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Prag 432 (P359060)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 432 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359060 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 432 |
| 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 szu-be2-lim / im-di3-lim | to Šū-belim he made surpassing. |
| 2 | a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li u3 du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur | Assur-ṣululi and Dūr-Ṣilla-Assur, |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma / um-ma e-na-be2-lum2-<ma> | Thus says Ena-bēlum: |
| 4 | 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | 5 1/3 minas 5 shekels of refined silver |
| 5 | isz-ti2 / ka3-ri-im 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | together with the grain, 1 mina 5 shekels |
| 6 | a-ha-ma / u2-ku-ub-tu3-ru-usz | they shall divide equally between them. |
| 7 | ip-qi2-du-ni-szu-ma / la2 isz-qu2-lam | he appointed him, but he did not receive. |
| 8 | a-na ka3-ri-im / a-tu3-ar | I returned to the quay. |
| 9 | _szunigin_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ <<4(disz) _gin2_>> _ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 | total: 6 1/2 minas and 4 shekels of silver from |
| 10 | ha-mu-usz-tim sza hu-ra-s,a-nim | ḫamūštu-vessels of haruṣanu-wood, |
| 11 | 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2 / a-ma-nu | 1 shekel of ṣibtam-wood |
| 12 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ u2-s,u2-ur-sza-esz18-dar | 6 1/3 minas 1 1/2 shekels for Ushur-sha-Ishtar, |
| 13 | [isz]-tu3 [ha]-musz-tim | from Hamuštum |
| 14 | sza# szu-li#? [u3] a-mur-esz18-dar 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ | of Šuli and Amur-Ištar, 1 shekel each |
| 15 | u2-s,a-ab2 [n _ma-na] ki_ puzur4-a-szur3 | n minas from Puzur-Assur |
| 16 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ szu-be2#-lum2# [n] _ma-na_ | 1 mina of shubelum, n minas |
| 17 | a-szur3-s,u2-lu-li 2(disz) _ma-na_ | Assur-ṣululi 2 minas |
| 18 | hu-ra-s,a-num 1(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | Huraṣanum 1 mina 3 shekels |
| 19 | _ku3-sig17_ pa2-sza-lam _sag10_ sza ha-ra-an | gold, a šalālu-stone, red, of the harūnu-festival |
| 20 | a-lim{ki} isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | of the city from Hamuštum |
| 21 | [sza] mar#-tu-ba-ni u3 szal2-ma-a-szur | of Martubānu and Šalma-Assur |
| 22 | [a]-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal szu-ma | he shall weigh out in the third month. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la# isz-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2-s,a-ab2 | he did not cut off, 1 1/2 shekels each he shall carry. |
| 2 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ pa2-sza-lum2 a-ha-ma | 15 shekels of gold, the pāšalum-vessel together |
| 3 | 3(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na uruda sag10_ | 3 talents 30 minas of red copper |
| 4 | szi2-im 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-ha-ma | the price of 3 kutānu-garments each |
| 5 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-num / sza _geme2_ | 1 kutānu-garment of the female slave |
| 6 | 1(disz) _ansze_ 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma | 1 homer 5 minas of silver each |
| 7 | t,up#-pu-szu ha-ar-mu-um i-li-bi | His tablet, Ḫarmum, will come up. |
| 8 | t,up-[pi2]-a i-[ba-szi2] a-na 2(u) | there is a tablet. For 20 |
| 9 | ha-[am-sza]-tim i-sza-qal szu-ma | he will weigh out the harvest. |
| 10 | u4-mu-szu / ma-al-u2 mi3-ma | The storm is there, what is it? |
| 11 | a-nim / _ki_ a-mur-dingir _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | he took silver from Amur-ilī and |
| 12 | sza-asz2-qi2-la-szu | his šašqila |
| 13 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ en-um-a-szur3 | 1 2/3 minas of silver for Enum-Assur, |
| 14 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qu2-tum _ki_ am-ri-a | 1 raqutu-garment with Amria |
| 15 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ im-di2-lum2 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2 minas of gypsum, 7 shekels of silver |
| 16 | {d}en-lil2-ba-ni 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tum | Enlil-bani, 1 kusitum garment |
| 17 | szal2-ma-a-szur3 sza 1(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | Šalma-Assur, of 12/3 mina |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ sza i-s,e2-er u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 | the silver that he took from Uṣur-ša-Assur |
| 19 | u3 i-a-ti2 / a-szur3-_sipa_ i-szu-u2 | and I, Ashur-rēšû, the shepherd, |
| 20 | t,up-pu-um ha-ar-mu-um sza hu-bu-li-ni | Tablet of the ḫarmûm-offering of Hubulinu. |
| 21 | i-li-bi t,up-pi2-a | Its god is on my tablet. |
| 22 | i-ba-szi2 / 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | there are 4 minas of silver |
| 23 | a-s,i2-ib-tim al-qe2-ma | I took the aṣibtu-gift and |
| 24 | i-na ra-mi3-ni-a / asz2-qul2 _ku3-babbar_ | by my own free will I have sold. The silver |
| 25 | u2 s,i2-ba-su2 / sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | and his ṣibāšu-plant |
| 26 | a-pu-tum a-na te2-er-ti2-a | “It is enough, for my return, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ih-da-ma du10-s,i2-la-a-szur t,ur4-da-nim mi3#-szu-um a-di2-ni# | Duṣilli-Ašur, the ṭurdānim, his father, |
| 2 | i-sa3-hu-ur / u3 tu3-ta-a / ki-ma e-ru-ba-ni | he will return, and if he enters, |
| 3 | ba-ru-ba-ni / ba-ti2-iq u3 wa-tu3-ur [di2]-na#-ma _ku3-[babbar]_ | If he dies or flees, the responsibility is upon him. |
| 4 | ku-nu-ka3-ma / sze2-bi-la-nim x-[x-x]-nim# la2 i-[...] | Seal it with your seal and send it to me! |
Sources & licences
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