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KUG 31 (P283888)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283888 |
| 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 be-la2-tim / ta-ri-isz-ma-tim | to the lord of Tarišmātum |
| 2 | u3 a-ni-na# qi2-bi4-ma | And speak to us! |
| 3 | um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma | Puzur-Assur speaks thus: |
| 4 | a-szu-mi3# a-wa-tim | Ašumi of words |
| 5 | sza ha-na-na-ri-im | of Hananarim, |
| 6 | a-na-kam / nu-sze2-szi2-ib-ma | Why did we not sit down? |
| 7 | [n] 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-qi2-bi4 | ... 1/2 mina of silver he shall pay. |
| 8 | [_ku3-babbar?_ a]-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ szu-nu-nu | Silver of Assur-imitti, son of Šununu |
| 9 | [is,?-ba?-at?]-ma um-ma a-na-ku-ma | seized, thus I: |
| 10 | [...] ta#-ma-ma | ... you will see |
| 11 | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 12 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] / ki-ma | ... like |
| 2' | [...]-na# szi2-be | ... the ... of his heart |
| 3' | [...] li-bi4 | ... the young man |
| 4' | [im-ra-as,]-ma / a-mur-esz18-dar | he smote, and Amur-Ishtar |
| 5' | [isz-tu3 wa-ah]-szu-sza-na / | from Waḫšušana |
| 6' | [i-li-ka3]-ma# um-ma a-na-ku-ma | came to you, thus I: |
| 7' | [...]-ri-id / | ...-rid |
| 8' | [a]-wa-tim / lu ni-ig-mu-ur | May we see the word. |
| 9' | i-li-ik-ma | went, and |
| 10' | is-li-a-szu-ma i-t,a2-ar-da-szu | he prayed to him, and he sent him back. |
| 11' | um-ma szu-ut-ma | Thus he: |
| 12' | ga-am-ri u3 ig-ri | “Gammi and igrī |
| 13' | mi3-ma u2-la2 i-di2-nam | whatever he does not give |
| 14' | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | 1/2 mina 3 shekels |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-[babbar_ ...] | the silver ... |
| 2 | _tug2 hi#-[a_ ...] | ... garments |
| 3 | a-lim#{[ki} ...] | Bison |
Sources & licences
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