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KUG 42 (P283899)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 42 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283899 |
| 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 szu-hu-bur-ma | Šuhubur (speaks) thus: |
| 2 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 3 | u3 en-um-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | and Enum-Assur, speak! |
| 4 | a-na en-um-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Enum-Aš[ur]: |
| 5 | a-sza-me-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | I ask, and 10 minas of silver |
| 6 | i-na lu-qu2-ti2-a | in my womb |
| 7 | a-ma-kam sza ki-ma | “A word that like |
| 8 | i-a-ti2 / i-qi2-pu-ka3 | (Sum) My ..., the one who smote you(?) (Akk) The one who struck you with the sword |
| 9 | szu-ma a-hi a-ta | If a brother of yours |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 szu-ma u4-mu-ka3 | and the name of the day |
| 2 | _iti-kam_ u3 _iti 2(disz)-kam_ | month and 2nd month |
| 3 | a-hu-ru _ku3-babbar_ szu-qu2-ul-ma | the remainder of the silver is purchased and |
| 4 | sze2-bi-lam / gi-mi3-lam | Send me, send me! |
| 5 | i-na s,e2-ri-a / szu-ku-un | in the steppe place. |
| 6 | a-wi-il5 / gi-mi3-lim | Awīl / Gimillum |
| 7 | a-na-ku | I, |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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