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Prag 439 (P359067)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 439 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359067 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 439 |
| 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 | ka3-ru-um / ka3-ni-isz3 _dumu gal_ | Karum, Kaniš, the great son |
| 2 | di2-nam i-di2-in-ma | he gave judgment, and |
| 3 | a-na ma-la2 / di2-in | “To as many as you wish, |
| 4 | ka3-ri-im _dumu gal_ pa2-ni-im | Karim, the older son, |
| 5 | <sza> 3(u) _tug2 hi-a / sag10_-tim | of 30 good quality textiles |
| 6 | sza puzur2-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | belonging to Puzur-Ištar, son of Assur-mutabbil |
| 7 | puzur2-esz18-dar / a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im | Puzur-Ištar to Idi-abīm |
| 8 | _dumu_ a-szur-du10 u2 e-na-a-szur | son of Assur-ṭāb and Ena-Assur, |
| 9 | _dumu_ en-na-su2-en6 / _gir2_ | son of Enna-Suen, šēpi guard |
| 10 | sza a-szur i-ta-mu-u2-ma | of Assur heard, and |
| 11 | _tug2 hi_-ti2-szu / puzur2-esz18-dar i-la2-qe2-u2 | may Puzur-Ištar take his clothing. |
| 12 | puzur2-esz18-dar pu-uz2-ra-am | Puzur-Ištar is the cowherd. |
| 13 | is,-bu-tu3-ma ta-ma-am | they seized, and you will die. |
| 14 | la2 i-mu-u2-ma | he did not know, and |
| 15 | i-tal-ku / | went. |
| 16 | {disz}i-di2-a-bu-um _dumu_ a-szur-du10 | Iddi-abum, son of Assur-ṭum |
| 17 | u2 e-na-a-szur _dumu_ e-na-su2-en6 | and Ena-Assur, son of Enasuen |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) um-mi3-a-ne2-e | 3 (mana wool for) Ummi-anê |
| 2 | pa2-tu3-u2-tim / sza ha-ra-an | “Patūtum of the harem |
| 3 | a-lim{ki} i-s,a-bu-tu3-ma | of the city seized, and |
| 4 | _tug2 hi-a_ / e-mu-ru-ma | I saw garments. |
| 5 | szi2-im-szu-nu / e-s,i2-ru-ma | their fate they shall determine, and |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im / _tug2 hi-a_ | silver, the price of the textiles |
| 7 | i-di2-a-bu-um u2 e-na-a-szur | Iddi-abum and Ena-Assur |
| 8 | i-la2-qe2-u2 | they shall take. |
| 9 | t,up-pa2-am sza di2-in | A tablet of judgments |
| 10 | ka3-ri-im / _dumu gal_ | Karim, the great son |
| 11 | sza ma-mi3-it | of a man |
| 12 | puzur4-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| 13 | {disz}_dub-sar_ | scribe |
| 14 | a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im | to Idi-abīm |
| 15 | u2 e-na-a-szur | and Ena-Assur |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2-szar | he made prosper. |
Sources & licences
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