VS 26, 042 (P358207)

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 13478

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ig-ri
4. _e2#_[{be2-tim} sza dingir-ma-lik]
5. i-ba-ab ha-ra-ni-ka3 ta-am-szi2-ma
6. i-na ta-ah-si2-is-ti2-ka3
7. u2-la2 ta-al-pu-ut mu-zi-zu-ka3
8. il5-ta-qe2-u2-szu i-na 7(u) 3(ban2)
9. sza li-bi ab-ba-a-im
10. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 3(ban2) sze-am
11. im-du-ud szi2-ti2 _sze_-im
12. i-ma-da-ad-ma te2-er-tum
13. i-la2-ka3-kum
14. a-pu-tum i-hi-id-ma
15. pu-uh3# a-ni-ki sza s,u2-ha-ri
reverse
1. sza ta-ap-t,u3-ru
2. _ku3-sig17_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma a-ni-ki
3. la2-asz2-ku-szu-nu-ma li-ba-szu-nu
4. la2 i-la2-mi3-in _ku3-sig17_
5. sza bu-za-zu sza te2-zi-bu
6. hi-ti2 / a-na a-ha-ha e-pu-usz
7. a-na mu-zi-zi-ka3
8. la2 ta-sza-la2-a#
9. s,u2-ha-ra-am t,ur4-dam-ma
10. ip-ra-am lu-pa2-he-er
  KVA zu-ra-am
  rest blank

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, 42

    [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, 310

    [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 13478
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 22:54:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 10: erasure at beginning of line; obv. 13: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“VS 26, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358207.
VS 26, 042 artifact entry (No. P358207). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358207 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358207 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358207},
}

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