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Prag 438 (P359066)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 438 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359066 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 438 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-di2-a-bu-um | minas 15 shekels of silver Idi-abum |
| 2 | _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 a-na szal2-mah | son of Assur-ṭāb to Šalmaḫ |
| 3 | _dumu#_ [dan]-a-szur a-na be-a-lim i-di2-in | son of Dannat-Assur, to Bēlām he gave. |
| 4 | isz#-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na e-la2-i-szu | from the city above |
| 5 | i-sza-qal a-ha-ma 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | each shall weigh out, and 1 mina of silver |
| 6 | [ni?]-is#-ha-su2 wa-s,i2-su2 _diri_ i-di2-a-bu-um | his nisḫāšu-disease, his wailing, the dirt of Idi-abum |
| 7 | _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 a-na szal2-mah _dumu_ dan-a-szur | son of Assur-ṭāb to Šalmaḫ son of Dan-Assur |
| 8 | [i]-da#-an-ma isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na e-la2-i-szu | he gave, and from the city above |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal _szunigin_ 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar#_ | 2 minas of silver he shall weigh out; total: 3 mina 15 shekels of sil[ver] |
| 10 | isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na e-la2-i-szu lu i-na | from the city, from above or from |
| 11 | ka3-ni-isz lu i-na ha-tim a-li e?-mu?-ru?-szu? | steadfastly, whether in the city where they saw him(?) |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ szal2-mah a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im i-sza-qal | the silver of the šalmaḫ-priest to Idi-abīm he shall weigh out. |
| 13 | [u2] szal2-mah 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im | and shalmaḫ, 1 mina of silver to Idi-abīm |
| 14 | i-da-an-ma / i-di2-a-bu-um isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} | he gave, and Idi-abum from the city |
| 15 | i-na e-la2-i-szu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szal2-mah | from it 2 minas of silver for the šalmaḫ |
| 16 | _dumu_ dan-a-szur i-di2-a-bu-um _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 | son of Dan-Assur, Idi-abum, son of Assur-ṭāb |
| 17 | [i]-sza#-qal _igi_ i3-li2-a _dumu_ a-ta-a-a _igi_ a-la2-hi-im | before Iliya son of Ataya before Alaḫum |
| 18 | [_dumu_] szu-la2-ba-an _igi_ pu-szu-ke-en6 _dumu_ bu-za-zu | son of Shulaban, before Pushu-kēn, son of Buzazu |
| 19 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / s,a-ru-pa2-am me-eh-ra-tim | 2 minas of silver, the first-class ṣarupam, |
| 20 | a-na hu-du-ur-la2 _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik | to Hudurla, son of Assur-mālik |
| 21 | i-di2-in-ma / me-ra-li2 _dumu_ en-um-a-szur | gave, and Merali, son of Ennum-Assur |
| 22 | a-na _iti-kam / ku3-babbar_ me-ra-li2 a-na | in the month of Tammuz the silver of the dowry to |
| 23 | i-di2-a-bi4-im _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 / i-sza-qal | Iddi-abīm, son of Assur-ṭab, he shall weigh out. |
| 24 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ / me-ra-li2 / i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | If the silver of the dowry from her inheritance |
| 25 | a-na sza ki-ma i-di2-a-bi4-im | to that which like a bull |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-bu-qar la2 isz-ta-qal | he has not weighed out to the abuqar-official. |
