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KUG 30 (P283887)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 30 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283887 |
| 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 | u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Say to Uṣur-ša-Assur: |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku-ma | Thus Assur-taklakku: |
| 4 | s,i2-li-a-ni sza t,up-pe3 | Ṣillīanni of the tablet |
| 5 | pi2-te2-a-ma t,up-pa2-am | Release me, and I will write a tablet. |
| 6 | ha-ar-ma-am sza hu-bu-ul | a ḫarmāmu-vessel for a carpenter |
| 7 | a-szur-na-da _dumu_ ah-sza-lim | Assur-nada, son of Ahšallim |
| 8 | sza 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ di2-na-szu-um | of 1 mina of silver, Inashum |
| 9 | a-na-kam _ku3-babbar_ sza-bu-a-ku | what silver am I to pay? |
| 10 | szu-ma a-szur-na-da | that Assur-nada |
| 11 | la i-li-kam a-ta | “He does not go, why |
| 12 | u3 a-szur-na-da | and Assur-nada |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pi2 / pi3-te2-a-ma | A tablet from my mouth |
| 2 | t,up-pu-szu di2-szu-ma | his tablet he shall give, and |
| 3 | u3 ki-la-la-ku-nu | and your kīlāku |
| 4 | ku-un-ka3 szu-ma / _tug2 hi-a_ | he is responsible for the garments. |
| 5 | a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im szi2-ta-ap2-kum | to the house of the kārīm priestess is yours |
| 6 | i-ba2-szi2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza e-zi-bu | there are garments that he left. |
| 7 | a-qa2-ti2 a-bi-ni i-da2 | “The word of our father is a flood, |
| 8 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ szi2-ta-ap2-ku-um | If the silver of the šitapkû |
| 9 | i-ba-szi2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | there is a return. |
| 10 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-sze2-bi4-lam | I shall send the silver. |
Sources & licences
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