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Prag 435 (P359063)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 435 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359063 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 435 |
| 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 | um-ma a-szur3-i-[mi3-ti2] | Thus Assur-imitti |
| 2 | en-na-num u3 [x-x-ma] | Enanum and ... |
| 3 | a-na im-di2-dingir / qi2-bi-[ma] | Speak to Imdi-ilum |
| 4 | 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 1(disz) ma-[na _ku3-sig17_] | 12 minas of silver and 1 mina of gold |
| 5 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ e-la2 ub-[lam] | his nishhasu-disease he brought up. |
| 6 | _ku3-sig17_ 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ ni-di2-szu | gold, 7 2/3 shekels each, his gift |
| 7 | _szunigin ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 2(u) la2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | total, of silver: 20 less 1/3 minas |
| 8 | _sza3-ba_ 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku-ni | therefrom: 2 talents 10 minas of lead are yours. |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_ 9(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_ | 14 shekels each, its silver: 9 minas 17 shekel |
| 10 | 1(disz) me-at 1(u) 7(disz) ku-ta-nu qa2-di2 | 1 hundred 17 kutanu-vessels, |
| 11 | sza li-wi-tim u3 1(disz) a-bar-ni-um | of Liwītum and 1 Abarnum, |
| 12 | ka3-ab-tum 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | Kabtum: 6 1/3 minas 5 1/3 shekels |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 5(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu | 5 homers of shalamu grain |
| 14 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu | 1 1/3 minas of silver they weighed out. |
| 15 | 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-kul2-ti2 _ansze hi-a_ | 16 shekels of silver, the ration of the donkeys |
| 16 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze hi-a_ | 15 shekels of silver, the equipment for the donkeys |
| 17 | 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ wa-s,i2-tum 1(u) _gin2_ | 11 shekels of wadītum silver, 10 sheqels |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ x [...] | silver ... |
| 19 | ni-[...] | Ni- |
| 20 | x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] sza#-nim | ... another |
| 2' | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 3' | [... ni]-isz-qul2 | ... we shall kill. |
| 4' | [...]-tim | ...-tim |
| 5' | ni-isz-qul2 [_szunigin_] 2(u) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ | Nishqul; total: 22 2/3 minas 6 1/3 shekels |
| 6' | a-s,e2-er _ku3-babbar_ sza e-la2 ub-la2-ni | the aṣer of silver that he brought |
| 7' | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na | 1 mina 6 1/3 shekels of silver from |
| 8' | sza _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im ni-il5-qe2-ma | of the son of Alaḫum we took and |
| 9' | nu-ra-di2 / mi3-ma a-nim | The nuradi priestess, what ...? |
| 10' | e-la2 i-ra-de8-a-kum | he will bring it to you. |
| 11' | 3(disz) ku-ta-nu sza da? x | 3 kutānu-garments of ..., |
Sources & licences
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