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VFMOS 2/3, 25 (P430728)
Letter, Middle Assyrian, Ḫarbe · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VFMOS 2/3, 25 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430728 |
| 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}a-[mi-mu] | to the governor of Amimu |
| 2 | qi₂-bi-⸢ma⸣ | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-šab-ši-[ma] | Thus says Salmānu-mušabši: |
| 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 esallu-vessels of coarse flour |
| 5 | 4 BAN₂ KAŠ E₂ DINGIR 1 ANŠE 2 BAN₂ SA.⸢MAR⸣ [ṭa-bu] | 4 seahs of beer of the god's temple, 1 homer 2 seah of sa-emar-ēṭabu-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 | For 1 seah 5 qû each, they will eat. |
| 9 | 3 ṣi-mi-te {anše}ku-di-ni | 3 šimētu-bowls, |
| 10 | ša 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ še-am e-ku-[lu-ni] | They ate 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 2 SILA₃ I₃ | 3 sheep, 2 qû of oil |
| 13 | 2 SILA₃ ra-qu-tu pi-qit₂-⸢tu⸣ | 2 qû of raqutu-flour from the piqitu-eši-house, |
| 14 | ša {m}te-li-šar-ru-ma | of Telišarruma |
| b.e. | ||
| 15 | ub-ri {kur}ha-ta-ie-e | the Ḫataean envoys |
| 16 | i+na u₄-mi ṭe₂-ma ša-ak-nu-ni | On the day that you request it, put it. |
| r | ||
| 17 | a-na KUR{ti}šu | to his land |
| 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 | You will bring my tablet. |
| 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 | If within 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 district |
| 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-mušabši. |
| 2 | a-na EN pa-he-te ⸢ša⸣ {iri}[a]-mi-mu | to the governor of the town of Amimu |
| 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 SA.[MAR] ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of beer of the temple, 1 homer 2 seah of samar-beer |
| 5 | 1 ANŠE 6 BAN₂ 2 BAN₂ še-um [i]+⸢na {giš}BAN₂⸣ SUMUN | 1 homer 6 seahs 2 seah of barley, 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 | For 1 seah 5 qû each, they will eat. |
| 8 | 3 ṣi-mi-⸢te⸣ {[anše}ku-di]-ni | 3 šimītu-vessels |
| 9 | ša 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ še-⸢am⸣ [e-ku]-lu-ni | They ate 3 qû each. |
| 10 | u₃ 6 ANŠE-MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | and 6 donkeys of 2 qû each |
| 11 | še-am e-ku-lu-u₂-ni | the barley they eat |
| 12 | 3 UDU-MEŠ 2 SILA₃ I₃ | 3 sheep, 2 qa of oil, |
| 13 | 2 SILA₃ ra-⸢qu⸣-[tu] | 2 qû of ra’eqūtu-plant |
| 14 | ⸢pi⸣-qit₂-⸢tu⸣ | |
| 15 | ša {m}te-li-šar-ru-ma | of Telišarruma |
| 16 | ub-ri {kur}ha-ta-ie-e | the Ḫataean envoys |
| 17 | ša ṭup-pa-a-te | of tablets |
| 18 | u₃ še-bu-ul-ta | and rations |
| 19 | na-ṣu-u₂-ni | he brought |
| 20 | a-na UGU LUGAL a-na {iri}lib₃-bi-URU | to the king, to the inner city |
| 21 | [il]-⸢li⸣-ka-an-ni | he has imposed upon me |
| 22 | ṭe₂-[ma] ša-ak-nu-u₂-ni | he has been placed |
| 23 | [a-na] ⸢KUR⸣{ti}šu im-mu-šu-ni | to Ekur-etīšu he created |
| 24 | [ša a]-⸢la⸣-ki u₃ tu-a-ri di-in | Give it to your father and mother!” |
| 25 | ⸢ṭup-pi tu⸣-ba-la a-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ | The tablet of Tubala for the seals |
| 26 | [ša] ⸢ki⸣-iṣ-⸢ra⸣-te tu-ta-ar | of Ekīš-ērate you will return. |
| 27 | šum₂-ma a-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ la ta-ta-bal | If within one month you do not take (it) away |
| 28 | la-a tu-ta-er | do not return! |
| 29 | la-a i-ka-ṣu-ru-ni-ku | they shall not bind you |
| 30 | {m}{d}UTU-{mu}SIG₅ ša pi-qit₂-te | Šamaš-mudammeq of the responsibility |
| 31 | {⸢iti}qar⸣-ra-tu U₄ 11⸢KAM₂⸣ | Qarrātu, 11th day, |
| 32 | [li]-mu {m}ni-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Eponymy of Ninu’āyu. |
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