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Prag 499 (P359109)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 499 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359109 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 499 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | u2-zu-a i-ku-na-am | he has known, |
| 2 | e-pu-ul | he built. |
| 3 | um-ma u2-zu-a-ma | Uzua speaks thus: |
| 4 | la2 ni-ip-ta-<sza>-ar | we did not release. |
| 5 | i-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 2 minas of silver |
| 6 | sza a-na hu-sa3-ri-im | that for the ḫusārīm |
| 7 | a-hi-ib-lu-u2 | Aḫiblû |
| 8 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 9 | i-na szi2-im-tim | according to the contract |
| 10 | hu-sa3-ru-um | Ḫusarum |
| 11 | il5-qe2 / 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| 12 | i-na t,up-pi3-a | on my tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-hu-ur | |
| 2 | ba-am / szi2-ti2 / _ku3-babbar_ | the purchase price of the silver |
| 3 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ / li-qe2-ma | 1 mina may he take, and |
| 4 | t,up-pi3-i / sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Tablet concerning 2 minas of silver |
| 5 | di2-na-ma / la2-du-uk | Judge me, I will kill. |
| 6 | sza ma-ti2-ma / hu-sa3-ru-um | of the land of Ḫusarum |
| 7 | la2 il5-pu-ti2-ni | did not raise a claim, |
| 8 | u4-ma-am / a-ta | The storm ... |
| 9 | ki-ma / hu-sa3-ri-im | like a ḫusarīm tree |
| 10 | isz-tu3 / _iti 1(disz)-kam_ / si2-ki | from the 1st month wool |
| 11 | tu3-ka3-al / u3 a-na | you will hold, and to |
| 12 | _ku3-babbar_ / la2-qi2-im | silver taken |
| 13 | a-qa2-ta-tim / ta-ta-na-di2-ni | you have given me a gift, |
| 14 | sza ni-isz3 / a-lim{ki} | of the niš of the city |
| left | ||
| 1 | ka3-i-la2 / ki-ma / szi2-ti2 | Ka-ila, like a woman, |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ / u2-ka3-lu-szu-ni-ma | 1 mina of silver he shall hold for him and |
| 3 | szu-ut / a-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | that for 2 minas of silver |
| 4 | u2 s,i2-ib-tim / a-qa2-ta-ti2-im | and ṣibtu-plant, the aqatātum-plant |
| 5 | i-ta-na-di2-ni-ni | has given to me, |
Sources & licences
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