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Prag 466 (P359076)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 466 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359076 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 466 |
| 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 i-di2-a-bi4-im u3 puzur2-a-szur | to Iddi-abīm and Puzur-Ašsūri, |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma szu-esz18-dar-ma | Speak, thus Šū-Ishtar: |
| 3 | be-lu-a / a-tu3-nu mi3-nam a-wa-tim | O lord, what are your words? |
| 4 | ma-da-tim lu-la2-pi3-ta-ku-nu-ti2 | I will make you a slave in the land. |
| 5 | ke-num a-na-ku la2 a-na-di2 / | I am a reliable one, I do not know. |
| 6 | e-na-ka3 la2 i-la2-mi3-na / be-u2-la2-at | “If he does not come here, he will be poor. |
| 7 | [_ku3-babbar_ mi3-nam] ub-la2-kum | What silver did he bring to you? |
| 8' | ku-a-ti2 / te-er-[ta-ka3 li-li]-kam-ma | May the treasures of your return come to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 5(disz) _gin2_ / | silver, 1 mina, 5 shekels |
| 2' | a-s,i2-ib-tim / ma-ad | the aṣibtum-tax is much |
| 3' | lu hu-sa3-ru-um / lu s,u2-ba-tu3 sza | be it a ḫušarum-garment or a garment of |
| 4' | a-ki-di2-e lu ku-ta-ni _sag10_ | may the akīdu-demon be his friend. |
| 5' | sza e-ni / i-ma-hu-ru la2-asz2-a-ma | that he receives, there is none. |
| 6' | isz-ti2-a / li-il5-pu-tu3-szu-nu-ma / | May they be released from me, and |
| 7' | szi2#-ma-am la2-asz2-a-ma / | there is no rumor |
| 8' | lu#-ub-lu-ni-ku-ma / a-ma-kam / di2-szu-ma | Let me bring you, and say a word to him: |
| 9' | _ku3-babbar_ u3 ne2-ma-al-szu | silver and its interest |
| 10' | sze2-bi4-la2-ma _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | send, and silver and its interest |
| 11' | la2-asz2-qu2-ul-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | shall be paid, and the silver shall increase by one mina. |
| 12' | sza i-ri-ha-ni / la2-al-qe2-ma | that Iriḫani took, and |
| 13' | lu szu-um-ka3 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | may it be yours. 4 minas of refined silver |
| 14' | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur _dumu_ | Mannu-balum-Assur, son |
| 15' | e-na-ma-nim ha-bu-lam | “How much has been lost? |
| 16' | a-ka3-ni-isz3 e-ra-ab2-ma 1(disz) _iti-kam_ | to Akaniš he shall enter, and 1 month |
| 17' | i-la2-ak-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza ki-ma | he shall weigh out, and the silver to that which like |
| 18' | i-a-ti2 i-sza-qal szu-ma la2 isz3-qul2 | “My eyes are swollen, my hands are not loosened, |
| 19' | szi2-be2!-e i-sza-ku-nu-szu-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | they will place him, and 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 20' | s,i2-ib-tam2 u2-s,a-ab2 szi2-be-e | (Sum) The ṣibtu priestess is the one who gathers the people (Akk) I gather the people |
| 21' | szu-uk-na-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-s,i2-ib-tim# | to him, and the silver of the aṣibtu-tax |
| 22' | li-qe2-a-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim-ma | take, and send me! |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ u3 si2-ba-su2 [...]-tim | the silver and its interest ... |
| 2 | i-szu-szu-um 1(u) _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-na# [a-hi-im u3 eb-ri]-im | 10 layers of textiles, which for the side and the side |
| 3 | sza# e-la2-tim a-di2-nu _ki_ i-[x x] ka3#-s,a-ar im-di2-lim | of the upper part I gave. With ... I ...ed, and it was well. |
| 4 | i-la2-ka3-ku-nu-ti2-ma _ku3#?-[babbar?_ tu3]-sze2#-ba-la2-nim | they will bring to you, and you will pay me the silver. |
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