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Prag 437 (P359065)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 437 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359065 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 437 |
| 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 bu-za-zu qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Buzzu: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ha-ha-ma | Thus Aḫāma: |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar_ sza ku-lu-ma-a | the silver of Kulumâ |
| 4 | a-ma-la2 szi2-ma-tim | the šimātu-offering |
| 5 | a-ma-kam a-ma-ma-an la2 ta-da-an-ma | “Alas, you did not give me a word! |
| 6 | la2 i-t,a2-hi _ku3-babbar_ | he has not paid back the silver |
| 7 | li#-ki-ni-ik-ma a-na a-lim{ki} | and to the city |
| 8 | [sze2]-bi-lam i-na 4(u) _ma-na_ | he shall deliver. At 40 minas |
| 9 | _ku3#-babbar_ lu qa2-ti2 / lu i-li-bi | the silver be it a gift or an omen |
| 10 | puzur4-a-szur3 ta-ad-mi3-iq-tum | Puzur-Assur, tadmiqtum |
| 11 | i-ba-szi2 _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ | there is silver, 10 minas |
| 12 | ku-un-ka3-ma e-ne2-a pi2-te2 | Seal it with the seal of PN. |
| 13 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 14 | sza-am-ri-is, a-li-ma | “Seize my city’s throne— |
| 15 | a-wa-tu3-szu-<ni> ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ | his words like silver |
| 16 | 1(u) _ma-na_ szi2-bu-ti2-ma | 10 minas of šibūti, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ga-ma-lim / ti2-da?-am | “It is enough, I want to go(?) to the river(?) |
| 2 | [x / x]-ba-am / | ... ... |
| 3 | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 4 | [...]-it-ma | ... and |
| 5 | [...] x ru-ba-am | ... prince |
| 6 | [...]-um | ...um |
| 7 | [... puzur4-a]-szur isz-pu-ra-am | ... Puzur-Assur wrote me |
| 8 | [um-ma szu-ut-ma] / | thus he: |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2-ma la2 u2-ka3-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | the silver take, and they shall not hold you back. |
| 10 | szu-up-ra-am-ma | send me, and |
| 11 | uz2-ni pi2-te2-ma lu i-de8 | May my flesh be shaved off and he will recover. |
| 12 | a-na be-la2-nim sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | To Belānum, about whom you wrote, |
| 13 | um-ma a-ta-ma _an-na_ | Thus says “Why the tin |
| 14 | li-di2-na-ki-im e-ri-szu-ma | may he give to you, and |
| 15 | um-ma be-la2-num-ma _an-na_ la2!-szu | Thus Bēlānum: Anu is his debt |
| 16 | a-na gam2-ri-im sza _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu | for the rent of the house of your father |
| 17 | [la2] ag#?-ta-mar? a-ta ma-la2-ak | “I have seen, I have gone to the water’s edge |
| left | ||
| 1 | mi3#-szu# sza# ta-ki-li# [ta-asz2]-ta#-na-me-[u2] | What are you asking me about? |
| 2 | i-na# sza / x [...]-ka3-ku-ma | In that of ... ... you are |
| 3 | x x x ma x [...] ta#-zi-iz | ... stood |
Sources & licences
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