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Prag 479 (P359089)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 479 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359089 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 479 |
| 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 i-di2-a-bu-ma | thus Idi-abu: |
| 2 | a-na szu-a-nim u2 ni-mar-esz18-dar | to the hand and Nimar-Ištar |
| 3 | qi2-bi2-ma 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam | speak, and 1 kutānum garment |
| 4 | na-ni-a / a-na szu-a-nim | to Naniya |
| 5 | na-szi2 szu-ma a-hi a-ta | “He is the brother of Ayāta |
| 6 | sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-a pa2-ni-im | of my earlier garments |
| 7 | u2 sza a-ni-im | and of Anum |
| 8 | isz-te2-ni-isz-ma | together, and |
| 9 | sze2-bi4-lam _dingir_{lu}-um | send, my personal god |
| 10 | [lu i]-di2-a-<ni>-ma | may he give to me, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [ke-na]-tu3-ni | his trust |
| 2 | 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a igi_ sza-lim-a-szur | 4 garments, before Šalim-Assur |
| 3 | _dumu_ i3-li2-a / a-di2-na-kum | son of Ilīya, I have given to you. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 5 | sza-la2-sza-at-ma | he shall pay. |
| 6 | a-na-ku i-s,e2-ri-ka3 | I, your shepherd, |
| 7 | a-ma-qu2-ut | I fell, |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta hu-sza-ha-am | “My brother, from the side of the river |
| 9 | a-ba-isz _ku3-babbar_ | a portion of the silver |
| 10 | sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-a | of my garments |
| left | ||
| 1 | me-eh-ra-tim sze2-bi-lam | send me the remainder! |
Sources & licences
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