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Prag 477 (P359087)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 477 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359087 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 477 |
| 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-a-nim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to him! |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur-be-el-a-<wa>-tim-ma | Thus Assur-bēl-awati: |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-mu-tam2 mu-nu-a-ti2-a | (Sum) My birth mother gave birth to me. (Akk) I have given birth to children. |
| 5 | szu-ma isz-ti2 i-di2-su2-en6 | he is with Idissuen |
| 6 | x-sza?-x-x / i-di2-su2-en6 | he gave to him |
| 7 | isz-ta-ap2-ra-am u2 a-mu-tam2 | he wrote to me, and the word |
| 8 | a-na i-di2-su2-en6 di2-in | Give it to Idisuen! |
| 9 | i-di2-su2-en6 la2 isz-ta-ap2-ra-am | Idissuen has not written to me |
| 10 | a-mu-ta-ka3 lu a-na i-di2-su2-en6 | May your word be to him!” |
| 11 | lu a-na sza ki-ma | or to that which like |
| 12 | ku-a-ti2 te2-er-ta-ka3 | “The treasures of the tērta-priestess |
| 13 | li-li-kam-ma | let him come, and |
| 14 | la2-ap2-qi2-id | I shall entrust. |
| 15 | a-hi a-ta s,u2-ha-ri-a | “My brother, from the water of the ṣuharû-vessel, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out, and |
| 2 | t,ur4-dam a-na-ku | I am the ṭurdam-official. |
| 3 | asz2-pu-ra-kum | I sent to you. |
| 4 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma | thus I: |
| 5 | _tug2_ a-na li-ta-ab2-szi2-a | a garment for her to wear |
| 6 | sze2-bi-lam# szu-[ma] | send me! That one |
| 7 | la2 tu3-[usz-te2]-bi-lam | do not send me! |
| 8 | li-qe2-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ <<_ku3_>> | take, and 1/3 mina of silver |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a | silver from the silver of Pia |
| 10 | szu-qu2-ul-ma 1(disz) _tug2_ sze2-bi4-lam | šūqu-ul-ma, and 1 garment of shebilam |
| 11 | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3_ s,a-ru-pa2-<am> | 15 minas of silver, ṣarupa<cam> |
| 12 | a-gu5-za!-num sza-asz2-qi2-il5 | Aguzanum, the šašqi-il |
| 13 | u4-mu-szu ma-al-u2 | his days are long. |
| 14 | a-bi a-ta a-di2 mu-ti3-a | its father, from the father until my life |
| 15 | i-hi-id ku-a-ti2 | he received from Kuʾiti |
| 16 | ta-ak-la2-ku | |
Sources & licences
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