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Prag 431 (P359059)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 431 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359059 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 431 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 e-na-a u3 i3-li2-a [qi2]-bi#-[ma] | Speak to Pušukêna and Ilia: |
| 2 | um-ma szu-ku-bu-um-ma / a-na e-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Thus (says) Šukubum. Speak to him now: |
| 3 | i-nu-mi3 / a-na szi2-ip-ru-tim / ta-li-ka3-[ni] | When you come to the work, |
| 4 | aq-bi-a-ku-ma / um-ma a-na-ku-ma / bi-lam | I said to you, thus I: |
| 5 | lu-qu2-tam2 sza sze2-pi2-ka3 / u3 sza sze2-ep | The luxuriance of your feet and that of the feet. |
| 6 | a-szur3-ba-ni pa2-ni-a-tim / ba-li-t,a2-am | (Sum) Assurbāni, the foremost one, live! (Akk) May his former Assur-bani be live! |
| 7 | um-ma a-ta-ma / ma-asz2#-ha#-ku-ma / a-li-kam | Thus (says) he: "Why am I afraid? Come!" |
| 8 | um-ma a-ta-ma / la2-li-ik-ma / me-eh-ri | Thus (says) “Why did you come and the second one? |
| 9 | i-na ka3-ni-isz / la2-mur-ma / lu sza sze2-pi2-a | In the end I will see, and may it be that of a nail. |
| 10 | lu sza sze2-ep / a-szur-ba-ni / la2-mur-ma za-ku-sa3 | May he who touches the forehead of Assurbānu see it and be released. |
| 11 | la2-asz2-pu-ra-kum mi3-ma-ka3-ma la2 i-ha-li-iq | I shall send you a report, but he will not take it. |
| 12 | sza-ri-a-ma / i-na sza sze2-pi2-ka3-ma i-na na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-im | (Sum) It is the šarû-demon, (Akk) In the tavern, in the reedbed(?) |
| 13 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-<ni>-ma / u2-ka3-lu / <<isz-tu3>> | As to what you wrote to me, they will hold (it) back. |
| 14 | lu hu-lu-qa2-u2 / lu ni-is-ha-tum lu sza _e2-gal_-lum2 | be it a robbery or a fraud, be it of the palace |
| 15 | a-na szi2-mi3-im / il5-qe2-u2 / lu sza i-s,e2-er | He took it as a gift, be it that he wishes. |
| 16 | _dam-gar3_-ri-im / ta-di2-u2 / ba-lu-ut,-ma szi2-ti2 | merchant, who has given life, and a life |
| 17 | _tug2 hi_-a 2(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ [szu-ru]-tum ta-sza-pa2-ra-am | 25 1/2 embroidered garments you will send to me. |
| 18 | um-ma a-ta-ma 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tim puzur4-su2-en6 | Thus (says) Puzur-Suen: 15 1/2 šurūtum garments |
| 19 | u3 szu-su2-en6 / a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na / ub-lu | and Susa brought to Waḫšušana. |
| 20 | a-di2 / u4-mi3-im / a-nim / asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ma | As long as I keep writing to him daily, |
| 21 | a-wa-ta-ma / la2 tu3-ta-ra-am / i-na wa-ar-ki-tim | (Sum) The word(s) of the king, my lord, do not abandon me (Akk) Do not abandon my word, in the future |
| 22 | a-na-ma / a-na-ku / a-na-kam / szu-su2-en6 | Why, I am indeed a šusuŋ priest |
| 23 | as,-bu-tu3 / ta-asz2-ta-ap2-ra-am | You have written to me about the captives. |
| 24 | um-ma a-ta-ma / _ku3-babbar_ / isz-ti2 puzur4-su2-en6 | Thus (says) Yata: The silver from Puzur-Suen |
| 25 | a-la2-qe2-ma / u2-ba-la2-ku-um _ku3-babbar_ | I shall take and shall pay back the silver. |
| 26 | [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...]-na# qa2-ti2-a | ... my hand |
| 2 | [...] qa2-ti2-a | ... my hand |
| 3 | [... a-na]-ku / _ku3-babbar_ a-ta-ab2-la2-kum | ... I have paid you the silver. |
| 4 | [...] li-bi-ka3 | ... of your heart |
| 5 | [a-na-ku a]-na-kam / na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-ka3 | I am indeed your messenger. |
| 6 | [...]-ma u3 a-ta / a-ma-nim | ... and the sea |
| 7 | [_ku3-babbar_ ta]-sza-qa2-lam / i-na 4(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | you will weigh out the silver. From 4 homers of wheat |
| 8 | [i-na t,up]-pi2#-ka3 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | You wrote me on your tablet. |
| 9 | [1(disz) _ansze_] me#-et / 3(disz) _ansze-hi-<a_> i-za-zu | 1 donkey, dead / 3 donkeys they will stand. |
| 10 | [szi2-im]-szu-nu / i-na li-bi-ka3-ma | their name in your heart |
| 11 | [i-na] 2(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ hu-lu-qa2-i | from 25 minas of tin, lost |
| 12 | [sza a-di2] bu-ra-lim _sza3-ba_ sza 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | which together with the rations of the heart of 15 minas |
| 13 | [x _gin2] ku3-babbar_ ta-di2-nam um-ma a-ta-ma | x shekels of silver you gave me, thus: |
| 14 | [a]-la2#-ak-ma / sza 1(u) _ma-na_ u2-sza-asz2-qa2-[al]-ma | I shall go, and of 10 minas I shall weigh out, and |
| 15 | [u2]-sze2-ba-la2-kum / ta-al-qe2 / mi3-szu-um | he will bring to you, you will take. What is it that you want? |
| 16 | [la2] tu3-sze2-bi-lam / i-li-bi-ka3-ma / mi3-ma a-nim# | Do not send me anything! |
| 17 | [sza] sze2-pi2-ka2 pa2-ni-tim 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of your previous work: 11 2/3 minas of silver |
| 18 | [en]-nam-a-szur3 _dumu_ {d}suen-na-da e-hi-ib-lam# | Ennam-Assur son of Sîn-nāda received. |
| 19 | [u4]-mu-szu / ma-di-isz / i-ti2-qu2-ma / i-nu-mi3# | his days were very long, and at that time |
| 20 | ta-li-ka3-ni / um-ma a-ta-ma / a-wi-lum2#? | Come, thus says the man |
| 21 | gi-mi3-lam / ha-bu-la2-kum / szu-ma / mi3-ma | The reed-bed of Habulakum ... |
| 22 | i-la2-qe2-ma / i-ga-mi3-la2-ni / li-iq-[a-am] | he will take, and if he becomes ill, may he die. |
| 23 | szu-ma la2 ki-a-am s,i2-ib-tam2 | “He is not like that of a ṣibtu-demon, |
| 24 | ma-la2 ta-al-qe2-u2 / sze2-bi-lam szu-ma | whatever you took, send me! |
| 25 | um-ma a-ta-ma / mi3-ma la2 al-qe2 | "Why did you not take anything?" |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-up-ra#-ma / a-wi-lam la2-asz2-e / _ku3-babbar_-pi2 sza isz-ti2 zu-zu / isz-tu3 | Send me, and the man will be able to pay. The silver that from the tooth from |
| 2 | ma-li-szu / u4-me-e / tal-qe2-u2 / mi3-szu-um la2 tu3-sze2-bi-lam | (Sum) He took his ... (Akk) You took the ... for a day, you did not send me anything |
| 3 | i-na sza x-x-li-a _tug2 hi_-ti2-a [...] | in ... my clothing ... |
| 4 | i-na [...] x x [...] | in ... |
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