| 2 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na | 3 minas of silver from the city |
| 3 | e-la2-i-szu hu-du-ur-la2 / a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im | “As he goes up to the mountain, |
| 4 | _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 i-sza-qal _igi_ ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur | son of Assur-ṭāb he shall weigh out. Before Anum-balum-Assur |
| 5 | _dumu_ en-um-a-szur _igi_ a-szur3-ba-ni _dumu_ be-lum2-na-da | son of Enum-Assur, before Assur-bani, son of Bēlum-nada |
| 6 | _igi_ le-di2-isz-esz18-dar a-hi-szu / sza hu-du-ur-la2 | before Lēdiš-Ishtar, his brother, belonging to Ḫudurla. |
| 7 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 / wa-s,i2-su2 _diri_ | 1 mina of silver, his nisḫasu (and) his waiṣisu (are) deficit. |
| 8 | sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu i-di2-a-bu-um _dumu_ a-szur-du10 | šadū-asû, son of Iddi-abum, descendant of Assur-ṭab |
| 9 | a-na a-la2-hi-im _dumu_ szu-la2-ba-an i-di2-in-ma | to Alaḫum son of Šulaban gave, and |
| 10 | a-ma-la2 / gi5-mi3-li-szu-nu / 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} / i-na e-la2-i-szu a-na | he will pay. Ĝimilīšunu 2 minas of silver from the city from above to |
| 11 | i-di2-a-bi4-im _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 a-la2-hu-um _dumu_ szu-la2-ba-an | Iddin-abīm son of Assur-ṭum, Alaḫum son of Šulaban |
| 12 | i-sza-qal _igi_ i3-li2-a _dumu_ a-ta-a-a _igi_ a-mur-{d}utu | before Iliya son of Ataya before Amur-šamaš |
| 13 | _dumu_ be-la2-nim / _igi_ pu-szu-[ke]-en6 _dumu_ bu-za-zu | son of Bēlānim, before Pušu-ken, son of Buzazu |
| 14 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / s,a-ru-pa2-am sza i-di2-a-bu-um | 1 mina of silver, the ṣarupam payment of Iddi-abum |
| 15 | _dumu_ a-szur3-du10 / i-li-bi bu-zu-ta-a _dumu_ la2-qe2-[pi3]-im | son of Assur-ṭābi, Ilî-bi (and) Buzutaya, son of Laqepim |
| 16 | i-szu-u2 isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na e-la2-i-szu | he took from the city, on his return |
| 17 | _ku3-babbar_ / i-sza-qal _igi_ szu-be-lim _dumu_ i-szi2-im-su2-en6 | the silver he shall weigh out. Before Šū-bēlīk, son of Išimsu-en, |
| 18 | _igi_ dingir-mu-da-mi3-iq / _dumu_ szu-be-lim | before Ilī-mudamiq, son of Šubelim |
| 19 | _igi_ puzur2-a-na _dumu_ dingir-na-da / _iti-kam_ te2-i-na-tim | before Puzur-Anu, son of Ili-nada, month of the tinātum |
| 20 | li-mu-um / du10-a-szur / _dumu_ u2-zu-a | Eponymy of Du-Assur, son of Uzua. |
| 21 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-li-bi4 | 1 mina of silver, the ṣarupam payment of Ilībi, |
| 22 | szal2-mi3-esz18-dar _dumu_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni i-di2-a-bu-um | Šalmī-Ištar son of Adad-bani Idi-abum |
| 23 | _dumu_ a-szur-du10 i-szu isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-na | son of Assur-ṭāb with him from the city in |
| 24 | e-la2-i-szu i-sza-qal _igi_ szu-be-lim | above him he shall weigh out. Before Šubelum |
| 25 | _dumu_ i!-[di2]-su2-en6 _igi_ szal2-mah _dumu_ dan-a-szur | son of Iddin-Suen, before Šalmaḫ, son of Dan-Assur |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x] x [...] _ku3#-babbar_ / i-di2-[...] | ... silver ... |
| 2 | [x]-x-du10 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_] x x [...] | ...-du 1 mina 5 shekels of silver ... |
| 3 | _igi_ a-[szur3]-ba-ni _dumu_ be-lum2-na-[da] _igi_ bu-zu-ta-a _dumu_ la2-qe2-pi3-im | before Assur-bani, son of Bēlandā, before Buzutâ, descendant of Lāke-pim |
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