VS 26, 013 (P333887)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09218

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur-i-mi3#-ti2 / szu-esz18-dar
2. en-na-num bu-bu-ra-num
3. u3 e-na-be2-lum2-ma / a-na
4. im-di2-lim / qi2-bi-ma / i-na
5. 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ sza {d}utu-du10 ub-la2-ni
6. isz-tu3 / ni-is-ha-tim ni-di2-nu
7. nu-sa3-<ni>-iq-szu-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ im-t,i2
8. 2(disz) me-at _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_
9. _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 8(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu
10. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_ 4(u) _ma-na_
11. _an-na_-ak qa2-tim 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
12. _ku3-bi_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_
13. na-ru-qa2-tum u3 u2-nu-ut _ansze_
14. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na ka3-s,a-ri-im
15. 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
16. u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze_ 4(disz) _gin2_ a-na _tug2_
17. sza sa2-e-tim 1(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-za-mi3-lim
18. 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ <a>-li-mi3-im
19. sza a-szur-dan 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_
20. a-na li-bi lu-qu2-tim
21. sza sze2-ep {d}utu-du10 i-na
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ a-nim / ni-il5-qe2-ma
2. nu-ra-di2 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. sza _na4 za-gin3_ a-na li-mi3-im
4. szu-hu-bur 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
5. a-na szi2-im _e2_ szu-ha-bu-ra
6. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza e-na-ma-nam
7. i-di2-nim / ta-al-e-u2
8. esz15-ra-tim / ni-di2-in
9. i-na 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. wa-s,i2-tam2 sza sze2-pi2-ka3
11. _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na li-mi3-im
12. a-szur-_sag10_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
13. te2-s,u2-bi / a-na a-la-hi-im
14. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te2-s,u2-bi a-na a-mur-dingir
15. 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze hi-a_
16. u3-la2 ni-isz-pu-ra-ku-ma
17. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-ku-ul-tu3-szu#
18. sza {d}utu-du10 a-na a-la2-hi-im
19. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 2(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2_ <_ku3-babbar_>.ap2-ka3
20. i-ba-szi2
21. _an-na_ ba-ti2-iq-ma u3-la2
22. u2-sze2-bi-la2-ku-um
left
1. i-na sze2-ep e-na-be2-lim _an-na_ nu-sze2-ba-lam
2. 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum 2(disz) _gin2_ lu-bu-szu 2(disz) _gin2_
3. u2-ku-ul-tu3-szu / a-na ka3-ka3-a / a-di2-in

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 26, 13

    [Veenhof1992VS26] Veenhof, Klaas R., and Evelyn Klengel-Brandt. 1992. Altassyrische Tontafeln Aus Kültepe. Texte Und Siegelabrollungen. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin 26. Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag.

  • history: LAPO 19, 115

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 09218
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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  • Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 088: Szarru-ken1.Assur-damiq.00.00, Szarru-Ken1.Szu-Hubur.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 88

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-08-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 19-26: J. Lewy, IEJ 5, 158A.18; 23-26 = I 489, 29-32; 25-26: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 85; 30-33: Larsen, OACC 195A.16; 44: Larsen, OACC 43A.65; rev. 20: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“VS 26, 013 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333887.
VS 26, 013 artifact entry (No. P333887). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333887 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333887 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 013 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333887},
}

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