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Prag 433 (P359061)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 433 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359061 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 433 |
| 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-[{d}en-lil2 u3] | to Šū-Enlil and |
| 2 | szu-a-nim qi2-bi-ma | speak to him! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | you wrote to me, thus: "Atunu |
| 5 | a-na 1(u) u4-me wa-s,i2-u2 | for 10 days he shall serve |
| 6 | sza a-lim{ki} u2-s,i2-u2 a-na | of the city he brought, to |
| 7 | szi2-a-ti2 _ku3-babbar#_ [u2]-la2# u2-sze2-bi4-lam | that silver he shall pay, I shall send. |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ | thus I: silver |
| 9 | e i-ni-id-a-ni | he smote him |
| 10 | szu-ma# la2-ma la2 us,-u2 | If he is ill and he does not go out |
| 11 | i-ba-ab2 wa-s,a-i-szu-nu a-s,e2-er | he will be able to carry out their work. |
| 12 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza la-qe2-pu-um | 10 minas of silver belonging to Laqēpûm |
| 13 | ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ni u3 1(u) _ma-na_ | brought to you, and 10 minas |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ma-kam a-na s,i2-ib-tim | the silver for a gift |
| 15 | li-iq-a-ma ni-is-ha-su2 | may he kill, and his famine |
| 16 | u3 sza-du-a-su2 i-na | and his debts in |
| 17 | sza _dumu_ i-di2-su2-en id-a-ma | of the son of Idissuen he gave, and |
| 18 | a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a | to Ummi-ana |
| 19 | u3 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | and that like me |
| 20 | lu-[ub-lu u3] t,up-pa2-am | let me bring, and my tablet |
| 21 | lu-up-ta u3 a-tu3-nu | lupta and atunu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szi2-ma-am sza ba-la2-t,i2-szu | the fate of his life |
| 2 | sza-ma-szum! szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Šamašum, that silver |
| 3 | ta-al-te2-eq-a-nim | you have taken from me |
| 4 | i-na wa-s,i2-im pa2-ni-im-ma | in the open country |
| 5 | te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam-ma | "Let them come to me and |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ lu-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | silver I shall send to you. |
| 7 | i-na t,up-pi3-szu-nu szu-be-lum2 | on their tablets, Šubelum |
| 8 | u3 ka3-ri-a um-ma szu-nu-ma | and Karia, thus they: |
| 9 | 1(disz) _ma-na la2_ [3(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szu-be-lum2 | 1 mina less 3 shekels of silver, Šubelum |
| 10 | a-na li-bi4 sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 | to the man of your good garment |
| 11 | i-di2-a-ma t,up-pu-szu sza szu-be-lim | he will give, and his tablet of Šubelim |
| 12 | na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-nu-ti2 sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | of 1/2 mina |
| 13 | [a]-na li-bi4 sza _tug2_-ti2-a i-di2-u2? | to the household of my garment gave |
| 14 | 1/3(disz)# _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 7 shekels of silver |
| 15 | szu#-be-lum2 sza u2-ra-ki-su2!-ni | Šū-bēlu, whom he had cut off |
| 16 | li-isz-qu2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | may they pluck you up. |
| 17 | szu-ma la2 i-sza-qa2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | If he does not pay you back, |
| 18 | t,up-pu-szu isz-ti2-ku-nu | his tablet with you |
| 19 | li-ib-szi2 u3 1(u) _gin2#_ | and 10 shekels |
| 20 | szi2-ta-at _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a | the price of my silver |
| 21 | sza isz-pu-[ru]-ni-ni | which he sent to me |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-di2-nu-ni-ku-nu-ti2 u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza _dumu_ i-di2-su2-en6 | and the silver of the son of Idissu-en |
| 2 | isz-qu2-lu x [...] ra _illat_-tim | they plundered ... the flood |
| 3 | [...] a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim | ... Assur-bēl-awati |
| 4 | [...]-x mu-ti2-a | ... of my life |
| 5 | [...] li-iq-bi4-a-ku-nu-ti2 | ... may he say to you |
Sources & licences
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