VS 26, 108 (P333923)

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 09250

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. a-szur3-re-s,i2
2. u3 puzur4-esz18-dar
3. me-er-u2 / na-ab2-su2-en6
4. a-na a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2
5. _dumu_ su2-ka3-li-a / is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma
6. um-ma a-szur3-re-s,i2
7. u2 puzur4-esz18-dar-ma
8. a-na a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2-ma
9. _ku3-babbar_ / sza szal2-ma-a-szur3
10. sza ma-la2 / a-bi4-ni
11. ni-is,-ba-at
12. _ku3-babbar_ / a-na a-lim{ki}
13. li-li-ik-ma
14. i-na a-lim / u2-la2 a-szar
reverse
1. a-bu-ni / a-na li-mi3-im
2. ha-bu-lu / li-il5-qe2-u2
3. u2-la2 / a-szar
4. szal2-ma-a-szur3 / a-li-mi3-im
5. ha-bu-lu / li-il5-qe2-u2 a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2
6. ne2-pi3-sza-am u2-sze2-s,i2-am-ma
7. um-ma a-szur3-isz-ti2-kal2-ma
8. a-na _ku3-babbar_ / al-ka3-a
9. me-er-e / szal2-ma-a-szur3
10. ru-a-nim-ma / _ku3-babbar_
11. a-li / ta-ma-ga-ra-ni
12. pi3-iq-da-ma / a-na a-lim
13. li-li-ik
14. a-na a-wa-tim / a-ni-a-tim
15. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz
16. i-di2-in-ni-a-ti2-ma
17. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3
bottom
1. szi2-bu-ti2-ni / ni-di2-in
2. _igi_ a-szur3-gal _dumu_ la2-qe2-pi3-im
3. _igi_ u2-zu-a _dumu_ li-pa2-a

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	P333923
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P333923

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 09250
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 26, 108

[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, 257

[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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2018-04-19 at 03:21:59	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:16:46	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-09-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333923.

VS 26, 108 artifact entry (No. P333923). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333923 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 108 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333923 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333923},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333923
LB  - CDLI:P333923
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 26, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333923
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333923.

VS 26, 108 artifact entry (No. P333923). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333923 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 108 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333923 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333923},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333923
LB  - CDLI:P333923
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - VS 26, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333923
ER  -