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KUG 27 (P283884)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 27 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283884 |
| Museum no. | UG — |
| Collection | Universitätsbibliothek, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | <<a-na>> a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 3 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 2/3 minas of silver |
| 4 | te9-zi-ba-am 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | tezibam 1 mina 1/2 shekel |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ sza szu-esz18-dar 2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | the silver of Shu-Ishtar: 2 minas less 1/2 shekel |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ {d}esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | Ištar-pilaḫ sent me silver. |
| 7 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 1 1/3 minas of refined silver |
| 8 | dan-a-szur ub-lam _szunigin_ 8(disz) _ma-na_ | Dan-Assur brought. Total: 8 minas. |
| 9 | _sza3-ba_ lu-qu2-ut 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 la2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ | therein lies 2 minas 16 2/3 shekels less 7 1/2 grains |
| 10 | a-szur-na-da _dumu_ ir-nu-it | Assur-nada, son of Irnūt |
| 11 | u2-sze2-s,i2-a-kum 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ ig-ri | 2 1/4 shekels of wool |
| 12 | sa2-ri-dim / a-ha-ma / a-di2-szu-um | (Sum) The saŋiridim priestess, together with his father (Akk) The lamentation priest, with his brother |
| 13 | 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-su2-en6 | 16 1/2 shekels of silver for Susa |
| 14 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-na asz2-qu2-di2-a | 4 1/2 shekels for the ašqudia functionary |
| 15 | a-di2-szu-nu-ti2 ra-ku-su2 | together with them is his debt. |
| 16 | szu#-ma i-na li-bi4-ka3 la2 i-szu-u2 | If he does not have at your disposal |
| 17 | 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_ i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum | 16 shekels of tin they shall pour out for you |
| 18 | u3 isz-ti2 a-szur-sipa ma-la2 | and with Assur-sipa, as much as |
| 19 | ta-szi2-ta-ni 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 an-na_ | 16 shekels of tin |
| 20 | ra-ku-us s,a-ba-su2-ma sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu | “He is furious, he seized him, and his šašqīl-offerings |
| 21 | isz-tu3 szi2-im _uruda_ u3 | from the price of copper and |
| 22 | 1(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ sza i-na# | 1 shekel 15 grains of silver, which in |
| 23 | li-bi4-szu ti2-szu-u2 sza-qu2-lu | (Sum) His heart is pure, his body is pure (Akk) His mind is pure and his body pure |
| 24 | 1/3(disz)# _ma#-na#_ 3(disz) _gin2_ 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 3 shekels 22 1/2 grains of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-szur-_sipa?_ a-pu-ul# | to Ashur-re'î I entrusted. |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _ansze_ | 1/3 mina of silver, the price of a donkey |
| 3 | a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur asz2-qul2 | to Uṣur-ša-Assur I entrusted. |
| 4 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ hu-sza-e i-sza-am-szi2 | 5 minas of ḫušāyu he shall weigh out. |
| 5 | tu3-us,-u2 ta-al-qe2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu | you will leave, you will take their silver |
| 6 | 4(disz) _gin2_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ wa-s,i2-tum | 4 1/2 shekels 15 grains of wastītum grain |
| 7 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma u2-s,i2-ib#? | you wrote to me, and he will come out. |
| 8 | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep en-a-szur | 5 1/2 minas of silver for the brickwork of En-Assur, |
| 9 | 3(disz) _gin2_ i-sa2-nu-qi2-im im-t,i2-ma | 3 shekels weighed out, and |
| 10 | am-szi2-ma i-ni-ka3#-si2 la2 asz2-ku-na-kum | “Why did I not place you there? |
| 11 | 2(disz) _udu_ sza _dumu_ pe3-da#-a 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _udu_ | 2 sheep of the son of Padâ, 5 1/2 minas 1 sheep |
| 12 | 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ sza i-di2#-lim# 1(disz) _udu_ 3(disz) _ma-na_ | 1 5/6 minas that he gave, 1 sheep, 3 mina |
| 13 | 1(disz) _udu_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) _udu_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u)? _gin2_ | 1 sheep, 2 1/2 minas 5 shekels, 1 sheep 2 mina 10 sheqels, |
| 14 | sza a-szur-_sipa#_ 1(disz) _udu#_ 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza zu-a | of Ashur-re'i. 1 sheep, 2 1/3 minas of zû, |
| 15 | 1(disz) _udu_ 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza tu3-li2-a | 1 sheep, 2 2/3 minas of tuliya, |
| 16 | 1(disz) _udu_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ sza _dumu_ tu3-li2-a-ma _gal_ | 1 sheep, 3 1/3 minas of the son of Tulliama the chief |
| 17 | 1(disz) _tug2_ 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na#_ sza a-szur-du10 ta-am-szi2-ma | 1 garment, 8 2/3 minas of Ashur-ṭāb you will measure out and |
| 18 | asz2-qul2 _szunigin uruda_ 3(u) 2(disz) _ma-na la2_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | total: copper, 32 minas less 5 shekels |
| 19 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu 1/3(disz) ma-<na> la2 5/6(disz) _gin2_ a-szi2-im _tug2_-tim | their silver: 1/3 mina less 5/6 shekels as the price of the garment |
| 20 | u3 _udu-hi-a_ sza ta-am-szi2-u2 asz2-qul2 | and the sheep of the sea I slaughtered. |
| 21 | 1(disz) [n] _gin2_ isz-tu3 sza-du-a-at | 1 n shekels from the šadūtu-tax |
| 22 | [_ku3-babbar_]-pi3-ka3 sza# sze2#-ep# be-li2-a-lim u3 _dumu_ ku-um-ri-im | Your silver, which Belī-alim and the son of Kummêm |
| 23 | [a]-pu#-ul 3(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz#-tu3 | 3 less 1/4 shekels of silver from |
| 24 | sza#-du#-u2-tum gam2-ra-at-ni a-na | the šadūtum-offerings are completed, to |
| 25 | esz18-dar-pi3-la2-ah u3 _dumu_ ir-nu-it a-pu-ul | Ištar-pilaḫ and the son of Irnūtum, the water-carrier, |
| 26 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [a]-szi2-im 2(disz) _gu4 hi-a_ | 1 mina of ašim silver, 2 oxen |
| 27 | u3 u2-t,i2-tim | and debts |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na me-er-e sza-ku-li-im ag-mu-ur szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 | in the future, may I receive your silver. |
| 2 | 3(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2_ i-na li-bi4 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 3 minas 2/3 shekels by the mina 5 mina 1 shekel |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-qu2-tim sza sze2-ep en-nam-be-lim u2-s,a-he-er | the silver of the luqūtum-tax that he had received from Ennam-belum he shall redeem. |
| 4 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1/3(disz) _gin2_ i-na pa2-ne2-e-ma | the price of my silver, 2 minas, 1/3 shekel at the disposal |
| 5 | sze2-bi4-lam li-ba-ka3# la2 tu3#-la2-ma-an a-na a-wi#-li | Send me a report! Do not delay! To the man |
| 6 | ah-sza#-ah#-ma al-qe2 | I was frightened, and I took. |
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