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Prag 443 (P359071)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 443 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359071 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 443 |
| 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 | {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li a-na bu-za-zu | Iškur-ṣululi to your servant |
| 2 | is,-ba-at-ni-<a>-ti2-ma um-ma {d}iszkur-an-dul3-ma | seized me, thus Iškur-andul: |
| 3 | a-na bu-za-zu-ma i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to buzzuma (and) in burušḫatum |
| 4 | i-na li-mi3-im i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar | in the eponymy of Ikupī-Ištar |
| 5 | ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma | “Bab’aḫarani, thus says ... |
| 6 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im pe2-er-di2 | 4 minas of silver, the price of the harvest, |
| 7 | u3 a-mu-tim en-um-a-szur | and the land of Enum-Assur |
| 8 | _dumu_ u2-zu-a ha#-bu-lam 4(disz) _ma-na_ | son of Uzuya, the mayor, 4 minas |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra-su2 di2-nam | the silver equal to its interest, a lawsuit |
| 10 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ me-eh-ra#-[su2] i-na | 4 minas of silver, its interest, in |
| 11 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim [a-di2-na-ku]-um# | I have given to you. |
| 12 | la2 a-di2-na-ku-um# [...]-um-ma | I do not give to you ... |
| 13 | ig-ri-u2-ma# [...] | They were enraged and ... |
| 14 | la2 tu3-na-ha#-[ni a-na di2-nim] | Do not be negligent, to the judges |
| 15 | _la2#_ ta-sza-pa2-ra#-[ni _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam] | You will write me the deficit. The silver is the property. |
| 16 | la2 tu3-sza-ag-ma-ra#-[ni] | do not abandon me! |
| 17 | bu#-za-zu {d}iszkur-an-dul3 e-pu-ul# | I built your temple of Iškur-andul. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | um-ma bu-za-zu-ma a-na {d}iszkur#-[an-dul3-ma] | Thus Buzzu: to Iškur-andul |
| 2 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im a-mu-tim | 4 minas of silver, the price of emmer |
| 3 | u3 pe2-er-di2 en-um-a-szur | and the descendants of Enum-Assur, |
| 4 | _dumu_ u2-zu-a i-hi-ib-la2-am | son of Uzû, Iḫibam |
| 5 | ta-li-kam-ma um-ma a-ta-ma | You came, thus (says) Aya: |
| 6 | 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza en-um-a-szur | 4 minas of silver belonging to Enum-Assur |
| 7 | ha-bu-la2-ku!-ni a-na-ku la2-di2-na-kum | I shall not give you your inheritance. |
| 8 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ lu ta-da-nam | thus I: You should give me silver. |
| 9 | i-a-ti2 mi3-ma la2 ta3-tu3-ra-am | “Why did you not return anything to me? |
| 10 | szi-bi i-szu-a-kum isz-tu3 i-na | he will hold you. From |
| 11 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim tu3-s,a-ni a-di2 | Burušḫātum |
| 12 | ha-am-szi2-szu ni-na-me-er-ma | we shall examine his case, and |
| 13 | ma-ti2-ma mi3-ma u2-la2 ta-aq-bi-am | At any time, whatever you say, |
| 14 | a-na-ma a-na-ku a-na _ku3-babbar_ | thus I for silver |
| 15 | e-bu-t,i2 sza a-bu-ni | the ebbuṭu of the father |
| 16 | i-di2-na-ku-ni as,-bu-tu3-ka3 | I have seized you. |
| 17 | u2 a-ta a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza tu3-a-ra-am | and to the silver that he shall return |
| 18 | _la2#_ qa2-bi-a-ti2-ni ta-ar-ta-ag-ma#-am | the deficit of our command you shall cut off |
| 19 | la2 tu3-ni-hi-ma | do not turn back, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2-nim la2 ta-sza-pi2-ri a-na a-wa-tim | You shall not send me until now, to speak. |
| 2 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru#-um ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma# | These are the karû-offerings that he gave to me. |
| 3 | _igi# gir2_ sza a-szur szi2-bu-[ti2]-ni ni-di2-in _igi_ a-szur-du10 | before the sword of Assur, our witness, before Assur-ṭab |
| 4 | _dumu_ puzur2-a-szur _igi_ a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 _dumu_ | son of Puzur-Assur, before Assur-imitti, son |
| 5 | i-di2-we-er | Idi-wēr |
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