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Prag 492 (P359102)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 492 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359102 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 492 |
| 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 en-na-su2-en6 | to Ennasuen |
| 2 | i-na-ra-wa u3 a-szur-ma-lik | Inarawa and Assur-malik |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma / um-ma | Speak! Thus says |
| 4 | puzur4-esz18-dar-ma _ku3-babbar_ | Puzur-Ištar the silver |
| 5 | lu szi2-im _an-na_ lu szi2-im | be it a šīmu of tin, be it an omen |
| 6 | _tug2 hi-a_ lu szi2-im 5(u) 3(disz) | a garment of either wool 53 |
| 7 | _tug2 / hi-a_ sza _uruda_ / isz-tu3 | garments of copper from |
| 8 | _e2-gal_-lim / u2-s,a-ni-ma | the palace he brought out and |
| 9 | _uruda_ / i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im | copper in the granary |
| 10 | i-ba-szi2-u2 lu sza su2-hu-pi2-im | there is, be it of a šuḫūpu. |
| 11 | sza _illat_-at kur-ub-esz18-dar | of the flood of Kurub-Ishtar. |
| 12 | sza szu-mi3 im-di2-dingir | whose name is Imdi-ilum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-ap2-tu3 / a-hu-u2-a | Laptu, my brother |
| 2 | a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma | the Atunu received, and |
| 3 | _ku3-babbar / ki_ a-li-ki-im | silver from Ali-kim |
| 4 | pa2-ni-im-ma a-na _dumu_ | before, to a son |
| 5 | um-mi3-a-nim ke-nim | his true mother, |
| 6 | pi3-iq-da-ma sze-bi4-la2-nim | Send me a message! |
| 7 | a-szur-ma-lik u3 e-wa-ri | Assur-malik and Ewāri |
| 8 | _ki ku3-babbar_ t,ur4-da-nim | from the silver of Ṭurdanum |
| 9 | u4-ma-kal2 / la2 tu3-sa3-as-ha-ra-szu-nu | You will not bring them back in the morning. |
| 10 | szi2-im 1(disz) _ma-na_ | the price of 1 mina |
| 11 | _an-na / ku3-babbar_ / a-na | the lead and silver to |
| 12 | a-szur-ma-lik | Assur-mālik, |
| left | ||
| 1 | di2-na i-na 2(disz) _ansze-hi-<a_> | a lawsuit against 2 donkeys |
| 2 | ma-t,i2-a-am a-na szi2-mi3-im | “It is too much for a fate, |
| 3 | di2-na _sag10_ lu ta-su2-qa2!-nim! | may a favorable verdict be rendered |
Sources & licences
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