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KUG 50 (P283907)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | KUG 50 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283907 |
| 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 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma in-bi4-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Inbi-Ištar: |
| 3 | 8(disz) na-asz2-pe2-ra-tim | 8 našparatum offerings, |
| 4 | u3 me-eh-ra-am sza szi2-bu-tim | and the remainder of the debts |
| 5 | sza a-szu-mi3 i-ku-pi3-a-szur | of Ašumi, Ikū-pî-Assur, |
| 6 | u3 a-szur-ma-lik / szu-{d}en-lil2 | and Assur-malik, Šū-Enlil |
| 7 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 me-eh-ra-am | “You are the first-born, |
| 8 | sza szi2-bu-ti2-szu pu-szu-ke-en6 | of his šibūtu-offerings, |
| 9 | na-szi2 / i-na na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | She is the one who in my letter |
| 10 | la2-qe2-pa2-am / u2-la2-pi3-tam2 | “It is taken, it is loosened, |
| 11 | a-na-kam / la2-qe2-pa2-am | Why did I take it? |
| 12 | a-na hu-sza-hi-szu | to his brother |
| 13 | ik-ta-la2 / | Iktala |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 asz2-ta-na-me-ma | and I have asked, and |
| 2 | a-szur-ba-ni ha-ra-szu | Assurbāni, his wife |
| 3 | mi3-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a | whatever supplications |
| 4 | qa2-di2-ku-nu-ma / ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur | are yours, and Amum-bālum-Assur |
| 5 | _dumu_ en-um-a-szur | son of Enum-Assur |
| 6 | li-isz-ta-me | may he hear. |
Sources & licences
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