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KUG 12 (P283869)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283869 |
| Museum no. | UG — |
| Collection | Universitätsbibliothek, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| Find spot | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) |
| Coordinates | 38.8517, 35.6365 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | _kiszib3_ il5-we-da-ku _dumu_ i-da-a | Seal of Il-wedakku, son of Idaya |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ szu-ma-li-ba-a-szur _dumu_ | Seal of Šuma-liba-Assur, son |
| 3 | a-mur!-{d}a-szur _kiszib3_ bur-a-szur | Amur-Assur, sealed tablet of Bur-assur. |
| 4 | _dumu_ e-la2-li2 _kiszib3_ ni-mar-{d}iszkur | son of Elali, seal of Nimar-Adad |
| 5 | _dumu_ i-na-su2-en6 / um-ma sza ki-ma | son of Inasuen, thus says |
| 6 | bu-za-zu-ma a-na il5-we-<da>-ak-ma | “Buzāzû for Il-we<da>k, |
| 7 | lu ba-ab2-tam2 sza nu-a-e / | “Let it be taken away, that which does not exist! |
| 8 | lu szi2-ma-am / e-zi-ba-kum | Let it be a fate, leave it for me! |
| 9 | lu i-ba-ab2-ti2-szu isz-ti2 | may there be with him. |
| 10 | _dam-gar3_{ru-tim} tal-ta-qe2 | the merchant took, |
| 11 | a-ma-la2 di2-in ka3-ri-im wa-ah!-szu-sza-na | The judge of the quay, her husband |
| 12 | ta-la2-ak-ma a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | you will go, and for 2 months |
| 13 | i-ka3-ni-isz isz-ti2 bu-za-zu | (Sum) He sat down with Buzuzu (Akk) He sits with Buzzu |
| 14 | ta-za-ku / szu-ma / bu-za-zu | “You are silent, he is your voice, |
| 15 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _uruda_ szi2-kam lu _uruda sag10_ | either silver or copper, the price, or a good copper |
| 16 | i-li-bi-ka3 / ib-tu3-ar | he has returned to his god. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ a-1(disz) _ma-na_-im | 1 1/2 shekels each of silver, one mina each |
| 2 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-bi-il5-tim | 1 1/2 minas, Abi-iltim |
| 3 | a-szi2-<<kam>>-ki-im 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta sag10_ | Aši-kum, 1 1/2 minas of red wool |
| 4 | s,i2-ib-tam2 / isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im | a share from the day |
| 5 | sza tal-qe2-u2 / tu3-s,a-ab2 / um-ma | that you took, you seized, thus says |
| 6 | il5-we-da-ak-ma u2-s,a-ab2 | Ilwe-dāk and seized. |
Sources & licences
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