VS 26, 011 (P333883)

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 09213

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-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da
3. qi2-bi-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_
4. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 2(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
5. szu-ru-tum 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
6. sza na-ru-qi2-a
7. 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum
8. 3(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum
9. 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ 2(disz) _tug2_ szi2-li-ip-ki-u2
10. sza a-szur-na-da
11. 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum 2(disz) _tug2_ ta-ku-usz-ta-u2
12. 5(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum
13. sza _dam-gar3_ 8(disz) _tug2_ ku!-ta-nu
  copy tug2-ta-nu
14. sza szu-{d}iszkur 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
15. sza [i3-li2]-a-lim
16. 3(disz) [n? x x]-nu sza ik-ri-bi4
17. sza a-szur3 [3(disz) _tug2_] ku-ta-nu
18. sza ik-ri-bi4 sza {d}iszkur?
19. u3 {d}nin-szubur
reverse
1. 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum
2. sza ik-ri-bi4 sza {d}nin-szubur
3. 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu sza lugal-{d}iszkur
4. 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu-um
5. sza a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
6. [2(disz)?] _tug2#_ ku-<ta>-nu sza szu-ku-bi4-im
  Lewy hat ku-ta-nu
7. _szunigin tug2 hi-a_ 1(disz) me-at 1(u) _tug2_
8. _sza3-ba_ 4(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
9. 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ta-ku-usz-ta-u2
10. 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tum qa2-du-um
11. szi2-li-ip-ke-en6
12. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_
13. sza {d}a-szur3-i-di2
14. 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 an-na_
15. sza a-szur-na-da 5(disz) _ma-na_
16. _an-na_ sza _dam-gar3_
17. 3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 an-na_
  Lewy: 5? ma-na
18. sza szu-{d}iszkur
19. 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 3(disz) _gin2_
20. sza i3-li2-a-lim
left
1. _szunigin an-na_ sza qa2-tim 3(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_
2. 6(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu u2 6(asz) _gu2_ 8(disz) _ma-na_
  Lewy 7? _ansze_
3. a-wi-tum _igi_ a-zu-wa _igi_ i3-li2?-da?-lim
  Lewy i3-li2-sa2-lim

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 26, 11

    [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, 114

    [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 09213
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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 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:19 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 6: followed by erasure; e. 3: Michel, BO 52, 723: I3-li2-dan?

Cite this Artifact
“VS 26, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333883.
VS 26, 011 artifact entry (No. P333883). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333883 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333883 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333883},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333883},
}


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