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Prag 523 (P359131)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 523 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359131 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 523 |
| 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 szu-a-num-ma | Thus Šū-Anum: |
| 2 | u3 a-mur-[_dingir_ u3?] la2-qe2-pu-[um-ma] | and Amur-ilī and? I took, and |
| 3 | a-na i-ku#-pi2#-a-szur3# | to Ikūpi-Assur |
| 4 | qi2-bi4-ma 2(u) 8(disz) _ma-[na]_ | say: 28 minas |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru#-[pa2]-am | The silver is a ṣarupam payment. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _ma-na_ [...] | 2 minas ... |
| 2 | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [i-na] 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ | 10 minas of silver by the 12 shekels |
| 3 | a-mu-tim sza ka3#-ri-im | the word of the kalû-priest |
| 4 | sza li-bi4-ka3 tu3-s,a-ha-ar | You will receive from your servant. |
| 5 | sza 4(disz) ku-ta-ni sza ka3-su2-um | of 4 kutānu-vessels of Kasum, |
| 6 | sza _ku3-sig17_ a-na sza-par2-tim | of gold for the exchange |
| 7 | na-ad-a-at-ni | are given to me. |
| 8 | a-di2-ni u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2 | We took it as a loan. |
| 9 | t,up#-pa2-am a-ni-am | This tablet |
| 10 | [i]-sze2#-ep i-szi2-im-su2-en6 | he will do. Išimsuen |
| 11 | [nu-la2]-pi3-ta-kum# [...] | Nulipitakum |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | x x x x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | ne2-mu-ur-szu 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | its interest: 1/2 mina of silver |
| 2 | sza# a-sza-at a-sza-sza | who the wife of the wife |
| 3 | [i]-szi2-im-su2-en6 il5-qe2 | Išimsuen took |
Sources & licences
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