VS 26, 117 (P333886)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09216

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ka3-ru-um di2-nam i-di2-in-ma
2. t,up-pa2-am sza 4(disz) _ma-na_
3. _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na e-bu-t,im
4. puzur4-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-ta-a-a
5. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 i-di2-nu-ni
6. ma-ru _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar
7. _dumu_ a-ta-a-a u3 um-mi3-a-nu
8. t,up-pa2-am i-du-nu-szu-ma
9. i-du-a-ak a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_
10. _ku3-babbar diri_ sza pu-szu-ke-en6
11. sza il5-qe2-u2-ni isz-ti2
12. la-qi2 _ku3-babbar_ pu-szu-ke-en6
13. e-ta-wu
14. _kiszib3_ ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz
15. i-ta-ma pu-szu-ke-en6
16. i-na _gir2_ sza a-szur
17. 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar#_
18. sza puzur4-esz18-dar
reverse
1. a-na e-bu-t,im
2. i-di2-nu-szu-ni 3(disz) _ma-na_
3. _ku3-babbar_ u3 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
4. sza a-na szi2-a-ma-tim
5. i-di2-nu-szu-ni szi2-a-ma-tum8
6. u3 e-bu-tim i-na
7. ke-na-tim lu ga-am-ru-szu-ni
8. i-na _ku3-babbar_ a-nim
9. mi3-ma i-li-bi-a
10. la2 i-ba-szi2-u2 ki-ma ma-ru
11. puzur4-esz18-dar en-nam-a-szur
12. _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar
13. a-bu-sza-lim _dumu_ e-di2-na-a
14. i-ku-pi2-a a-hu-szu
15. ki-ma puzur4-esz18-dar
16. ah-sza-lim a-szur-sipa
17. i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2
18. u3 na-ab2-su2-en6
left
1. ki-ma um-mi3-a-ni puzur4-esz18-dar
2. i-ka3-ri-im e-ta-wu

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)

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P333886
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P333886

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 09216
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 26, 117

[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: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 281

[Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:16:48	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:52:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-08-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333886.

VS 26, 117 artifact entry (No. P333886). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333886 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333886 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333886},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333886
LB  - CDLI:P333886
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 26, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333886
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333886.

VS 26, 117 artifact entry (No. P333886). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333886 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333886 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333886},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333886
LB  - CDLI:P333886
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - VS 26, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333886
ER  -