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Prag 447 (P359075)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 447 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359075 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 447 |
| 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 im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-[ma] | Speak to Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | um-ma en-um-a-szur-ma# | Thus Enum-Assur: |
| 3 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_ 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-[na]_ | 5/6 mina of silver, 3 2/3 minas |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ i-di2-{d}iszkur na-asz2#-[a-kum] | Iddi-Adad will bear the silver. |
| 5 | mi3-nam ma-da-tim lu-la2-pi3-[ta]-kum# | What will I do to you in the land? |
| 6 | a-ma / a-ma-kam i-di2-{d}iszkur | “Woe, woe, Iddi-Adda, |
| 7 | u3 puzur4-i3-li2 sza-[il5] | and Puzur-ilī, the ša-il |
| 8 | e ta-aq-bi um-ma | you said thus: |
| 9 | a-ta-ma u2-sza-ba-a-ni | Why did he send me? |
| 10 | u3 wa-di2 mi3-ma-ma / la2-szu | and whatever else there is, |
| 11 | a-szur u3 i-la2 a-hu-tim | Assur and Ila, the brothers, |
| 12 | li-t,u3-la2 u3 i-na | may he live, and in |
| 13 | a-lim{ki} lu wa-asz2-ba-ti2-ma | of the city I settled, and |
| 14 | a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 lu a-na-hi-id# | I will add to your correspondence. |
| 15 | u3 a-ni mi3-ma-sza-ma# | and what else |
| 16 | a-na puzur4-i3-li2 sza# | To Puzur-ilī, who |
| 17 | ki-ma i-a-ti2 li-im-[qu2?-ut?] | like me may they fall. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3-la2 t,up-pu-szu lu-pu-[ut] | Let me write his tablet. |
| 2 | u3-la2 a-ma-la2 _ki_ puzur4-[i3-li2] | ... ... with Puzur-ilī |
| 3 | ta-ma-gu5-ru [szu]-up-ra-[am] | Send me a report! |
| 4 | asz-lu-ut,-ma qa2-ti2 u2-t,a2-hi#? | I dwelled, and my hand was swollen(?) |
| 5 | um-szu-ma a-ki-a-am | thus (says) |
| 6 | a-ba-szi / _e2-gal_-lum2 sza-bu-[u2] | the father of that palace |
| 7 | e-du-u2 / u2-sza-bi-e-ma | (Sum) The young man sat down (Akk) The old man sits down and |
| 8 | a-na a-hi-ka3 sza ke-na-tim | to your brother of the trust |
| 9 | a-tu3-ar a-wi-lum2 _ku3-babbar_ | I have returned. The man silver |
| 10 | u2-ta-a u3 a-hu-tam2 | Utâ and Ahūtam |
| 11 | u2-ta / u3 a-ma-ti2 [...] | ... words ... |
| 12 | ni-na-mu-ru / t,up-pa2-[am] | We will see the tablet. |
| 13 | a-ni-a-am sza-il5 a-[na sza] | This is a šaŋil prayer for that |
| 14 | i-mi3-is-ru li-ba-[ka3] | may he be praised. |
| 15 | la2 i-la2-mi3-in# wa#-di2# | he will not pay back. |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 [...] | the silver ... |
| 17 | u2-s,a-ma e-ta-lu-tam2# [...] | he brought out and the etalutam priestess |
| 18 | ap2-t,ur4-ma a-di2 / u4-mi3#?-[im] | I erased and as long as |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-nim a-be-el 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ a-na# | Anum, the lord, 2 shekels of gold to |
| 2 | ni-qi2-ka3 puzur4-i3-li2 na-asz2-a-kum | Your offering is Puzur-ilī. |
Sources & licences
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