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Prag 478 (P359088)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 478 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359088 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 478 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _dub-sar_ / sza-qi2-il5 da-tim | scribe of the gods. |
| 2 | a-li-ku / sza ha-ra-an a-lim{ki} | the marches of the harēn of the city |
| 3 | u2 usz-bu-tim / sza tu3-uh3-pi3-a | and ušbūtum-plant of Tuḫpia, |
| 4 | sza-ma-a _dumu_ bur-esz18-dar / a-na | Then the son of Bur-Ištar to |
| 5 | la2-qe2-ep _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik | I took, son of Assur-mālik |
| 6 | a-na sza qa2-ta-tim i-di2-in | he gave to the handiwork. |
| 7 | um-ma _dub-sar_-ma / a-wi-lum2 | Thus the scribe: the man |
| 8 | ap2-qi2-da-ku-um / i-nu-mi3 | I appointed you. At that time |
| 9 | i-di2-a-bu-um / ha-ra-szu / a-na | Idī-abum, his brother, to |
| 10 | ka3-ni-isz / i-lu-ku-ni / sza-ma-a | “The one who came to me, the heavens, |
| 11 | a-na sza-qi2-il5 da-tim | for the ša-qīl-da-tim |
| 12 | a-li-ki / u2 usz-bu-tim | “Woe, and weeping, |
| 13 | tu3-ta-a-ar-ma / a-ma-la2 | You turn back, and I will praise you. |
| 14 | me-he-er t,up-pi3-im sza a-lim{ki} | a copy of the tablet of the city |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ka3-ru-um / ka3-ni-isz3 | of Karum, Kaniš |
| 2 | isz-pu-ra-ni a-na ka3-ni-isz3 | he sent to Kaniš. |
| 3 | i-la2-ak / szu-ma / i-di2-a-bu-um | he will go, if Idī-abum |
| 4 | a-na ka3-ni-isz3 / i-ta-la2-ak-ma | to Kaniš went, and |
| 5 | sza-ma-a / la2 tu3-ta-e-er | Do not return to the earth! |
| 6 | 5(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ra-szu | 53 1/2 minas of silver for his work |
| 7 | sza a-lu-um / a-szur3 / i-di2-nu-szu-ni | that Alû and Assur gave to him, |
| 8 | a-na a-szur3 ta-sza-qal um-ma | to Assur you will ask, thus: |
| 9 | la2-qe2-pu-um-ma / szu-ma | he is taken, and that |
| 10 | la2 u2-ta-e-er-szu-ma / i-di2-a-bu-um | he shall not return it to him and he will give it to me. |
| 11 | ha-ra-szu / i-ta-la2-ak a-sza-qal | (Sum) He goes to his temple, he goes to the temple (Akk) The temple goes to its temple, I go to it |
| 12 | _igi_ i-bi4-su2 _dumu_ a-szur3-na-da | before Ibbisu, son of Assur-nada |
| 13 | _igi_ pe2-ru-wa _dumu_ e-na-su2-en6 | before Perwa, son of Enasuen |
| 14 | _igi_ en-na-nim _dumu_ e-na-a-szur3 | before Ennanum, son of Ena-Assur |
| 15 | _dumu_ puzur2-a-na | son of Puzur-ana |
Sources & licences
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