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KUG 32 (P283889)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 32 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283889 |
| 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-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 2 | a-na dan-{d}a-szur | to Dan-Assur |
| 3 | u3 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma | and Puzur-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 5 | a-hi a-ta la! li-bi4 _dingir!_-ma | a brother without a father, a god |
| 6 | i-bi-sa3-e / a-ta-ma-ar | I have seen. |
| 7 | a-wa-tam2 / isz-te2-e | a word with one another |
| 8 | a-na a-wi-lim / qa2-ar-be | to a man in battle |
| 9 | i-re-esz15 a-wi-lim | Irēš (is) a man |
| 10 | pi2 asz2-ta-as? | from the mouth of Aštas(?) |
| 11 | ma-la i-pi2 | as much as he ploughed |
| 12 | a-wi-lim ta-sza-me-u2 | “If a man shouts, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | da-mi3-iq-tam2 | a good thing |
| 2 | u3 <da>-mi3-iq-ta-ma | and Damiqtama |
| 3 | u2-zi-ni / pi2-te2-e | “It is the opening of the gate.’ |
| 4 | mi3-szu-um i-na bu-la-ti2-a | what in my life |
| 5 | 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ tap-sum _e2_ s,i2-li-esz18-dar | 2 hīya garments, tapsum of the house of Ṣilli-Ištar, |
| 6 | u2-ka3-al | shall hold. |
| 7 | 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ sza | 8 shekels of silver, the price of the clothing of |
| 8 | ti2-im-li-ki-im | Timlīkum, |
| 9 | i-li-bi4#-ka3 szi2-te2-e | by your great divinity |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ dan-{d}a-szur | the silver of Dan-Assur |
| 11 | li-isz-qu2-ul-ma | may he cut off, and |
| 12 | 2(disz) s,u2!-ba-ti2-a sze2-s,i2-a | 2 (mana wool for) Ṣubatia, the ṣīya; |
Sources & licences
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