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Prag 472 (P359082)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 472 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359082 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 472 |
| 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 | um-ma szu-hu-bur-ma a-na | Šuhubur speaks thus: |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Say to Pušuken: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | t,up-pe2-e sza na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-ka3 | Tablets of your letters: |
| 5 | u3 sza szu-ut _ku3-babbar_ / usz-te2-bi4-la2-ku-ni | and that of silver he has sent to you |
| 6 | i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 wa-szu-ra-am | Ilī-ištikal, the slave, |
| 7 | u3-la2 i-mu-a / te2-er-ti2 | “Oh, the one who is born in the forest, |
| 8 | a-na ku-a-ti2 u2 i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2 | to you and Iliš-tikal |
| 9 | i-li-kam um-ma a-na-ku-ma | came, saying: "I |
| 10 | er-ba-ma t,up-pi2-a / a-ta-ma-ra | I will come back and examine my tablet. |
| 11 | szu-ma / a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu | He is my brother, you are my brother. |
| 12 | ki-ma / t,up-pi2 ta-mu-ra-ni | When you see my tablet, |
| 13 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu / ar-hi-isz | quickly return to you. |
| 14 | li-li-kam-ma / isz-ti2 | May he come and with |
| 15 | um-mi3-a-ni / la2-tu3-wu | His mother is dead. |
| 16 | a-di2 ha-am-szi2-szu | as far as Ḫamšišu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-sza-li-it,-ma | he made live, and |
| 2 | mi3-ma / lu-qu2-ti2-a / a-na | whatever luxuriance |
| 3 | s,e2-er / a-szur-sipa / i-ta-lu-ku | The flock of Assur-sipa went away. |
| 4 | asz2-pu-ra-kum mi3-szu | I wrote to you, what is it? |
| 5 | sza te2-er-ta-ka3 la2 i-tu3-ra-ni | who did not return your letter, |
| 6 | i-hi-id-ma t,up-pi2-a | he gathered and my tablet |
| 7 | a-mur-ma / te2-er-ta-ka3 | I saw your face. |
| 8 | za-ku-tum / li-li-kam | May the zakkûtu-demon come. |
| 9 | 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ u2 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-si2-tam2 | 1 talent of tin, grass, 1 kusītum garment |
| 10 | a-na a-szur-du10 _dumu_ kar3-ri-a | to Assur-ṭāb son of Karriya |
| 11 | a-na ta-ad-mi3-iq-tim | to Tadmiqtum |
| 12 | a-di2-in / asz2-ta-na-par2-szu-ma | I have sent to him, and |
| 13 | te2-er-tu3-szu-ma la2 i-tu3-ra-am | he will not return his remission. |
| 14 | a-ma-kam / szi2-it-al-ma | It is a matter of life and death. |
| 15 | szu-ma / a-wa-tum / i-la2-ak | If a word he shall do |
| 16 | _ku3-babbar_ e-ri-szu _ku3-babbar_ | the silver that he paid, the silver |
| 17 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ isz-ti2 | 1 mina 4 1/2 shekels together |
| 18 | _dumu_ sa3-ah-ru-ta-na-im | son of Sahrutanām |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-ri-isz-ma sze2-bi-lam szal2-ma-am i-na | Send me a copy of the completed document! |
| 2 | a-lim{ki} sza-qa2-lam qa2-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of the city of Ša-qalam, its volume: 1 1/2 minas of silver |
| 3 | kur-ub-esz18-dar / u2-la2 i-di2-nam te2-er-ta-ka3 | Kurub-Ištar, the one who does not give advice, |
| 4 | li-li-kam-ma lu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu | Come and let me make him bow down. |
Sources & licences
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