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KUG 26 (P283883)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 26 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283883 |
| 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)
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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 | i-na 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza isz#-ti2 | for 6 minas of silver that with |
| 2 | ha-pu-a-la2 ni-il5-qe2-u2 | We took the ḫapula-vessel |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza isz-tu3 su2-ni | 1 mina 12 shekels of silver that from Sūnu |
| 4 | wa-ah-szu-a ub-la2-ni 1(u) [n] _gin2#_ | he brought, 10 n shekels |
| 5 | sza ha-pu-a-la2 isz-tu3 ta#-szi2#-ma | of Ḫapuʾala from you |
| 6 | ub-la2-ni _szunigin_ 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | total: 7 2/3 minas 1/2 shekel |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar sza3-ba_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | therein 4 1/2 minas of silver |
| 8 | a-na sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an nu-ta-er! | he did not return it to its place. |
| 9 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1 5/6 minas of silver for |
| 10 | pi2#-la2-ah-a-szur u2-ta-er | Pilaḫ-Assur returned. |
| 11 | 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na a-la2-hi-nim | 15 1/3 shekels for Alahinum |
| 12 | ta-li-a asz2-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Taliya, ašqul, 1 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 13 | a-na ki-sza-ra-nim asz2-qul2! | to the kišarānum (temple) I deposited. |
| 14 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/2 mina 3 1/3 shekels silver |
| 15 | a-na szi2-ta a-ma-ti2 asz2-qul2! | I have sworn by the word |
| 16 | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 17 | a-na szi2-im a-si2-ri-im# | for the šīm of the prisoners |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ni-isz-qu2-ul | we shall cut off. |
| 2 | 4(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 4 5/6 shekels of silver |
| 3 | pa2-pa2-la2 a-na sa3-he-er-ti2 | the cella for the saŋerti functionary |
| 4 | u2 _ninda_ il5-qe2-ma u2-sza-qi2-il5 | and bread he took and he shall pay. |
| 5 | 2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ a-ki-ri-im | 2 shekels 15 grains of akirim-silver |
| 6 | u2 sze2-ri-im i-nu-mi3 ha-pu-a-la2 | and in the morning, when he has sinned, |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-lu-ni-a-ti2-ni | the silver that he paid to me |
| 8 | 3(disz) _gin2_ a-ki-ra-ti2 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | 3 shekels of akirātu-plant, 1/2 shekel 15 grains |
| 9 | i-nu-mi3 a-wi-il5-tam2 a-ta-ma-im | When Awīl-tam spoke, |
| 10 | i-zi-zu-ni 1(disz) _gin2_ | he stood, 1 shekel |
| 11 | a-ki-ri-im i-nu-mi3 a-mu-s,i2 | At that time, the land was deserted. |
| 12 | sza-ak-ri-u2-ma-an isz-ti2-ku-nu | a šakriūma with you |
| 13 | isz-ti2-u2 _szunigin_ 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | together: total: 7 1/3 minas 5 2/3 shekels of silver |
| 14 | ri-<ih>-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ | the interest on the silver is 15 5/6 shekels |
| 15 | pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar a-na sza-na-a | Pilaḫ-Ištar to another |
| 16 | u2-bi-il5 | he raised up |
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