VS 26, 065 (P358219)

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 13458

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. um-ma szu-hu-bur-ma / a-na
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma
3. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma
4. a-ta-ma / 2(disz) _ma#-na#-ta ku3-babbar_
5. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-[em] _ku3#-sig17_
6. um-mi3-a-nu i-ku#-nim#
  (erasure a-na)
7. _ku3-sig17_-szu-nu / u2-sze2-li-u2
8. szu-ma ta-na-t,a2-al-ma
9. i-na 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
10. wa-at-ra-am / 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_
11. i-da-na-kum nam-ge5-er
12. szu-ma i-na 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
13. wa-at-ra-am la2 ih-ta-la2-kum
  read ih-ta-<ba>-la2-kum ?
14. szu-up-ra-ma / a-na-kam
15. sza-al-sza-ti2-szu
16. le-mu-su2-ma
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_-pi2 i-na a-lim{ki} <la2>-ar-ku-us2
2. a-szu-mi3 / _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_-tim
3. sza a-na la-li-im
4. i-na ha-hi-im a-szur3-ma-lik
5. u3 ir-ma-a-szur3 i-di2-nu-ni
6. a-di2 ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu
7. asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma
8. a-na-ku-ma / a-na-kam _e2_ la2-li-im
9. _ku3-babbar_ / e-ri-isz-ma / um-ma
  trenner hinter _ku3-babbar_ nach KVA
10. szu-nu-ma a-szar _an-na_ / ta-di2-nu-szu-ni
11. szu-pu-ur-ma / asz2-ra-kam-ma
12. _ku-babbar_-ap2-ka3 / li-qe2
13. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 / la2-li-im
14. i-na _GAN2_-lim / la2 i-ba-szi2
15. a-pu-tum / i-hi-id-ma
16. a-szur3-ma-lik u3 ir-ma-a-szur3
17. szi2-bu-u2-a sza _an-na_
18. ip-qi2-du-ni / a-ma-kam /
19. a-na sza ki-ma
20. la2-li-im
left
1. sze2-li-szu-nu / a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-ba-szi2-u2
2. sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2 / la2 i-ha-liq
3. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ik-ri-bu sza a-szur3
4. a-na li-bi szu-uq-lim sza i-ku-nim a-di2
5. sza-asz2-qi2-il5

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, 65

    [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, 246

    [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 13458
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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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:40 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 6: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“VS 26, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358219.
VS 26, 065 artifact entry (No. P358219). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358219 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358219 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358219},
}

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