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Prag 529 (P359135)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 529 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359135 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 529 |
| 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 en-na-su2-en6 i-na-ra-wa] | to Ennasuen he shall replace |
| 2 | [u3 a-szur-ma-lik qi2-bi4-ma] | and Assur-malik, speak! |
| 3 | [um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-ma] | Thus Puzur-Ištar |
| 4 | 1(asz) _gu2_ 5(u)# [7(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku] | 1 talent 57 1/2 minas of tin |
| 5 | 3(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi-[a_ qa2]-dum# sza li-[wi-tim] | 36 fine textiles, qadum-textiles of liwītum, |
| 6 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mu u3 | 2 homers of wheat, ṣalamu and |
| 7 | u2-nu-su2-nu [4(disz)] 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | they shall pay. 4 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 8 | mi3-ma a-nim i-na-ra-wa | whatever he shall give to him |
| 9 | ir-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2 lu szi2-im _an-na#_ | may he determine for you a fate of tin |
| 10 | lu szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ lu szi2-im | either a šīmu-garment or a cloth |
| 11 | _ansze_ lu szi2-im 5(u) 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | donkeys of either grain 53 textiles |
| 12 | sza _uruda_ isz-tu3 _e2-gal_-lim | of copper from the palace |
| 13 | u2-s,a-ni-ma / _uruda_ / szi2-im | he brought out, and that copper |
| 14 | 5(u) 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ i-na _e2_ | 53 garments in the house |
| 15 | ka3-ri-im i-ba-szi2-u2 | there is grain. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lu sza _illat_-at kur-ub-esz18-dar | or of the flood of Kurub-ištar |
| 2 | sza su2-hu-pi3-im | of Suḫu-pum, |
| 3 | a-ba-u2-a be-lu-u2-a | My father, my lord |
| 4 | ih-da-ma / _an-na tug2 hi-a_ | he weighed out, and the tin garments |
| 5 | u3 _uruda_ / a-na i-ta-at,-lim | and copper for he shall weigh out |
| 6 | di2-na-ma / a-di2 _ku3-babbar la2_ e-ru-bu | he shall contest and with the rest of the silver enter. |
| 7 | mi3-ma / la2 tu3-sza-ra _ku3-babbar_ | If you do not pay, the silver |
| 8 | [le-ru]-ub# [... _an-na tug2 hi-a_] | "Let him enter." ... tin, a cloth. |
| 9 | [u3 _uruda_ lu-us,-u2] | and copper they shall carry out. |
| left | ||
| 1 | [_ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 a-li-ki-im] | the silver from the city |
| 2 | [pa]-nim#-ma / sze2-bi4-lam | Send me a report! |
Sources & licences
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