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Prag 483 (P359093)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 483 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359093 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 483 |
| 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 en-na-su2-en6 | thus Ennasuen: |
| 3 | u3 szu-esz18-dar-<ma> a-na-kam | and Šū-Ishtar, why |
| 4 | szu-be-lum2 u2-sza-ab2 | Šū-bēlu made reside. |
| 5 | lu _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im _uruda_ | or silver, the price of copper |
| 6 | u3 _ku3-babbar_ sza isz-ti2 | and the silver that with |
| 7 | sza-pa2-ar-tim e-zi-bu | they left the ša-pārtum. |
| 8 | u3 _ku3-sig17_ sza szi2-im | and the gold of the šim |
| 9 | _an-na_ u3 szi2-im | tin and flour |
| 10 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza li-bi-szu-nu | garments of their own |
| 11 | i-ka3-nu-ku-ma isz-ti2 | they will bind, and from |
| 12 | a-li-ki-im pa2-nim-ma | “Go, turn back, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-esz18-dar u2-ba-la2-<<lu>>-kum | Shu-Ištar will carry it for you |
| 2 | u3 a-szi2-tim sza ka3-su2-um | and the ašītu of Kasum |
| 3 | sza _ku3-sig17_ na-ad-a-at-ni | of gold were given. |
| 4 | a-wi-lu-um _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | a man gold, 1 mina |
| 5 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ ub-la2-ma | and 2 minas he shall carry, and |
| 6 | u2-sza-ab2-sza-al-szu!-ma | he shall make him submit, and |
| 7 | wa-ar-ki szu-esz18-dar-ma a-na-kam | After Shu-Ištar, what is it? |
| 8 | u2-la2 _ku3-ki_ a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | as much as the value of your extispicy |
| 9 | ni-la2-qe2 u3-la2 szu-ma _ku3-sig17_ | we shall take. That is the gold. |
| 10 | e-ni / la2 im-ta-ha-ar | His word has not been accepted. |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-ma ni-la2-qe2-a-ma | silver, we shall take, and |
| 12 | a-ta-be-a-ma a-ta-la2-kam | I shall speak, and I shall leave. |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 qu2-ru-ub | of silver he shall pay. |
| 14 | la2 i-pa2-ri-id | he shall not release. |
Sources & licences
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