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Prag 515 (P359124)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 515 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359124 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 515 |
| 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 | um-ma en-na-num-ma | Enanum says thus: |
| 2 | a-na a-szur-mu-ta-bi-il5 | to Aššīr-mutabi-il |
| 3 | qi2-bi4-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | speak! 1 mina 2 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 4 | ku-nu-ki-a ah-sza-lim | I am well; |
| 5 | ub-la2-ku-um 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | he shall pay. 2 minas of silver |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-a / zu-ku-a / ub-la2-ku-um | “My seals are sealed, my nails are sealed. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-am a-na _dumu_ | this silver to the son |
| 8 | um-mi3-a-ni-im / sza ta-ap2-qi2-du-ni-ma | his mother, whom you appointed, |
| 9 | a-s,e2-er a-bi4-a-a | Aṣer of my father |
| 10 | a-na pa2-ni-a tu3?-sze2-bi4-lu | you will send to my presence. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-um-szu / i-t,up-pi3-im | his name he will write. |
| 2 | lu-up-ta-ma a-s,e2-er | "Let me go out and go out!" |
| 3 | a-bi4-a-a / t,up-pa2-am | my father a tablet |
| 4 | la2-asz2-pu-ur lu sza-ap2-tam2 | let me send, be it a letter. |
| 5 | lu masz-ki lu sza-am-nam | Be it maškītu-garments, be it šamnu-trees, |
| 6 | ma-la2 qa2-ti2 / tal-qe2-a-ni | whatever you took, |
| 7 | uz2#-ni pi2-te2 / ma-ma-an | No one can take away his limbs |
| 8 | isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} u2-s,i2-a-ni | from the city he brought |
| 9 | sza#-il5-ma / szu-ma t,up-pa2-am | He is paid and he is responsible for the tablet. |
| 10 | sza a-bi4-ni lu sza a-bi4-a-a | of our father or of my grandfather |
| 11 | na-asz2-u2-ni-im | he brought. |
| 12 | e-ri-isz-ma | Eriš, |
| left | ||
| 1 | sze2-bi4-lam | send! |
Sources & licences
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