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Prag 467 (P359077)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 467 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359077 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 467 |
| 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 u3 u2-zu-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum and Uzua: |
| 2 | um-ma la2-ma-sa3-tum-ma | Thus Lama-satum: |
| 3 | u3 na-ar-am-tum-ma | and Naramtum |
| 4 | du-lu-um i-na a-lim{ki} | the work in the city |
| 5 | ik-ti2-bi4-id mi3-szu a-ni-um | he kissed, what is his name? |
| 6 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni mi3-szu-um | What you wrote me, what is it that you wrote to me? |
| 7 | _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 u3 a-ma-at# a-bi4-ka3 | the house of your father and the word of your grandfather |
| 8 | a-na hi-la2-tim i-ta-bu-lu | they have poured it out for luxuriance. |
| 9 | a-na u2-zu-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Uzû. |
| 10 | a-ma-nim ta-asz2-ta-na-par2-ra-am | you constantly send word. |
| 11 | a-hu-u2-ka3 ma-du | his brother greatly |
| 12 | ma ta-asz2-ta-na-par2-ra-am | “You have sent me a message, |
| 13 | a-hu-ka3 u2-ka3-lu u3 ni-a-ti2 | (Sum) My brother, the one who holds you back (Akk) Your brother, hold you back |
| 14 | [x] a-hu-hu _dam-gar3_-ru | x, Ahuhu, merchant |
| 15 | a-hu-ka3 i-na ka3-u2-lim | your brother in the quay |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-mu-at u3 ne2-nu i-bu-bu-tim | “If he dies or flees, it is an ibubūtum-disease |
| 2 | a-s,e2-er du-li-ni / ni-mu-at | The aṣīr-work-assignment is a gift. |
| 3 | al-kam-ma _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 e-t,i2-ir | come, and the house of your father is dead. |
| 4 | a-na hi-la2-ti2-ma _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 | for the pleasure of the house of your father |
| 5 | u3 a-ma-at a-bi4-ka3 / la2 i-ta-bu-lu | and the word of your father will not arise. |
| 6 | sze2-szi2-ir a-na sze2-ep | to smear |
| 7 | um-mi3-<a>-ni-ka3 mu-ut-ma | her mother is dead. |
| 8 | al-kam-ma _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 e-t,i2-ir | come, and the house of your father is dead. |
| 9 | szu-ma la2 ta-le-e _e2_-tam2 | If he does not pay the rent of the house |
| 10 | u2 a-ma-at a-bi4-ka3 te2-ni | and the word of your father, his word |
| 11 | um-mi3-a-nu i-na ni-a-tim | his mother in the womb |
| 12 | a-ni-tim ha-bu-lu a-bu-ka3-ma | The Anitu is destroyed, the father is yours. |
| 13 | qa2-tam2 isz-ku-un a-pu-tum | he placed a hand, a scepter |
| 14 | _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 la2 i-ha-li-iq | the house of your father shall not be destroyed. |
| 15 | la2 ta-ak-szu-dam | do not take away! |
| left | ||
| 1 | al-kam!-ma e-t,i2-ir ma-ma-an | Come, and find out what has been stolen. |
| 2 | sze2-szu2-ur _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 la2 i-mu-a | the dowry of the house of the father he did not have, |
| 3 | al-kam-ma sze2-szi2-ir a-ma-nim ne2-nu | Come and listen to the word! |
| 4 | ni-ta-kal2 ku-a-ti2 ni-da-gal | We keep watch over the kūti, we keep watch |
Sources & licences
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