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KUG 38 (P283895)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 38 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283895 |
| 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 i-na-a-a en#-nam#-a-szur | to now Ennam-Assur |
| 2 | ma-nu-um-ki-a-szur | Mannum-kī-Assur, |
| 3 | szu-su2-en6 / u3 a-szur-be2-el-a#-[wa-tim] | Susa and Assur-bēl-awattim |
| 4 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma sza-lim-a-szur-ma | Speak, thus Šalim-Aš[ur]: |
| 5 | a-ma-kam / 1(disz) am-tam2 | “It is my word, 1 amtam |
| 6 | a-hu#-uz2#-ma a-na 9(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_] | I rented and for 9 shekels of silver |
| 7 | asz2-a-am-szi2 / | Ašamši |
| 8 | _igi_ da-di2-a / [x-x]-du | before Dadia ... |
| 9 | u3 er#-szu#-ma#-lik | and Eršumalik |
| 10 | s,u2#-ha-ri i-ba-ab2 | ṣuharu he shall take. |
| 11 | ha#-ra-ni-a is,-bu-tu3-ma | seized my limbs, and |
| 12 | asz2#-qu2-ul-szu-nu-ti2 | I imposed upon them. |
| 13 | [a]-ni#-sza-am / a-hu-u2-sza | Anisham, her brother |
| 14 | [i]-li-ku-ni-ma | came to me and |
| 15 | [a-pu]-uh# / _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu-nu | I weighed out their silver. |
| 16 | [x] _ma#-na siki hi-a_ | x minas of wool, |
| 17 | [u3 x ka3]-ar#-pa2-tim | and x granaries |
| 18 | [a-di2-szu]-nu-[ti2] | together with them |
| 19 | [u3 u4]-ma#-am ir#-de8# | and daily he will bring it. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [i-s,a]-ab2#-tu3 a-hu-u2-a | seized my brother |
| 2 | [a-tu3]-nu# a-na _e2#_[{be-et}] | they shall return to the house. |
| 3 | [a-wi]-lim / al-ka3-ma | A man comes and |
| 4 | [wa-ar]-di2# / lu#-wa-szi2-ru-nim | I will send a message to you. |
| 5 | [szu]-ma# / u3?-ku-ul-ti2 | he is the ukulti priestess |
| 6 | [wa-ar]-di2#-a / e-ri-szu-ku-nu | I have sent to you a message. |
| 7 | [...] / di2-na-ma i-na | ... judge, and in |
| 8 | [...]-tim# | ...-tim |
| 9 | [...]-sza | ... her |
| 10 | [...] / sze2-s,i2-a-szi2 | ... her ... |
| 11 | [...] / i-na-a | ... now |
| 12 | [...] ib? [x] szu#-ma# | ... he is |
| 13 | ir#-di2# / wa-szu-ra-am | Irdi / Waszuram |
| 14 | la2 i-mu-u2 | they did not know. |
| 15 | [a]-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu# | Ahua, Atunu |
| 16 | [ih-da]-ma? a-na s,e2-er | he gathered, and to the flock |
| 17 | [x-x]-tim / sza ga-ma-ri-im# | ... of ... |
| 18 | [gu]-um#-ra-ma | a gūmmu |
| 19 | [me]-er#-a-su2-nu | Merasunu |
Sources & licences
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