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KUG 45 (P283902)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 45 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283902 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 ...] | to ... |
| 2 | [u3 x x x x qi2-bi-ma] | and ... speak! |
| 3 | [um]-ma# im#-di2#-lum2#-ma# [n _ma-na_ x x sza] | Thus Imdi-luma: n minas ... of |
| 4 | ma-asz2-ka3-na-ti2-a / [x x] | my accounts ... |
| 5 | a-mur-esz18-dar ub-la2-ku-nu#-[ti2 a-na] | Amur-Ishtar, your servant, to |
| 6 | 1(u) _ma-na# ku3-babbar_ sza [...] | 10 minas of silver ... |
| 7 | a-na-kam / li-bi | “Why is my heart trembling? |
| 8 | im#-ta-ra-as, [...] | He smote ... |
| 9 | [sza ta]-ak#?-la2-a-ni / [...] | Whose ... is ..., |
| 10 | [...] / _ku3-babbar_ / tu3-[...] | ... silver ... |
| 11 | [x x]-szi2-it-ma [...] | ... and ... |
| 12 | [la2 ta]-ka3#-la2-a [...] | Do not ... ..., |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | i-zi-iz#-ma / a-na [...] | he stood and to |
| 3' | u3 szu-ma# szu#-ut mi3-ma# [...] | And that one, whatever ... |
| 4' | _ki_ / szi2-[...] la2 [x x] | ... ... not ... |
| 5' | li-qe2-ma [x]-a-ti2 / [x x] | take, and ... ... |
| 6' | lu-sze2-bi-la2-szu#-nu# / a-na [x] | Let me send them to ... |
| 7' | usz-ta-zi-iz-ka3 / a-[...] | I stand before you ... |
| 8' | sza ba-ri-ni [x] e [...] | who before us ... |
| 9' | mi3-isz-li-ka3 _ku3-babbar_ [...] | Išlīka silver ... |
| 10' | la na-da2-im u3 lu-[...] | Not to be known and ... |
| 11' | i-ta-na-pu-lu a-na [a-ni-a-tim] | they constantly screamed to me |
| 12' | li-bi / im-ra-as,-[ma] | his heart trembled, and |
| 13' | usz-ta-zi-iz-ka3 / i-na [_tug2 hi-a_] | I set you in a protective garment. |
| 14' | sza ba-ri-ni qa2-at-ka3 [szu-ku-un] | place in your hands the one who is without us. |
| 15' | u3 a-ta _tug2 / hi_-ti2 _ki_ / ba#-[ti2-qi2-im] | and from the side of the garment of ill health he shall take. |
| 16' | [pa2]-nim#-ma# [sze2-bi-lam] | Send me a report! |
| 17' | [x]-nim#-ma# [...] | ... and ... |
| 18' | [x x] 3(u) 1(disz) ma#-[na ...] | ... 31 minas ... |
| 19' | [...] | |
| left | ||
| 1' | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar_ ...] | 3 minas of silver |
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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