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Prag 480 (P359090)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 480 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359090 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 480 |
| 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 dan-a-szur-ma | Thus Dan-Assur: |
| 2 | a-na _dam-gar3_-ri-im-<<ma>> | to the merchant |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma / 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | speak! 10 minas of silver |
| 4 | sza ta-di2-na-ni | that you gave me, |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ 2(asz) _gu2_ | 14 1/2 shekels each, 2 talents |
| 6 | _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 1(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ | of tin, 11 2/3 minas |
| 7 | _an-na_ qa2-tim | the hand of the tin |
| 8 | 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 14 1/2 shekels each |
| 9 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ nu-ra-di2 | 3 shekels of silver for Nuradi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 9(disz) _ma-na_ | his silver: 9 minas |
| 2 | 8(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 4(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_ | 8 shekels 14 less 1/4 shekel |
| 3 | te2-s,u2-bu / 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_ | teṣubu, 16 shekels |
| 4 | _ansze_ / it-ba-al | a donkey weighed out |
| 5 | 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 | 2 1/4 shekels of copper |
| 6 | _ansze_ u3 u2-nu-su2 | donkey and oxen |
| 7 | 5(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum | 5 shekels of wax |
| 8 | 2(disz) _tug2_ sza li-wi-tim | 2 garments of liwītum, |
| 9 | 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 15 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | it-bu-lu | they smote. |
Sources & licences
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