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KUG 28 (P283885)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 28 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283885 |
| 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-szur3-i-di2-ma a-na | Thus Assur-idi: to |
| 2 | a-szur3-na-da u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku | Assurnada and Assur-taklakku |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma a-na a-szur3-na-da | Speak to Assur-nada |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | say: 1/2 mina of silver |
| 5 | sza ik-ri-bi4-ka3 sza a-szur3 | belonging to the chanter of Assur, |
| 6 | tu3-sze2-bi4-lam 4(disz) ku-ta-ni | 4 kutānu, |
| 7 | na-asz2-u2-ni-kum 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | to you, 3 shekels of silver |
| 8 | a-qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-in _an-na_ ki-ma | his offerings I gave. The tin like |
| 9 | i-sza-ku-nu-ni li-isz-ku-na-kum | They must place it for you. |
| 10 | szu-nu-nu na-asz2-a-kum a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku | They are brought to Assur-taklāku. |
| 11 | qi2#-bi4-ma 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | speak, and 12 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 12 | [sza] ik#-ri-bi4-ka3 sza a-szur tu3-sze2-bi4-lam | You will send me that of your prayer to Assur. |
| 13 | [ni-is]-ha#-su2 u2-s,a-he-er-ma | his bond he shall release, and |
| 14 | [...] u3 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ | ... and the remainder of the silver |
| 15 | [...] x-in | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-ni-ni? | ... his(?) |
| 2' | [...] x za-ki-a-ma | ... is cleared and |
| 3' | _ku3-babbar_ i-pa2#-ne2#-e-ma | he will weigh out the silver and |
| 4' | a-li-ki-im szu-up-ra-nim | send to me! |
| 5' | a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Assur-taklakku: |
| 6' | szu-ma a-hi a-ta szi2-ti2 lu-qu2-tim | “He is a brother of a luqūtu-woman, |
| 7' | sza sze2-pi3-ka3 za-ki-a-ma sze2-bi4-la2-ma | Send me a sealed copy of your sealed document! |
| 8' | a-di2 sa3-ah!-ra-ti2-ni li-ba-al-ki-it-ma | as far as our saḫarāti may he be, and |
| 9' | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ li-bi-tam2 | 1 shekel of silver |
| 10' | lu-qu2-tam2 wa-ar-ki-tam2 | the luqūtam-offering, the later one, |
| 11' | sza u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni asz2-pu-ra-kum | which he sent to you, I wrote to you. |
| 12' | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus I: silver |
| 13' | a-na _e2_ a-lim{ki} a-sza-qal | to the house of the city I shall graze |
| 14' | i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam | he weighed out, and silver he sent. |
Sources & licences
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