VS 26, 017 (P333922)

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 09249

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-ma-lik
2. u3 sza-lim-a-szur3-ma
3. a-pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
4. a-szu-mi3 szi2-im / _tug2_ sza a-ki-di2-e
5. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
6. isz-tu3 / tu3-us,-u2 a-ki-di2-u2
7. a-na a-lim{ki} u2-la e-ru-bu-nim
8. ma-su2-nu / sa2-hi-a-at-ma
9. szu-ma a-ku-s,i2 im-ta-aq!-tu3-nim-ma
10. szi2-mu-um sza ba-la-t,i2-ka3
11. i-ba-szi2 ni-sza-a-ma-ku-um
12. u3! _ku3-babbar_ / i-ra-mi3-ni-ni
13. ni-sza-qal _ku3-babbar_ i-hi-id-ma
14. sze2-bi4-lam
reverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-ma-lik
2. a-hi a-ta ki-ma ta-hi-du-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ i-na ba-ab2-ti2-a
4. tu3-sze2-s,i2-a e-ne2-a
5. ta-ap2-te2 u2 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. sza puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik
7. i-hi-id-ma i-na pa2-ni-e-ma
8. sze2-bi4-lam _dub_-ka3 asz2-me-ma
9. li-bi4 / ih-du um-ma sza-lim-a-szur-3(disz)-ma
10. s,u2-ha-ra-am isz-ti2
11. en-na-su2-en6 at,-ru-ud
12. u3 a-na 1(u) ku-ta-ni-ka3!
13. sza a-di2-nu-szu-ni en-na-su2-en6
14. ra-ku-s,a-am a-hi a-ta
15. szu-ma ta-ta-gal-ma
16. s,u2-ha-ra-am u2-sza-am-ra-[su2]
left
1. s,u2-ha-ra-um isz-ti2-ka3 lu-szi2-ib _ta ku3-babbar_
2. a-na ku-ta-ni-a en-na-su2-en6
3. ra-ku-us,

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, 17

    [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, 110

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: VAT 09249
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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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
2016-07-28 at 16:16:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:52:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-09-05 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 9-13: Veenhof, figurative language 56; rev. 15: pf. dl; rev. 16: mr+szu ?; e. 1: koll.! sfs.

Cite this Artifact
“VS 26, 017 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333922.
VS 26, 017 artifact entry (No. P333922). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333922 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333922 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333922},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P333922},
}


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