VS 26, 059 (P333943)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

LB 1259 + VAT 09270

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. um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um
2. hi-na-a / a-szur-i-mi3-ti2
3. ta-ri-isz-ma-tum u3
4. be-la2-tum-ma a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
5. qi2-bi-ma a-ma-la2
6. te2-er-ti2-ka3 t,up-pa2-am
7. sza a-lim{ki} / ni-il5-qe2-ma
8. ra-bi-s,u2-um na-asz2-a-kum
9. a-ma-kam i-hi-id-ma
10. lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _geme2_
11. lu _ARAD2_ lu _e2#_{be#-tum#}
12. e-zi-bu-u2 pa2-he-er#-[ma]
13. ku-nu-uk-ma sze2-bi-[lam]
14. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [1(disz)] _ma-na# [an-na_]
reverse
1. a-na ra-bi4-s,i2-im
2. ni-di2-in 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3#-[babbar_]
3. a-ma-kam / di2-[szu]-um u2 sza-bu
4. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_
5. a-na im-gu5-a ni-di2-in
6. t,up-pu-um sza a-lim{ki}
7. sza a-na _ku3-babbar_-ap2 a-szur-ma-lik
8. a-di2 hu-bu-ul na-ru-qi2-im
9. er-bu-um [ka3]-ra-tam2
10. u3 sza-ku-ul-tum usz-ta-bu-u2
11. i-na me-er-e a-szur-ma-lik
12. ma-ma-an la2 i-t,a2-hi-u2
13. a-ma-kam i-ba-szi2 t,up-pa2-am
14. ka3-li-im-szu-nu
15. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
16. um-ma ta-ri-<isz>-ma-tum
left
1. u3 be-la2-tum-ma a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_
2. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni i-ma-qa2-at _ku3-babbar_
3. pa2-ni-e-ma a-sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 ni-da#-[an]

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

20091124 oatp: obv. 11: 12. mi3-ma szu-nu-nu

CDLI number	P333943
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P333943

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)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	LB 1259 + VAT 09270
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 26, 59

[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.

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
2009-11-11 at 22:53:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-09-05 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333943.

VS 26, 059 artifact entry (No. P333943). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333943 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333943 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333943},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333943
LB  - CDLI:P333943
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 26, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333943
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 059 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P333943.

VS 26, 059 artifact entry (No. P333943). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P333943 (Original work published 2006)

VS 26, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P333943 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).

@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P333943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P333943},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P333943
LB  - CDLI:P333943
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - VS 26, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P333943
ER  -