VS 26, 006 (P333928)

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 09255

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-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar
3. u3 dan-a-szur3-ma i-na
4. 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) _gin2 an-na_
so VS; KVA 12 1/2 ma-na 8 _gin2_
5. sza _e2-gal_-lim il5-qe2-u2
6. 3(disz) me-at 4(u) 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_
7. a-1(asz) _gu2_-tim u2-s,a-ma
8. 4(disz) me-at 1(u) _ma-na_
9. ik-szu-ud-ni-a-ti2 _sza3-ba_
10. 1(disz) me-at 4(u) 4(disz) _ma-na_
11. za-la2-ma [i]-ba-szi2 szi2-ti2
read e-la2-<nu>-ma ?
12. 1(disz) me-at 6(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_
reverse
1. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
2. _ku3-babbar szunigin_ [n 2(disz)] _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
3. _sza3_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ sza-du-a-tam2
4. ni-di2 szi2-ti2 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
5. _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ni dan-a-szur3
6. na-asz2-[a]-ku-um szi2-ti2 _an-na_
7. a-di2-ni# i-_e2-gal_-lim
8. ga-ma-ar-szu mi3-ma
9. u2-la2 a-di2-szu-um

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	P333928
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P333928

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 09255
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 26, 6

[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: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 205-206 no. 18

[Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:05	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, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333928.

VS 26, 006 artifact entry (No. P333928). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333928 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333928 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333928},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333928},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333928
LB  - CDLI:P333928
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - VS 26, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333928
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333928.

VS 26, 006 artifact entry (No. P333928). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333928 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333928 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333928},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333928},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333928
LB  - CDLI:P333928
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - VS 26, 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333928
ER  -