VS 26, 057 (P333894)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09225

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
2. a-na la2-qe2-pi3-im
3. u3 a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
4. 9(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
5. ha-na-nu-um _dumu_ ub-ha-ki-im
6. a-na-kam ha-bu-la2-am
7. 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ i-na sza-ti2-im
8. i-sza-qal / 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
9. i-na ku-zal-li a-ni-u2-tim
10. sza li-mi3-im / ah-mar-szi2
11. i-sza-qa2-la2-am
12. i-na lu-qu2-ti2-im
13. sza i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2-ni
14. sza 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_
reverse
1. ni-is-ha-at / _an-na_-ki-a
2. sza _e2-gal_-lim lu a-s,e2-er
3. _an-na_ sza qa2-ti2-szu
4. szu-ma mi3-ma ni-pi3-il5-tum
5. i-ta-ab2-szi2
6. i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-szu
(erasure lu-s,a-he-e-er-ma)
7. szi2-tam2 a-tu3-nu
8. u3 ha-na-num
9. ku-un-ka3-nim-ma
10. sze2-bi4-la2-nim
11. a-na-kam sza ki-ma
VS 26 a-na-hi; -kam according to KVA collation
12. szu-a-ti2
left
1. t,up-pu-szu li-ip-te2-u2-ma
2. ma-asz2-qa2-al-tu3-szu
3. lu-s,a-hi-ru

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)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced	079: Szarru-ken1.Aham-arsi.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 7-11: H. Lewy, HUCA 17, 57A.248; 8-11: Larsen, OACC 350; 18-25: Veenhof, AOATT 258; rev. 7: followed by erasure

CDLI number	P333894
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P333894

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 09225
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 26, 57

[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: OAA 1, 110

[Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:52:34	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, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P333894.

VS 26, 057 artifact entry (No. P333894). (2006, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333894

VS 26, 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333894 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {aug 22},
	title = {VS 26, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333894},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/8/22/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P333894
LB  - CDLI:P333894
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 26, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333894
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 057 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 22, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P333894.

VS 26, 057 artifact entry (No. P333894). (2006, August 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333894

VS 26, 057 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333894 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2006VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {aug 22},
	title = {VS 26, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333894},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/8/22/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P333894
LB  - CDLI:P333894
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - VS 26, 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333894
ER  -