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Prag 502 (P359112)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 502 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359112 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 502 |
| 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 a-szur-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 3 | i-na [a-lim{ki} sza ki-ma] | in the city which like |
| 4 | [ku]-a-ti2 u3 i-ku-pa-a | ... and Ikupāya |
| 5 | iq-bi-u2-nim um-ma szu-nu-ma | they said to me, thus: |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ i-na [e]-bu-t,im | 10 minas of silver by the mina of copper |
| 7 | lu-sze2-bi-la2-ma a-na-kam-ma | let me send, and here |
| 8 | li-ni-di2 ni!-sza#?-me-ma | let him go, let us praise(?) |
| 9 | _e2_ ku-ra _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | a house of gold, 1 mina |
| 10 | u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ ta-da-nam | and 2 minas you will give. |
| 11 | e-ta-u2 | he smote. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 sza szu-ku-bi-im | and of Šukubum |
| 2 | a-hi-ka3 / ni-sza?-me-ma | your brother, let us praise |
| 3 | _ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ | gold, 1 mina and 2 minas |
| 4 | ta-da-nam / e-ta-u2 | “You have given, you have seen. |
| 5 | u2-za-ka3 lu pa2-at-a-at | I will clear it, may it be cleared. |
| 6 | a-ta la2 ti2-de8-e / ki-ma | From the water you will not know, like |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-hu-um | the silver: 1 mina Aḫum |
| 8 | a-na a-hi-im a-na s,i2-ib-tim | for a brother, for the slave |
| 9 | la2 i-du-nu-ni | did not give, |
| 10 | ma-ma-an _ku3-sig17_ | anyone of gold |
| 11 | e il5-qe2-ma / mu-ri-i | Ḫailu took it, and he brought it to me. |
| 12 | qa2-ab2-li-tim | the middle |
| 13 | ma-ma-na / [u2]-la2 ib-szi2 | ... he created. |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-ba-ka3 / e im-ra-as, | In the city he smashed the house. |
| 2 | a-ta ma-la2-ka3 | from the water poured, |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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