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Prag 470 (P359080)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 470 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359080 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 470 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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-sze2-ep# [...] | I am frightened |
| 2' | _ku3-babbar_ / a-na [hu-...] | the silver for ... |
| 3' | u2 szi2-ma-am / li#-[isz-a-am ...] | and a fate of lišû-disease |
| 4' | i-nu-mi3 / szi2-ma-am# | At that time, fate |
| 5' | i-sza-u2-mu / u2 a-[tu3-nu] | he smote, and the Atunu |
| 6' | i-sza-ha-ti2-szu i-zi-[za] | he smote him, he stood |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu / [a-na-ku] | My brothers, you are indeed mine. |
| 2' | ma-na-ah-tam2 a-ta-na#-[ah] | I constantly tremble |
| 3' | a-na-kam u2-zu-a | what have you learned? |
| 4' | _dumu_ a-szur3-{d}sag10 | son of Assur-Sag |
| 5' | as,-ba-at-ma um-ma a-na#-[ku-ma] | I seized, thus I: |
| 6' | _ku3-babbar_ di2-in / um-ma szu-ut-ma# | silver judgments, thus he: |
| 7' | t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-be2-e sza | A tablet of the šibê-offerings of |
| 8' | ah-ri-mu / bi4-la2-ni-ma | My brother, when he sat down, |
| 9' | u2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ku-nu / li-qe2-a | and your silver take. |
| 10' | t,up-pa2-am / szu-a-ti2 / na-an-szi2-a-szu#-[ma] | he will bring that tablet to him and |
| 11' | a-hi a-ta / a-pu-tum / t,up-pe3-e | “My brother, from the water I have poured out tablets. |
| 12' | a-na te2-ga-ra-ma nu-ur2-esz18-dar | To Tegarama Nur-Ištar |
| 13' | u2 usz-ta-la2 / lu-sze2-s,i2-u2 | and he will be able to bring out. |
| 14' | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a / a-na | 3 shekels of silver from Kunukia for |
| 15' | s,e2-er / wa-al-ha-asz2-na | the flock of wa’alhašna |
| 16' | [a]-na# t,up-pe3-e / sze2-s,u2-e-em | to write a tablet |
| 17' | [a]-na# gam2-ri-szu-nu / nu-ur2-esz18-dar | Nūr-Ištar |
| 18' | [na]-szi2# / a-pu-tum a-pu-tum# | “Apotropaic ritual, apûtu-prayer |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _ku3-babbar_ | ... silver |
| 2 | [...]-ni# a-szar | ... where |
| 3 | [...] 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... 2 minas of silver |
| 4 | [a-hi a]-ta [u2 ar-hi-isz al-kam]-ma lu nu-sza-bi4 | I went straight away from the river and quickly did not arrive. |
Sources & licences
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