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Prag 497 (P359107)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 497 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359107 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 497 |
| 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> im-di2-lim u3 id-na-a | to Imdīlim and gave |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma | Assur-imittī |
| 4 | a-na im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 5 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 2/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 6 | me-hi-ra-tim i-na | (If) it is surrounded by a wall: |
| 7 | u2-la2-ma a-di2-na-kum | I shall pay to you. |
| 8 | ha-di2-ri-i / tu3-<sza>-zi-za-ma | <You will make> the ḫadīrī prayer come to an end. |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar la2_ i-ta-ad-nam | the deficit silver shall give. |
| 10 | a-hi a-ta a-ma-kam | “My brother, from the water I have come! |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na id-na-a | the silver to give |
| 2 | szu-qu2-ul | šūqu&u014ul |
Sources & licences
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