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Prag 519 (P359127)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 519 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359127 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 519 |
| 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 ...]-na#-da | Thus ...nada |
| 2 | [a-na ...] qi2-bi-ma | Speak to ... |
| 3 | [n _ma-na n] gin2# ku3-babbar_ sza a-s,e2-er | n minas and n shekels of silver for the harvest |
| 4 | [...] a-na a-lim{ki} | ... to the city |
| 5 | [tu3-sze2-bi-lu i]-bi#-szi2-ma i-na | you will send to her, and in |
| 6 | [ni-ka3-si2] la asz2-ku-na-kum | I did not place it for you. |
| 7 | [n _ma-na ku3-babbar_] s,a-ru-pa2-am | n minas of refined silver |
| 8 | [...] bi#? 1(u) _gin2_ a-ha-ma | ... 10 shekels each |
| 9 | [...] _ku3#-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | ... silver, sharupam |
| 10 | [...]-x 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | ... 1/3 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 11 | [szi2-im] ku#-ta-nim 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | kutānum-flour, 5/6 mina of silver |
| 12 | qa2#-at-ka3 sza ma-ga-ri-im | Your hand is that of a lion |
| 13 | [x] _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-at | x shekels of silver as a gift |
| 14 | [x ku]-ta#-ni-ka3 _szunigin_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | your ..., total: 3 1/3 minas |
| 15 | [9(disz)] 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 9 1/2 shekels of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [_sza3-ba_ 2(disz)] _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 2 minas 12 1/3 shekels of silver |
| 2 | [ta-di2]-nam# szi2-ti2 / _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a | given as a gift a life of silver |
| 3 | [1(disz) ma]-na 1(u) 7(disz) 1/6(disz)! _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 17 1/6 shekels of silver |
| 4 | [s,a-ru]-pu#-um i-na u4-mi3-im | ṣarupum on the day |
| 5 | [sza t,up]-pa2-am ta-sza-me-u2-ni | of the tablet you heard |
| 6 | [_ku3-babbar_] sze2-bi-lam ha-ra-nu-um | the silver to send to Haranum |
| 7 | [x ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim | x minas of silver as a gift |
| 8 | [la a-la]-qe2#-a-ku-ma li-ba-ka3 | I will not take, and your heart |
| 9 | [la2 i-la]-mi3#-in _dam-gar3_-ka3 | the deficit of your merchant |
| 10 | [...] sze2#-bi-lam | Send me ...! |
Sources & licences
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