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Prag 474 (P359084)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 474 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359084 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 474 |
| 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 szu-{d}en-lil2 szu-a-nim | to Šū-Enlil, the governor |
| 2 | u3 i-ku-pi3-su2-en6 qi2-bi-ma | and Ikū-pissûen, speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 4 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 ni-is-ha-su2 | 10 minas of silver and its interest |
| 5 | ku?-nu-ki-a u3 sza?-du-a-su2 | of Kunukia and Šaduasu |
| 6 | la2-qe2-pu-um _dumu_ i-zi-za-am-li2 | La-qēpûm, son of Iziz-amli |
| 7 | na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 i-na | they shall carry. In |
| 8 | pa2-ne2-e-ma wa-s,i2-im | he looked at me, and I went away. |
| 9 | a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a u3 sza ki-ma | to Ummi-ana and that like |
| 10 | i-a-ti2 sze2-bi4-la2-szu | send him to me! |
| 11 | u3 t,up-pa2-am sza a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a | and the tablet which to my mother |
| 12 | la2-pu-tu3 szu-a-nu-um na?-[szi2] | “The lapûtu-demon is the šūnum-official(?) |
| 13 | li-qe2-a szu-ma isz-ti2-[szu?] | he is with him. |
| 14 | _ku3-babbar la2_ tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-szu | the silver deficit you shall send to him. |
| 15 | a-szu-mi3 szu-be-lim u3 ub-ri-[szu?] | my name, Šubelim and Ubrushu(?) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-am mi3-ma | I constantly seek out, whatever |
| 2 | [u2]-la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-nim | you will send to me. |
| 3 | a-ba-u2-a a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma | My father, Atunu, rejoiced and |
| 4 | s,i2-it _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a lu-ba-li-t,u3? | the interest of my silver I shall pay. |
| 5 | a-szu-mi3 a-mu-ti2 isz-tu3 | My name is Ašumi, my name from |
| 6 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim i-sza-pu-ru? | burušḫātum(?) they will send(?) |
| 7 | um-ma szu-nu-ma [x] _gin2_ [a-mu-tum] | Thus they: x shekels of amūtu |
| 8 | at-ma-nu-a?-ma [i]-ku-pi3-su2-en6 | Atmānūa(?) did Iku-pissuen |
| 9 | i-di2 hu-ma-nu li-t,u3-ul | May he live on his own. |
| 10 | szu-ma# a-ni-tam2 sza#? ma?-ti2-ma | That is the one of the land(?) |
| 11 | [...] ru?-du?-ma?-da?-at? | ... rudumadat(?) |
| 12 | a-[...]-nu-ma | ... and |
| 13 | te2-er-ta-[ak-nu] li-li-kam | May you be reconciled with me! |
| 14 | ta-[asz-pu-ra]-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma | you wrote to me, thus: "Atunu |
| 15 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza x ri?-im ni-isz-a-ma | a garment of ... we wore. |
| 16 | i-na pa2-ne2-e-ma szu-mi3-a-bi4-a | in the presence of Šumi-abiya |
| 17 | ni-t,a-ra-dam u3 a-na [...] | We will bring it and to |
| 18 | a-na-kam pa2-i? a-ti2-di2-in | What have I done? |
| 19 | [...]-tu3#?-ma pa2-ne2-e-ma | ... he opened his mouth |
| left | ||
| 1 | _tug2 hi-a_ sze2-bi4-la2-nim u3 i-na | send me the appropriate garments, and in |
| 2 | [x x] a-wa-ti2 ma-la2 a-lu-ku | ... words, as many as I will go |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu li-li-kam | May your return to me come. |
| 4 | ih-da-ma ku-ta-nu-a u3 _tug2_-hi-tu3-a | he acquired, and my garments and garments |
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