VS 26, 102 (P358248)

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 13519

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. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2
 en: 30 minas of silver—its nisḫatu (fee)
2. _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
 en: added, its šaddu’utu (fee) paid—
3. sza da-da-a a-na
 en: which Dadaya
4. ku-ku-la2-nim _dumu_ ku-ta-a
 en: to Kukkulanum, son of Kutaya,
5. ip-qi2-du-ma a-na
 en: entrusted, and which to
6. a-lim{ki} a-na szi2-a-ma-tim
 en: the City for purchases
7. ub-lu _ku3-babbar_ sza {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
 en: he carried—that silver belongs to Enlil-bani.
8. a-na-nu-um a-szu-mi3
 en: From here in the name
9. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni eq-lam
 en: of Enlil-bani the territory
10. e-ti2-iq lu-qu2-tum
 en: it will cross; the goods
11. isz-tu3 a-lim{ki}
 en: from the City
reverse
1. e-li-a-ma a-szu-mi3
 en: will go up and in the name
2. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma eq-lam
 en: of Enlil-bani the territory
3. e-ti2-iq lu-qu2-tum
 en: will cross. The goods
4. a-na ka3-ni-isz3 e-ra-ba-ma
 en: at Kaneš will arrive and
5. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
 en: Enlil-bani
6. i-la2-qe2-szi2
 en: will receive them.
  blank line
7. _igi_ ba-zi-a _dumu_ dingir-ku-ru-ub
 en: Before Baziya, son of Ili-kurub;
8. _igi_ a-zu-ta-a
 en: before Azutaya,
9. _dumu_ e-me-me
 en: son of Ememe;
10. _igi_ a-szur-i-di2
 en: before Assur-idi,
11. _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar
 en: son of Kurub-Ištar.

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 6: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358248

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 13519
Accession Number

References

  • primary: VS 26, 102

    [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, 108

    [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.

  • history: OACP, p. 8

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

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
2015-04-20 at 08:36:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:43 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, 102 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358248.
VS 26, 102 artifact entry (No. P358248). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358248 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358248 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358248},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358248
LB  - CDLI:P358248
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - VS 26, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358248
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 26, 102 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358248.
VS 26, 102 artifact entry (No. P358248). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358248 (Original work published 2006)
VS 26, 102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358248 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {VS 26, 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358248},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358248
LB  - CDLI:P358248
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - VS 26, 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358248
ER  -
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