VS 26, 056 (P333891)

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 09222

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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma su2-e-a-ma / a-na-kam ki-ma
3. e-ru-ba-ni-ni / i-na wa-ab-ru-ti2-a-ma
4. a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im
5. u2-sze2-ri-bu-ni / u2-ta-bi-bu-ni
6. um-ma szu-nu-ma / a-ma-la2 t,up-pi2-im
7. sza ka3-ri-im / ka3-ni-isz
8. _tug2 / hi-a sag10_ u3 lam-nu-tim ma-la2
9. tu3-ub-la2-ni / sze2-ri-ba-ma
10. lu ne2-mu-ur / a-na-kam ma-ma-an
11. uz2-ni la2 ip-te2-te2-ma / _tug2 hi-a_
12. ka3-la2-szu-nu-ma a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im
13. a-na-pa2-al um-ma a-na-ku-ma
14. a-ma _tug2 / hi_{ti2}-a ta-ta-am-ra
15. mi3-ta-ag-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2
16. la2-ad-gu5-ul um#-ma szu-nu-ma
17. _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 a-na _e2-gal_-lim
18. lu nu-sze2-li-ma isz-ti2
reverse
1. _e2-gal_-lim mi3-it-ga-ar
2. _tug2 hi_-ti2-a / a-na _e2-gal_-lim
3. u2-sze2-li-ma i-s,u2-ur-tam2
4. _e2-gal_-lum2 / a-di2-ni / la2 i-di2-nam
5. a-na ka3-ri-im / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. i-nu-mi3 / a-na _e2-gal_-lim
7. te3-li-a-ni / u3 a-na-ku
8. isz-ti2-ku-nu le-li-ma ra-mi3-ni
9. lu-ha-si2-is _e2-gal_-lum2 i-a-ti2
10. i-da-ba-ba-ni / a-s,e2-er
11. lu-qu2-ti2 / a-na _e2-gal_-lim u2-ga-mi3-ru-ni
12. u3 szu-nu-ma / i-na-zu-mu /
13. um-ma szu-nu-ma / mi3-szu-um isz-ti2-ni
14. e-ta-na-li a-bi a-ta a-ma-kam
15. i-na li-bi-ka3 a-ta-la2-ak-ma
16. szu-ma dam-qa2-ku-um / a-mi3-isz-li-im#
17. sza-zi-zi-ma / 2(disz) ku-ta-ni
18. sza a-ma-kam / a-di2-u2 / a-na
  copy a-na-hi
19. e-ri-ib-ti2-a li-isz-du-du
20. u3 a-szu-mi3 _uruda_-szu-nu
left
1. sza i-na ha-tim / na-ad-u2 te2-er-ta-ka3
2. isz-ti2 / a-da-da / _dub-sar_ / li-li-kam-ma
3. a-na sza-du-a-ti2-im / la2 u2-sza-am-ru-s,u2-ni

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, 56

    [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, 76

    [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 09222
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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
2016-07-28 at 16:16:39 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:30 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: 38-41: Landsberger, ArOr. 18/3, 336?; J. Lewy, ArOr. 18/3, 373; 40: Larsen, OACC 304A.46; 1: NB: Z. 1-2 in U.Lewy ohne fehlende zeichen!

Cite this Artifact
“VS 26, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333891.
VS 26, 056 artifact entry (No. P333891). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333891 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333891 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 056 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333891},
}

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