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Prag 507 (P359117)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 507 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359117 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 507 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma a-hu-wa-qar | Thus Ahu-waqar |
| 3 | u3 da-da-a-<ma> i-na _uruda_ | and Dadâ with copper |
| 4 | sza tur4-hu-mi3-it | of Turḫumit |
| 5 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 3 1/2 minas of silver |
| 6 | s,a-ru-pa2-am ku-nu-ki-ni | Seal it with ṣarupam. |
| 7 | i-di2-{d}mar-tu | Iddi-Amurrum |
| 8 | na-asz2-a-ku-um | he is responsible. |
| 9 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 10 | _uruda_ i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | the copper in its entirety |
| 11 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ | for silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1 2/3 minas 5 shekels each |
| 2 | ni-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_ | we gave, and silver |
| 3 | na-asz2-u2-ni-kum | he brought to you. |
| 4 | _uruda_ a-di2-ni la2 iz-ku-a-am | copper until now he has not weighed out |
| 5 | szal2-ma-a-szur3 a-ma-kam | “Šalma-Assur is my mother, |
| 6 | sza-i-il5 / ma-la2 _uruda_ | a ša-i-il-man, as much copper as |
| 7 | i-na _e2-gal_-lim | in the palace |
| 8 | lu ku-a-um lu <sza> da-da-a | be it a kūmu or a Dadâ, |
| 9 | a-ma-la2 lugal-su2-en6 | Amala, Lugal-suen, |
| 10 | i-s,u2-ur-tam2 | |
| 11 | e-zi-bu-szu-ni | expelled him, |
| left | ||
| 1 | [s,a]-ba-su2-ma _uruda_ | seized him, and copper |
| 2 | lu-ba-li-t,a2-kum | let me keep you alive! |
Sources & licences
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