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Prag 531 (P359137)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 531 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359137 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 531 |
| 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 | um-ma ah-sza-lim-ma | Aḫšalim speaks thus: |
| 2 | a-na a-mur#-dingir qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Amur-ilum |
| 3 | 8(asz) _gu2 uruda_ sza li-bi4-a | 8 talents of copper for the libīya |
| 4 | ku-nu-ki-a / a-ma-la2 | I will fill your sealed document. |
| 5 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 / a-na a-du | Your extispicy to |
| 6 | a-di2-in a-na# [...] | I gave to ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | x [...] | |
| 2' | u3 t,up#-[pa2-am ...] | and a tablet ... |
| 3' | 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-[ha-ma] | 10 minas of copper each |
| 4' | a-qa2-ti2 / a-du / a-di2-in | I spoke with you, until I gave you. |
| 5' | i-na pa2-ni-tim | in the future |
| 6' | 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 4 talents 10 minas of copper |
| 7' | a-na a-du / a-di2-in | to as long as I have lived |
| 8' | 1(u) 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na uruda_ | 12 talents 20 minas of copper |
| 9' | sza li-bi4-a sza-bu-a-ti2 | of my upper limbs |
| 10' | 1(disz) _ansze_ | 1 imaru |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szur-na-da i-ra#-[de8-a-kum a-hi] | Assur-nāda will love you, brother |
| 2 | a-ta ti2-ib-<a>-ma a-tal#-[kam] | From where will you come? |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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