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KUG 35 (P283892)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 35 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283892 |
| 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 ha-na-na-ri-im puzur4-a-szur | To Hananarīm Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | ku-na-a dan-a-szur i-ku-pi2-a-szur | Kunâ (is) Dan-Assur, Ikūpi-A[ssur], |
| 3 | u3 bu-za-zu qi2-bi-ma um-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma | Say to Buzazu, thus says Sabasiya: |
| 4 | a-na ha-na-na-ri-im qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Hananarim: |
| 5 | sza 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ t,up-pa2-am | of 12 minas of silver, the tablet |
| 6 | i-na a-lim{ki} a-bu-ni il5-pu-ut | in the city, his father, he killed |
| 7 | a-na sza-na-at u3 5(disz) _iti-kam_ | for one month and five months |
| 8 | ta-sza-qal ki-ma a-bu-ni me-tu3-u2 | you will weigh out. Like a dead father |
| 9 | a-na-ku u3 puzur4-dingir ni-is,-ba-at-ka3-ma | I and Puzur-ilī will seize you, and |
| 10 | um-ma a-ta-ma isz-tu3 | Thus (says) “Why from |
| 11 | ka3-ni-isz sze2-bu-lam qa2-bi-a-ak | “All is well, speak! |
| 12 | eq-lam a-szu-mi3-szu-ma e-ti2-iq-szum | (Sum) I am the one who is enraged by his name, I am frightened by his word (Akk) The one who was angry with his name and his word has passed to him |
| 13 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | 12 minas of silver were given to me, and |
| 14 | ni-is-ha-tim u3 sza-du-a-tam2 | the nishtum and the šadûtam |
| 15 | la2 ta-di2-ni-a-ti2 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | the deficit: 2/3 mina 3 1/4 shekels |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-tim u3 sza-du-a-tam2 | the silver of the nishtum and the šadūtum |
| 17 | a-na puzur4-a-szur di2-in-ma | Give it to Puzur-Assur, and |
| 18 | t,up-pa2-ka3 sza 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | a tablet of 12 minas of silver |
| 19 | puzur4-a-szur i-na a-lim{ki} | Puzur-Assur in the city |
| 20 | li-di2-na-kum a-ha#-ma | let him give to you, each other |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | <sza> 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 li-mi3-im | of 2 minas of silver from the year |
| 2 | il5-szu-_gal iti_-kam hu-bu-ur | Ilshu-rabi, month: "Hubur." |
| 3 | a-na sza-na-at t,up-pa2-am | for the second tablet |
| 4 | a-bu-ni il5-pu-ut _ku3-babbar_ a-di2 | his father he shall weigh out the silver together with |
| 5 | u4-mi3-im a-ni-im tu3-ka3-al | The day, the night, you will hold back. |
| 6 | 2(disz) sza-na-at u4-mu e-ti2-qu2-ma | 2 šanatu-vessels, the day passed |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-isz-ka3-ma um-ma a-ta-ma | the silver to you, thus you: |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ a-da-na-ku-ma | silver as much as silver I shall give and |
| 9 | ma-la2 u4-me sza a-na-ku _ku3-babbar_ u2-ka3-i-lu-u2 | as many days as I the silver he shall weigh out |
| 10 | u3 a-ta ka3-il5 a-pu-uh3! | and from the quay of Apuḫ |
| 11 | 2(disz) sza-na-at 1(u) 1(disz) sza-na-tum | 2 male lambs, 11 female lambs |
| 12 | u4-mu-ka3 e-ti2-qu2-u2 _ku3-babbar_ sza be!-a-lim! | At that time, the silver of Bēlālim |
| 13 | u3 t,up-pi3-ka3 a-di2 u4-mi3-im | and your tablet as long as |
| 14 | a-ni-im tu3-ka3-al 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | this you will weigh out. 2 minas of silver |
| 15 | sza t,up-pi3-ka3 ni-is-ha-su2 | of your tablet we have broken. |
| 16 | u3 sza-du-a-su2 wa-te2-er | and his šaddūsu he returned. |
| 17 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza be-a-lim | and 2 minas of silver belonging to Bēlām |
| 18 | ni-is-ha-su2 u3 sza-du-a-su2 | his nišišu and šaduāssu, |
| 19 | wa-te2-er-ma a-na puzur4-a-szur | Return and to Puzur-Assur |
| 20 | di2-in-ma t,up-pa2-ka3 | give, and your tablet |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-na a-lim{ki} li-di2-na-kum | in the city may he give to you |
| 2 | u3 sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza be-a-lim | and of 2 minas of silver belonging to Bēlām |
| 3 | a-na 1(u) 1(disz) sza-na-tim t,up-pu-szu sza | for 11 years the tablet of |
| 4 | puzur4-a-szur lu-pu-ut | I want to build Puzur-Assur. |
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