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Prag 444 (P359072)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 444 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359072 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 444 |
| 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-du10-ma a-na | Thus Assur-du, to |
| 2 | i-di2-ku-bi-im# qi2#-bi-ma | Iddin-Kūbim, speak! |
| 3 | mi3#-szu / sza 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | his wages of 14 shekels of silver |
| 4 | [a]-na puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 5 | [_dumu_] i-ku-pi2-a / ta-asz2-qu2-lu | son of Ikūpû, you will slaughter. |
| 6 | szu#?-ma / sza-num / _dam-gar3_ | He is Šānum, the merchant. |
| 7 | [i]-s,a#-ba-at-ka3 / i-szi2-ma | he will seize you, and |
| 8 | [lu]-qu2#-ut e-na-ma-nim | let me acquire. Enamnim |
| 9 | di2-szu-um / a-szu-mi3 / la2 ta-[ma-im] | Išum, my name, do not change! |
| 10 | i-na a-lim{ki} / a-szur3 [szi2-bu] | in the city of Assur dwells |
| 11 | sza-ak-nu-ni!?-ku-um | are placed for you |
| 12 | u2 a-na-ku / a-na-kam / szi2-bi | And I, indeed, live there. |
| 13 | asz2-ku-na-kum ki-ma | I established for you, like |
| 14 | lu-qu2-tum / lu-qu2#-ut | luqutu-disease (means) luxuriance. |
| 15 | e-na-ma-nim _ku3#-babbar_ | when the silver |
| 16 | a-ta a-x [x] x [x x] | Why ...? |
| 17 | a-zi x x / lu a-na x x | I ... to . |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-s,a-bu-tu3-ka3 / ma-mi3-tum | they will seize you. |
| 2 | sza ta-ta-mu-u2 | that you saw |
| 3 | a-na s,e2-ri-a li-li-ik# | to my country may he go |
| 4 | li-ba-ka3 i-de8 / ki-ma | The libānu-priest knows as |
| 5 | lu-qu2-tum / sza a-bi-ni-ni | The luqūtu of our father |
| 6 | mi3-nam / ma-da-tim | What is the fate of the land? |
| 7 | lu-la2-pi2-ta-ku-um | I shall remove you. |
| 8 | a-na i3-li2-a _dumu_ e-la2-li2 | to Ilīya son of Elali |
| 9 | a-na puzur4#-su2-en6 _dumu_ x-[x-x] | to Puzur-Suen, son of ... |
| 10 | u2 la2 di2 za sza# tu3-ur-hu#-mi3#-[it] | “You are the one who has not shaved your head, |
| 11 | ha#-bu-la2-ku szu-ma | He is Habulakku. |
| 12 | i-s,a-bu-tu3-ka3# / um-ma a-ta-ma | they will seize you, thus says |
| 13 | [a]-bi / e-li?-x | his father ... |
| 14 | [x x ...]-ta-ab2-ku-nu / a-hi a-ta | ... your ... brother, father |
| 15 | [be]-li / a-ta / a-na ma-ma-an | My lord, why to anyone |
| 16 | [x] x la2 tu3-sza-ar / a-di2# | ... you will not release ... until |
| 17 | a-la2-ka3-ni | he shall serve. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... x a-na _ku3-babbar_] ta-e-er | ... for silver he shall pay. |
| 2 | [te2-er]-ta#-ka3 da-mi3-iq-tum | Your favor is good. |
| 3 | [li]-li#-kam-ma li-ba-am | Let him go and let him go! |
| 4 | [di2]-na#-am | to give |
Sources & licences
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