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Prag 509 (P359119)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 509 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359119 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 509 |
| 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 en-um-a-szur3 | thus Enum-Assur: |
| 3 | sa3-ti2-ip-ra / u3 | Sātipra |
| 4 | puzur4-esz18-dar-ma | Puzur-Ištar |
| 5 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma ha-ra-ni | Thus (says) Atāmu-ḫarani. |
| 7 | a-na a-lim{ki} | to the city |
| 8 | et-qa2-ni-ma | he has taken, and |
| 9 | [a]-wa#-at-ku-nu | your words |
| 10 | [da]-na#-a / a-bu-ni | Why, my father? |
| 11 | [a-ta] ki-ma | you, like |
| 12 | [a]-wa#-tum / a-ma-kam | The word is a word |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | da#-na-ni-ma | to me, and |
| 2 | s,a-ah-ru-um a-ri-ni-isz | “It is a ṣāḫūrum, it is an arid place. |
| 3 | la2 e-ra-ba-ni | did not enter, |
| 4 | u3 a-na-nu-um a-na-kam | And why is it that |
| 5 | lu-qu2-tum sza ha-ra-an su2-ki-nim | the luqūtu-offering of the harû-festival of Sukinum, |
| 6 | i-s,i2-ib-tu3-ni | he shall pay. |
| 7 | a-szi2-a-ti2 / da-ni-sza-ma | the Ašītu, her father, |
| 8 | a-na e-ra-bi4-im | to enter |
| 9 | ni-ip-ta-la2-ah | Niptalah, |
| 10 | a-bu-ni a-ta a-wa-tum | “My father, because of the word |
| 11 | sza _e2-gal_-lim | of the palace |
| 12 | li-id-mi-qa2-ma | may he pass, and |
| 13 | i-na _sag10_-tim | in a good year |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-ri-ni-isz / lu!? ne2#-[ru-ub] | We entered together. |
| 2 | a-szar / dam-qu2 | the good place |
| 3 | a-ta-ma e-pu-usz | Why did you do it? |
Sources & licences
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