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KUG 29 (P283886)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 29 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283886 |
| 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 | a-na a-szur3-na-da | to Aššra-nada |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3-ma | Thus Uṣur-ša-Assur: |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | 1/3 mina 1 shekel |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a | sealed documents |
| 7 | a-szur3-i-di2 | Assur-idi |
| 8 | sza a-na ka3-ri-im | that to the quay |
| 9 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | you wrote me, |
| 10 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hi a-ta | brother of Āta |
| 2 | 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ da-nu-tim | 6 woven textiles, |
| 3 | a-na ni-szi2 / _e2_-tim | to the people of the house |
| 4 | sza a-ru-a-ar | of Aru’ar |
| 5 | sza-a-ma sze2-bi4-lam | send me! |
| 6 | a-szu-mi3 _tug2 hi-a_ | Ašūmu, a turban |
| 7 | szi2-ta-ap2-ki-im | of Šitapum, |
| 8 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | that you wrote to me |
| 9 | szu-ma szi2-ta-ap2-ku-um | he is Šitappum, |
| 10 | i-ba-szi2 | there is |
| left | ||
| 1 | qa2-tam2 sza a-bi4-ka3 a-na-di2 | I will measure out the hand of your father. |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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