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Prag 482 (P359092)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 482 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359092 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 482 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi2-a-ma a-szu-mi3 | Thus Ikupia, my father: |
| 3 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im la2-ma a-na | the house of the kārīm-official, and to |
| 4 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim e-ru-bu | burušḫātum-plants entered, |
| 5 | e-mi3-da-szu _uruda_ u2-s,a-ma qa2-at-ka3 | his arms with copper he brought out, and your hand |
| 6 | bur-a-szur3 il5-qe2-ma szu-um-szu i-na | Bur-Assur took, and his name in |
| 7 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im la2-pi2-it 3(disz)? _ma#-na#_ | the house of the kārīm-official, demolished, 3? minas |
| 8 | _siki hi-a_ qa2-at-ka3 u2-s,a-ma | the wool of your hand he brought out, and |
| 9 | a-szur3-{d}utu-szi il5-qe2# [...] | Assur-Šamši took |
| 10 | 3(disz) [x] qa2#-at-ka3# [...] | 3 ... your hands ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a]-sza x [...] | field ... |
| 2' | u2-sze2-bi-la2-[ni ...] | sent to me ... |
| 3' | a-na hi-dim x [...] | For ... ... |
| 4' | a-na _ku3-babbar_ ma-qi2-it | for silver he received. |
| 5' | ka3-ka3-ra-tum i-ba-szi2-a! a-ma-[la2] | there is a kakaratum-demon, I will pay. |
| 6' | te2-er-ti2-ka3 lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_ a-sza-a-ma | your extispicy, be it silver or gold, I ask and |
| 7' | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um / mi3-szu | I will send to you. What is it that you have done? |
| 8' | sza ta-zi-ma-tim ta-asz2-ta-na-pa2-ra-ni | of tazimātu you keep sending to me, |
| 9' | a-szu-mi3 ma-nim a-na-kam | “Ašumi, what is it that I want to say? |
| 10' | wa-asz2-ba-ku-u2 / szu-ma li-ba-ka3 | “I am the one who sat down, he is your friend. |
| 11' | i-na sza-am-<szi2> t,up-pi2-i ta-sza-me-u2 | You will hear (it) on the tablet. |
| 12' | te2-er-ta-ka3 le-zi-ba-ma | May your rejoicing be withdrawn, and |
| 13' | la2-ta-al-kam mi3-na-am | I did not go, what is it that I did? |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-pu-usz-ma ta-na-zu-ma-[am a-szur u2 ...] | I did, and Tanazuma, Ashur and ... |
| 2 | li-t,u3-la2 i-la2-nu-ka3 a-ba-am [sza-ni-a-am] | May he keep you alive! Who is the other? |
| 3 | la2 i-szu-u2 | they do not have |
Sources & licences
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