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Prag 469 (P359079)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 469 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359079 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 469 |
| 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-na-a qi2-bi4#-[ma] | Speak to him thus: |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-du10-ma [i-na] | Thus Assur-dumma: in |
| 3 | ha-hi-im i-na wa-[sza-bi-im] | a widow in a household |
| 4 | i-na ha-ab2-nu-uk [i-na] | in Habnuk, in |
| 5 | sza-pa2-at na-ri-[im] | the one who writes the omens |
| 6 | e-la2-li2 / a-am-hu#-[ur-ma] | Elali, I will gather, and |
| 7 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-ka3 | of the sacrificial sheep |
| 8 | asz2-ta-me-ma / la2-ma# | “I have heard, and I do not know. |
| 9 | na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-ka3 | of the sacrificial sheep |
| 10 | ub-la2-a-ni i-na# [...] | he brought, in ... |
| 11 | a-na-ku u3 e-la2-li2# [...] | I and Elali |
| 12 | a-szar u2-nu-tam2 [...] | Where the utensils |
| 13 | _dingir_-ba-ni! i-ma#-[...] | Ili-bani ... |
| 14 | e?-zi-bu lu-qu2-[tam2 ...] | Disregard that a clean or an unclean person has touched the ground |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu#-qu2-tam2 x x [...] | The luqutam priestess ... |
| 2 | a-na ti2-me-el-ki-[a] | to the Sea |
| 3 | ir-de8-a-ma# a-na x [...] | he brought, and to ... |
| 4 | u2 a-di2 a-na-ku u3 [a-ta] | and as long as I and you |
| 5 | qa2-qa2-ad-ni / [ma-ah-s,u2-ni] | he has seized his head. |
| 6 | um-ma ne2-nu-ma [...] | Thus Nēnu: ... |
| 7 | lu-qu2-tum la2 i-ha#-[li-iq] | The luqutu-demon shall not pass by. |
| 8 | i-na 3(disz) mu-ta-[tim] | from 3 years |
| 9 | sza _an-na_ 1(disz) mu#-[ta-tam2] | of tin for one year |
| 10 | e-la2-li2 e-bu-[uk] | Elali built. |
| 11 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-[la2-ma]-an# | 2 homers of wheat for Ṣalama’an |
| 12 | 2(disz) mu-ta-ta-an | 2 (mana wool for) Mutatan |
| 13 | sza _an-na_ sza i-x [...] | of tin which ... ... |
| 14 | a-na da-da-a x [...] | To Dadâ |
| 15 | u3 szu-a-ti2 da-da-[a] | and that of Dadâ |
| left | ||
| 1 | <u2>-sze2-ri-dam u2-nu-ut-ni | <I> will bring them to you. My possessions |
| 2 | ik-nu-uk u2-nu-ut-ni x x x | sealed, the utensils |
| 3 | ma-la2 _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _an-na_ i-pa2-qi2-du-ni-ni | as much wool and tin they shall entrust to me, |
| 4 | za-ku-sa3 a-sza-pa2-ra-kum | I will send you a sealed document. |
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