Unread Atlas
Prag 473 (P359083)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | Prag 473 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359083 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 473 |
| 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-na i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma i-na-su2-en6-ma | thus Inasuen: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-na a-mu-tim 5/6(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 5/6 mina each |
| 5 | isz-ti2-a da-da-a na-am-gu5-ra-ma | With Dada, do not insult me! |
| 6 | a-mu-tam2 li-qe2-a-ma | may he take the oath, and |
| 7 | ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam | Come, and I will come. |
| 8 | a-ma / a-ma-kam puzur4-a-szur3 | Father, father Puzur-Assur, |
| 9 | sza-i-il5 / a-di2 ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-szu# | ša-i-il, as long as he lives, |
| 10 | a-mu-tum isz-ti2-szu / ib-szi2 | (Sum) His word is a flood that afflicts the land (Akk) The word of the land is with him |
| 11 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-na a-la2-bi4-im | Thus (says) I: to Alabīm |
| 12 | x-ma-i a-ma qa2-at-ka3 | ... by your hand |
| 13 | [i]-na szi2-im e-mu-qi2-im | by the will of the army |
| 14 | [e]-ri#-isz / u3 a-mu-tam2 u2-la2 | Eriš and Amutam he shall carry. |
| 15 | [x x ...]-x-ti2-ka3 li-qe2-ma# | May ... take your ... and |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ il5-qe2-ma] | 2 minas he took and |
| 2' | [u2-la2 i]-ba-la2-ka3-at-ka3 | he shall pay back. |
| 3' | a-na s,e2-er sza [ki-ma] ku-a-ti2# | to the sheepfold which like a flock |
| 4' | szu-up-ra-ma 1/3(disz) ma-[na x x] qa2-tam2 | send me, and 1/3 mina ... the hand |
| 5' | a-szar du-um-qi2-ka3# [x x]-ma | where your favor ... |
| 6' | 1(u) 8(disz) la2 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ [...] x x | 18 less 1/3 minas ... |
| 7' | li-il5-qe2-u2-ma szi2#-[ti2] _ku3#-babbar_-pi3-[ka3] | may they take, and the life of your silver |
| 8' | ku-ta-nu sza qa2-at-ka3# sza#-ak-na#-at#-[ni-ma] | The kutānu-garment that is in your hand is placed and |
| 9' | i-na sza-la2-tu3-wa-ar u2-sze2-bi4#-[lu-ni-ni] | in Šalatu-wār he sent me. |
| 10' | szi2-im-szu-nu a-di2-ni la2 iz-ku-a-am | their fate until now he has not agreed |
| 11' | a-ma puzur4-a-szur sza-i-il5 | Father Puzur-Assur, porter. |
| 12' | _ku3-babbar_ i-za-ku-a-ma szi2-ta-at _ku3-babbar#_ | the silver shall clear, and the price of the silver |
| 13' | u2-ba-la2-ma u2-sza-ba-ka3 a-bi4 a-ta# | he shall carry out, and he will carry out. The father, from the water |
| 14' | ki-ma pa2-ni-ti2-ma i-qa2-tim | like the face of a lion, |
| 15' | e-ri-ti2-im la2 a-la2-kam-ma | “It is an erītu-disease, it is not an ala-demon |
| 16' | li-bi la2 i-ma-ra-as, | (Sum) My heart does not pacify the heart (Akk) It does not calm the heart |
| 17' | u2 szu-ma isz-ti2 a-da-da-a | and he with Adadâ |
| 18' | la2 usz-ta-am-ga-ar | he shall not return. |
| 19' | x x bi u2 x x-ma | ... and |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.