
| 25 | la i-ka-ṣu-ru-ni-ku | they shall not bind you |
| 26 | {m}{d}UTU-{mu}SIG₅ ša pi-qit₂-te | Šamaš-mudammeq of the responsibility |
| 27 | {iti}qar-ra-tu U₄ 11KAM₂ ⸢li-mu⸣ | Qarrātu, 11th day, eponymy of |
| 28 | {m}ni-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Ninuayu, |
| env | ||
| 1 | ṭup-⸢pi₂⸣ {[m]}{d}sal₂-ma-⸢nu⸣-mu-⸢šab⸣-[ši] | Tablet of Salmānu-emû-ešab |
| 2 | [a]-⸢na EN⸣ pa-he-te ša {iri}har-bi | to the governor of Harbi |
| 3 | 1 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ [NINDA] i+na {giš}BAN₂ TUR 2 SILA₃ ZI₃ GAL.GAL.[LA] | 1 homer 6 seahs of bread, (measured) by the small seah, 2 qû of coarse flour |
| 4 | 4 BAN₂ KAŠ E₂ DINGIR 1 ⸢ANŠE⸣ 2 BAN₂ {kaš}SA.[MAR ṭa-bu] | 4 seahs of beer of the temple, 1 house-boat, 2 seah of samar-beer |
| 5 | 1 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ 2 BAN₂ še-um i+na {giš}BAN₂ [SUMUN] | One homer six seah two seah barley, (measured) by the old seah |
| 6 | KURUM₆{at} 4 ṣi-mi-te ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ | ration of 4 teams of horses |
| 7 | [ša] 1 BAN₂ 5 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ ŠE e-ku-lu-ni | They will eat 1 seah 5 qû pro (ikūš). |
| 8 | 3 ṣi⸣-mi-te {anše}ku-di-ni | 3 baskets of kudinnu-fish, |
| 9 | ša 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ še-⸢am⸣ e-⸢ku⸣-lu-[ni] | They will eat 3 qû each. |
| 10 | u₃ 6 ANŠE-MEŠ ša ⸢SILA₃⸣-[TA.AM₃] | and 6 male donkeys of the esallu-house each |
| 11 | [še]-am ⸢e-ku⸣-lu-[ni] | the barley of the ekû-luni |
| 12 | 3 UDU-⸢MEŠ⸣ 1 SILA₃ I₃] | 3 spring lambs, 1 qû of oil |
| 13 | 2 SILA₃ [ra-qu-tu pi-qit₂-tu] | 2 qû of raqūtu-flour, allocation |
| 14 | ša {m}te-⸢li⸣-šar-[ru-ma] | From Tēlī-ešarruma. |
| 15 | ub-ri {kur}[ha-ta-ie-e] | the envoys of the land Ḫata |
| 16 | ša ⸢ṭup⸣-[pa]-⸢te u₃⸣ [še-bu-ul-ta] | From the eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 17 | [na]-ṣu-ni a-⸢na⸣ [UGU LUGAL] | he brought. Aya-ēnâ is incumbent on the king |
| 18 | [a-na {iri}lib₃-bi-URU] | to the Inner City |
| 19 | [il-li-ka-an-ni] | came to me |
| 20 | ⸢ṭe₂⸣-[ma ša-ak-nu-ni] | and placed it. |
| 21 | [a-na] KUR{ti}⸢šu⸣ [im-mu-šu-ni] | to the land Tīl-ešû he sent. |
| 22 | ša a-la-ki u₃ ⸢tu⸣-[a-ri di-in] | Give the one who goes and the etu-ea-ri priest |
| 23 | ṭup-pi tu-ba-la | You will bring my tablet. |
| 24 | a-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ ša ki-iṣ-ra-[te] | for the seals of the knots |
| 25 | tu-ta-ar šum₂-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-⸢MEŠ⸣ | If within 1 month of days |
| 26 | la ta-ta-bal la tu-ta-er | Do not take it away, do not return it! |
| 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, gatekeeper |
| 29 | {iti}qar-⸢ra-tu⸣ [U₄ 11KAM₂ li-mu] | Month Qarrātu, 11th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 30 | {m}ni-[nu-a-iu]-u₂ | Ninuayu |
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