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VFMOS 2/3, 26 (P430729)
Letter, Middle Assyrian, Ḫarbe · c. 1400 BCE–1000 BCE
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| Designation | VFMOS 2/3, 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P430729 |
| 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}sah-la-li | to the governor of Sahlalu |
| 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.DA 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 SA.MAR ṭa-bu | 4 seahs of beer of the temple, 1 homer 2 seah of samar-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-am e-ku-lu-ni | They ate 1 seah 5 qû each. |
| 9 | u₃ 3 ṣi-mi-te {anše}ku-di-ni | and 3 ṣimittu 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 | še-am e-ku-lu-ni | the barley they ate |
| 13 | 3 UDU-MEŠ 2 SILA₃ I₃ | 3 sheep, 2 qa of oil, |
| 14 | 2 SILA₃ ra-qu-tu pi-qit₂-tu | 2 qû of raqūtu-flour, delivery, |
| 15 | ša {m}te-li-šar-ru-ma | of Telišarruma |
| 16 | ub-ri {kur}ha-ta-ie-e | the Ḫataean envoys |
| r | ||
| 17 | i+na u₄-mi ṭe₂-ma ša-ak-nu-ni | On the day that you request it, put it. |
| 18 | a-na KUR{ti}šu im-mu-šu-ni | to his land he came |
| 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 responsibility |
| 27 | {iti}qar-ra-tu U₄ 11KAM₂ li-mu | Qarrātu, 11th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| t.e. | ||
| 28 | {m}⸢ni⸣-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Eninuayu, |
| env | ||
| 1 | ⸢ṭup-pi₂⸣ {m}{d}sal₂-ma-nu-mu-⸢šab⸣-ši | The tablet of Salmānu-mušabši. |
| 2 | a-na ⸢EN pa⸣-he-te ša {iri}sah-la-li | to the governor of Sahlalu |
| 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-am 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-am e-ku-lu-[ni] | They ate 1 seah 5 qû each. |
| 8 | u₃ 3 ṣi-mi-te {anše}ku-di-ni | and 3 ṣimittu vessels of kudinnu-wood |
| 9 | ša 3 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ e-ku-lu-ni | They will eat 3 qû each. |
| 10 | ⸢u₃⸣ 6 ANŠE-MEŠ ša 2 SILA₃-TA.AM₃ | 6 donkeys of 2 qû each |
| 11 | še-am e-ku-lu-ni | the barley they ate |
| 12 | 3 UDU-MEŠ 2 SILA₃ I₃ | 3 sheep, 2 qa of oil, |
| 13 | 2 SILA₃] ra-⸢qu⸣-tu | 2 qû of rāqu-etu-plant |
| 14 | ⸢pi⸣-qit₂-tu | |
| 15 | [ša {m]}⸢te⸣-li-šar-ru-ma | of Eteli-šarruma |
| 16 | ⸢ub-ri {kur}ha-ta-ie-e⸣ | the Ḫataean(s) |
| 17 | ša ṭup-pa-te u₃ še-bu-ul-ta | From tablets and envelopes. |
| 18 | na-ṣu-u₂-ni | he brought |
| 19 | a-na UGU LUGAL a-na {iri}lib₃-bi-URU | to the king, to the inner city |
| 20 | il-li-ka-a-ni | came, |
| 21 | [ṭe₂]-⸢ma⸣ ša-ak-nu-u₂-ni | he placed it. |
| 22 | [a-na KUR{ti}šu] im-mu-šu-u₂-ni | to his land he came |
| 23 | [ša a]-la-ki u₃ ⸢tu⸣-a-ri di-in | Give to me the one who goes and the eaštû-priest. |
| 24 | ⸢ṭup⸣-pi tu-ba-la [a]-na {na₄}KIŠIB-MEŠ | You will bring the tablet. For the seals |
| 25 | [ša] ⸢ki⸣-iṣ-⸢ra⸣-te tu-ta-ar | of Ekīš-ērate you will return. |
| 26 | [šum₂-ma] ⸢a⸣-di 1 ITI U₄-MEŠ la ta-ta-bal | If you do not take (them) on loan for 1 month |
| 27 | ⸢la-a⸣ tu-ta-er ⸢la-a⸣ i-ka-ṣu-ru-ni-[ku] | You return the elānu-plant, they will bind you. |
| 28 | {[m]}{d}UTU-{⸢mu⸣}[SIG₅ ša] ⸢pi⸣-qit₂-te | Šamaš-emû-daʾeq of the epī-qitte plant |
| 29 | {iti}qar-ra-tu U₄ 11KAM₂ li-mu | Qarrātu, 11th day, eponymy of Šamaš-šarru-uṣur. |
| 30 | {⸢m}ni⸣-nu-a-iu-u₂ | Ni’enu'ayu |
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