VS 26, 065 (P358219)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 13458

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 szu-hu-bur-ma / a-na
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma
3. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma
4. a-ta-ma / 2(disz) _ma#-na#-ta ku3-babbar_
5. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-[em] _ku3#-sig17_
6. um-mi3-a-nu i-ku#-nim#
  (erasure a-na)
7. _ku3-sig17_-szu-nu / u2-sze2-li-u2
8. szu-ma ta-na-t,a2-al-ma
9. i-na 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
10. wa-at-ra-am / 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_
11. i-da-na-kum nam-ge5-er
12. szu-ma i-na 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
13. wa-at-ra-am la2 ih-ta-la2-kum
  read ih-ta-<ba>-la2-kum ?
14. szu-up-ra-ma / a-na-kam
15. sza-al-sza-ti2-szu
16. le-mu-su2-ma
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_-pi2 i-na a-lim{ki} <la2>-ar-ku-us2
2. a-szu-mi3 / _an-na_ 1(asz) _gu2_-tim
3. sza a-na la-li-im
4. i-na ha-hi-im a-szur3-ma-lik
5. u3 ir-ma-a-szur3 i-di2-nu-ni
6. a-di2 ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu
7. asz2-pu-ra-kum um-ma
8. a-na-ku-ma / a-na-kam _e2_ la2-li-im
9. _ku3-babbar_ / e-ri-isz-ma / um-ma
  trenner hinter _ku3-babbar_ nach KVA
10. szu-nu-ma a-szar _an-na_ / ta-di2-nu-szu-ni
11. szu-pu-ur-ma / asz2-ra-kam-ma
12. _ku-babbar_-ap2-ka3 / li-qe2
13. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 / la2-li-im
14. i-na _GAN2_-lim / la2 i-ba-szi2
15. a-pu-tum / i-hi-id-ma
16. a-szur3-ma-lik u3 ir-ma-a-szur3
17. szi2-bu-u2-a sza _an-na_
18. ip-qi2-du-ni / a-ma-kam /
19. a-na sza ki-ma
20. la2-li-im
left
1. sze2-li-szu-nu / a-li _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-ba-szi2-u2
2. sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2 / la2 i-ha-liq
3. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ik-ri-bu sza a-szur3
4. a-na li-bi szu-uq-lim sza i-ku-nim a-di2
5. sza-asz2-qi2-il5

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 6: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358219

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 13458
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 26, 65

    [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: LAPO 19, 246

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358219.
VS 26, 065 artifact entry (No. P358219). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358219 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358219 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358219},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358219
LB  - CDLI:P358219
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - VS 26, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358219
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358219.
VS 26, 065 artifact entry (No. P358219). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358219 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358219 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358219},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358219
LB  - CDLI:P358219
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - VS 26, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358219
ER  -
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