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Prag 525 (P359133)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 525 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359133 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 525 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...]-x a-na# [...] | ... to ... |
| 2' | [...] i ni a ip qi2?-x-x | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] _szunigin_ 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ szu-ma i-na | ... total: 1 talent of copper is that, in |
| 4' | [u4-me-szu] szu-{d}en-lil2 la2 u2-sze2-bi4-lam | At that time Šū-Enlil did not send. |
| 5' | [1(disz)] _ma#-na_-um 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ i-la2-ak | 1 mina 12 shekels he shall weigh out. |
| 6' | 1(disz)? 1/2(disz) sza-tim u4-mu-szu t,up-pu-szu | (and) 1 1/2 (?) days, his tablet |
| 7' | ha-ar-ma-am u2-ka3-a-al | he will hold the harmam-offering. |
| 8' | qi2#-bi-a-szu-ma _igi_ 2(disz) szu-ma | Speak to him, and he will see 2. |
| 9' | la2 u2-sze2-ba-lam la2-am-nu-szu-um | he did not send to him, he is his friend. |
| 10' | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am# | 1/2 mina of refined silver |
| 11' | be#?-u2-la2-tum qa2-dum# | Bēl-ulatum, the engraver |
| 12' | [1(disz)] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-[am] | 1 mina of refined silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | isz-tu3 us,-u2 a-na | From the beginning to |
| 2' | sza-na-at i-sza-qal | the second he shall weigh out. |
| 3' | u4-mu-szu 3(disz) sza-na-at e-ti2-qu2 | Every day three times he passes, |
| 4' | _szunigin_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ ki a-szur-ni-szu | total: 1 1/2 minas of silver from Assur-nishu |
| 5' | _dumu_ a-mur-lu-su2 s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma | son of Amurlusu, seized him, and |
| 6' | _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu | silver for his šašqīlu |
| 7' | [szu]-ma i-na-ki-ir a-na _ku3-sig17_ | If he so pleases, for gold |
| 8' | [x]-x-a-nu-um pa2-ku-nu di2-[...] | ... your face ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-x _dumu?_ i-<di2>-su2-en6 | ... son(?) of Idissuen |
| 2 | [...] sza sze2-ep x x | ... of ... |
| 3 | [...]-sze2-er _dumu_ a-[...] | ...-sher, son of A- |
| 4 | [isz-tu3 wa-ah-szu]-sza#-na a-tur4-hu-mi3-it# | After she had returned from her exile, |
Sources & licences
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