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Prag 468 (P359078)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 468 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359078 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 468 |
| 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 | la2 ta-ta-ad-nam | do not give! |
| 2 | a-hi a-ta / a-ma-nim | “My brother, from the water, my mother’s |
| 3 | sza-ni-e-em / a-da-gal | Secondly, I will be able to help. |
| 4 | 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ta-asz2-qu2#-lu# | 6 minas of silver that you weighed out |
| 5 | lu-u2 / i-_ku3-babbar_{pi3-im} | or the silver |
| 6 | lu _ku3-ki_-im / pa2-ni-im | be it a pure or an obscure one, |
| 7 | sza _dam-gar3_ sza _e2 dub-[sar_] | of the merchant of the house of the scribe |
| 8 | te2-zi-bu / lu i-na | “Let it be in |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza hu-lu-qa2-e | the silver of the losses |
| 10 | sza i-tu3-ru-ni / lu [_ku3-babbar?_] | that he returned, be it silver? |
| 11 | i-szi2-im lu-qu2-tim | the price of luxuriance |
| 12 | sza sze2-pi3-ka3 sza _dam-gar3_ | of your šēpu, belonging to the merchant |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-szi2-qi2-il5 / te2-er-ta-ka3# | he will pay back in full. |
| 2 | za-ku-tum / li-li-kam# | May the zakkûtu-demon come. |
| 3 | li-ba-am / [di2-nam] | May he be my friend! |
| 4 | a-na qa2-ti2-[...] | to Hand of |
| 5 | ka3-ri-im [...] | (Sum) The kalû priestess(?) of the netherworld(?) ... (Akk) The taboo of ... |
| 6 | sza x [...] | of ... |
| 7 | ga? ga? [...] | ... milk(?) |
| 8 | me-eh-[...] | “It is a storm |
| 9 | sza x [...] | of ... |
| 10 | a-x [...] | ... ... |
| 11 | x [...] | |
| 12 | x [...] | |
| 13 | tu3-ni-ha-[ni ...] | When he sat down, ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-la2-kam / a-na ka3-la2-i-szu | he will go to all of it |
| 2 | a-zi-iz-ma a-szu-mi3-ka3 | I stand, and your name |
| 3 | asz2-tu3-hu-ut | I sat down. |
Sources & licences
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