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Prag 484 (P359094)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 484 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359094 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 484 |
| 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 pu-szu-ke-en6 | to Pušu |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | szu-ma-bi4-a-ma u3 | Šuma-abīma and |
| 4 | a-szur-ma-lik-ma | Assur-mālik |
| 5 | 7(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 7 talents 30 minas of copper |
| 6 | _sag10_ ni-ip-qi2-id-ma | we entrusted, and |
| 7 | a-na bu-ru-<usz>-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 8 | a-s,e2-er a-mur-esz18-dar | Aṣer of Amur-Ištar |
| 9 | i-ta-ab2-lu | he shall carry out. |
| 10 | 4(asz) _gu2_ <_uruda_> _sag10_ a-na-kam | 4 talents of red copper, what is it? |
| 11 | a-szar a-szur-ma-lik | where Assur-malik |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | na-di2 2(asz) _gu2_ i-na# | nadi 2 talents in |
| 2 | u2-la2-ma _e2_ | he shall pay, and the house |
| 3 | ku-ra-ra na-di2 | to be carried off. |
| 4 | 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) <_gin2_> _ku3-babbar#_ | 4 2/3 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 5 | ku-nu-ku-ni u2-s,u2-pi3-isz#-[kum] | sealed, he sent to you. |
| 6 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
| 7 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 8 | sza as2-qu2-dim ni-is,-ba-at | of the asqudim we caught. |
| 9 | _uruda_ a-na-kam a-ta-da2-nim | I have given to you copper. |
| 10 | ni-zi-iz-ma um-ma as2-qu2-ud-ma | We stood, thus I sat, and |
| 11 | mi3-szu-um a-na-kam | What is it that he does? |
| 12 | ta-da2-na-ma | you give, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-bi4-sa3-e | 1 shekel of silver to Ibbisa’e |
| 2 | a-ma-ar as2-qu-ud a-s,e2-ri-ka3 | I have waited for you, I have taken your lead.” |
| 3 | i-ta-al-kam | he has gone |
Sources & licences
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