KUG 34 (P283891)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Universitätsbibliothek, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Universitätsbibliothek, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

Museum Number

UG —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 / qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
3. mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni
4. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma / t,up-pa2-am
5. ha-ar-ma-am i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im
6. ne2-mu-ur-ma 6(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
7. _an-na_ / i-na t,up-pi2-im / ha-ar-mi3-im
8. sza ka3-ri-im / la2-pi2-it / i-nu-mi3
9. t,up-pa2-am / ta-ah-ri-ma-ni-ni / isz-tu3
10. ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a / a-he-e / a-na ka3-ni#-isz
11. u2-ta-e-ra-ma / _an-na_-ki / u2 _tug2 hi_-a
12. qa2-tam2 a-na _ku3-babbar_ / u2-ta-e-ru-ma
13. isz-tu3 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ / mu-t,a2-e
14. 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ / ni-is-ha-tim / u2-s,a-hi-ru-ni-ni
15. t,up-pa2-am / za-ku-am / sza _an-na_-ki-a
16. u3 _tug2 hi_-a sza 1(asz) _gu2_ 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/3(disz) _gin2_
17. _ku3-babbar_ / t,up-pa2-am / za-ku-am / ta-ah-ri-ma-nim
18. u2 na-asz2-pe3-er-tak2-nu / za-ku-tam2
19. a-he-e / a-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a
reverse
1. ub-lam-ma na-asz2-pe3-er-tak2-nu
2. u2-ka3-al / sza ki-ma / i-re-esz15
3. t,up#-pi3#-im / ha#-ra-mi3-im / 3(disz) _ma-na-ta_
4. mu-t,a2-e / 2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
5. ni-is-ha-tim / u2-s,a-he-ru-ni-ni
6. u4-ma-am / ta-sza-pa2-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma
7. 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_ mu-t,a2-e / u3 ni-is-ha-tim
8. _e2_ ka3-ri-im / u2-s,a-hi-ru-ni-a-ti2-ma
9. 5(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na an-na_ nu-sze2-s,i2-am
10. i-nu-mi3 / t,up-pa2-am ta-ah-ri-ma-ni-ni
11. 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_ / u2-s,a-hi-ru-nim / u4-ma-am
12. i-sze2-ep / _an-na_ 5(disz) _ma-na-ta_
13. usz-ta-asz2-ni-u2-ma / u2-s,a-hi-ru-nim a-ba-u2-a
14. be-lu-a a-tu3-nu / a-ma-kam / ka3-ra-am
15. mu-uh3-ra-ma pu-ku-nu / pi2-te2-a-ma / ki-ma
16. i-re-esz15 t,up-pi3-im / na-al-pu-tim
17. mu-t,a2-e u3 ni-is-ha-tim / u2-s,a-hi-ru-ni-ni
18. szi2-ti2 _an-na_-ki-a / er-sza-ma / ku-un-ka3-ma
19. a-nu-ur-ki-li di2-na-ma / lu-ub-lam
20. a-ba-u2-a / a-tu3-nu / i-_ku3-babbar_{pi3-im}
21. szal2-sza-tim / szi2-im _tug2 hi_-a / wa-asz2-bu-um
22. u2 la2-szu-um / u2 qa2-di2 / la2-szu-im / _ku3-babbar_
23. szal2-sza-tim qa2-ta-ti2-szu-nu
left
1. il5-qe2-u2 / u2 a-na-ku / a-szi2-ra-am / la2 i-szu-ma i-na
2. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a ra-pu-da-ku ih-da-ma _ku3-babbar_ szal2-sza-ti2-a
3. li-qe2-a-nim a-ba-u2-a be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu la2 a-sza-ki?-isz?
4. u2 a-na-ku a-te2-er-ti2-ku-nu a-na-hi-id

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KUG, 34

    [Hecker1966KUG] Hecker, Karl. 1966. Die Keilschrifttexte Der Universitätsbibliothek Giessen. Berichte Und Arbeiten Aus Der Universitätsbibliothek Giessen 9. Giessen: Universitätsbibliothek.

    Geschäftsbrief

  • history: LAPO 19, 241

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:51:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-11-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 15, 17: GKT section 54b; 18, 20: GKT section 55b; 21: GKT section 13a; 32: GKT section 95g; 34-37: GKT section 154d; 35: GKT section 13a; 40: GKT section 93e; 41: GKT section 20a. S. 168A.1; 45: GKT section 85a; rev. 5: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“KUG 34 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283891.
KUG 34 artifact entry (No. P283891). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283891 (Original work published 2005)
KUG 34 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283891 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
@misc{2023KUG,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KUG 34 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283891},
}


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