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KUG 44 (P283901)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 44 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283901 |
| 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 zu-pa2 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Zupa: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-isz-ta-ki-il5-ma | Thus Aššīr-išakil: |
| 3 | ARAD2 _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar | servant of Kur-ub-ištar. |
| 4 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-tim | the writing-boards |
| 5 | sza ma-ha-i-a a-s,e2-ri-a | of the cult centers of Aṣeria, |
| 6 | na-szi2 / u3-la2 ni-na-me-er | “The one who is lying down, we will make it clear to him. |
| 7 | a-hi / a-ta a-pu-tum | “My brother, from the water of the well’s |
| 8 | na-asz2-pe2-ra-tim ki-ma# | the našpirātum offerings like |
| 9 | i-a-ti2 s,a-ba-at-ma | my eyes are seized, and |
| 10 | a-ma-ma-an la2 tu3-sza#-ar# | You will not write a word. |
| 11 | sza-s,e2-er-szi2-na | their šāṣer |
| 12 | szi2#-it-ru i-na | a verdict in |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qe2-er-bi#-im!-ma | inside |
| 2 | pu-t,u3-ur-ma | Release, and |
| 3 | szi2-ta2?-e-ma? | šitāma(?) |
| 4 | a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-[ta] | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 5 | gi5-mi3-lam# / i-s,e2-ri-a | The gimilam priestess of Iṣeria |
| 6 | szu-ku-un# | place. |
| 7 | qa2-ab2-li-tam2 | in the middle |
| 8 | a-szu-mi3 a-szur-du10 | Ašumī (is) Assur-ṭaba. |
| 9 | ta-pa2? su2?-sa3-a | “Tapa-susa |
| 10 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im | the granary |
| 11 | x x x x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-di2-na-ku-szi2-ma a-na | let him give to her, and to |
| 2 | _e2_ ub-ri-ni di2-in | the house of Ubrūni, judge |
Sources & licences
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