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Prag 520 (P359128)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 520 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359128 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 520 |
| 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 qi2-bi-ma# | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma i-di2-a-szur u3 im-li-[ka3-a-ma] | Thus Iddin-Assur and Ilika: |
| 3 | 4(u) 8(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ i-di2-a-szur ub-lam# | 48 garments, Iddi-Assur brought. |
| 4 | _sza3-ba_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2 e2_ ka3-ri-im sza me-tum | therefrom: 2 1/2 garments for the house of the kārīm priestess of Metum. |
| 5 | 5(disz) il5-qe2-u2 4(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2?_ iz-ku-u2-nim | 5 took, 45 1/2 garments they erected |
| 6 | 3(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ 1(u) _gin2-ta_ / ta-ad-nu | 35 textiles, 10 shekels each, given; |
| 7 | 1(u) _tug2_ 9(disz) _gin2-ta_ / ta-ad-nu | 10 textiles 9 shekels each are given. |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_-<<bi>>-szu-nu 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-im | their silver: 7 1/3 minas of refined silver |
| 9 | 3(u) _tug2_ 9(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | 30 garments, 9 1/4 shekels each, 4 1/2 minas, 7 1/2 hercules |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ pu-szu-ke-en6 i-di2-ni-a-ti2 | the silver Pušukēn gave to me |
| 11 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3 ki_ i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | 1 1/2 minas of silver from Ilī-ašranni |
| 12 | ni-il5-qe2 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | we took. 1 1/3 mina 8 shekels of silver |
| 13 | _e2#_ ka3-ri-im ni-il5-qe2 | we took the granary. |
| 14 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki dingir-sipa_ | 1/3 mina 8 2/3 shekels silver from Ili-rēša |
| 15 | [ni]-il5-qe szi2-im# 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ szi2-ki-im | we took. The price is 1 talent of copper, the price |
| 16 | u3 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_ lu-li-im | and 18 minas of lullum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-il5-qe2 | 1/2 mina 3 shekels of silver we took. |
| 2 | 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-ba-an ma-tim | 40 minas of copper, the price of the land |
| 3 | _e2_ ka3-ri-im ni-il5-qe2 | we took the granary. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_-<<bi>>-szu | his silver |
| 5 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 szunigin_ 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | total: 16 minas 11 1/2 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ iz-ku-am _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_ | the silver he weighed out, from it 16 minas |
| 7 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 / ni-isz-qul2? | We shall sacrifice for Pušuken. |
| 8 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu-e sza sze2-pi2-a | 2 homers of chickpeas, |
| 9 | i-na-su2-en6 ir-de8-a-ku-um | he shall investigate, and I shall prove it. |
| 10 | szi2-ti2 / ba-ab-tim sza su2-e-a | the life of the dead, |
| 11 | e-zi-bu-ni-a-ti2-ni / nu-za-ka3-ma | “We will not release our exorcism, |
| 12 | a-ta-la2-kam 1/2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ i-li-bi# | I weighed out. Half a garment of red wool |
| 13 | i-di2-a-szur a-na puzur4-a-szur | Iddin-Assur to Puzur-A[ssur] |
| 14 | qi2#-bi-ma um-ma i-di2-a-szur-ma | Thus Iddin-Assur: |
| 15 | a-di2 ba-ab2-tim sza su2-e-a | as far as the watercourse of Su’ea |
| 16 | e-zi-ba-ni / sa3-ah-ra-ku | His exorcism is terrible. |
| 17 | mi3-ma a-na-ku | whatever I |
| left | ||
| 1 | hu#-sza-ha-am / la2 [i-szu] / a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 | he does not have a ḫušāḫam. |
| 2 | [sa3]-ah#-ra-ku / a-hi# a-ta be-li2 a-ta | I am scattered, my brother, why, my lord, why |
| 3 | [a]-na sza-al-t,im la2 ta-sza-ka3#-ni-ni | Do not place me in a hurry! |
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