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Prag 545 (P359151)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 545 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359151 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 545 |
| 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 ku-lu-ma-a-ma# | thus Kuluma: |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ka3 i-li#-[kam-ma] | Your extispicy is divine. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma isz-ti2 zu-[pa2] | Thus (says) “Why did you choose with your eyes? |
| 5 | ni-ka3-si2 mu-usz-ha-ma | ni-kasi, mūšḫama |
| 6 | me-ha-ar-szu i-li-bi | his rival, Illibi, |
| 7 | t,up-pi2-a szu-uk-na | Send me my tablet! |
| 8 | ni-ka3-si2 isz-ti2-szu | the ni-kasi with him |
| 9 | am-szu-uh3-ma 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | I removed, and 6 1/3 minas 1 shekel |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi-szu | the silver of Ilībišu |
| 11 | _sza3-ba_ 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | therefrom: 6 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-di2-in me-ha-ar-szu | he gave to him. |
| 2 | i-na za-al-pa2 a-na | in the za-al-pa-vessel for |
| 3 | puzur4-a-na _dumu_ em-qi2-im | Puzur-ana, son of Emqim |
| 4 | a-di2-in-ma / a-s,e2-er i-ku-pi2-a | “I will give, and I will cut off my arrows. |
| 5 | u2 i-ri-szum ub-lam | and Irishum brought, |
| 6 | u2 me-eh-ra-am sza-ni-am | and a second one |
| 7 | a-na-ku u2-ka3-al | I will hold. |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 9 | a-di2 sza pu-szu-ke-en6 | as far as Pušuken |
| 10 | sza asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni a-wi#-[lum2] | As to what I wrote to you, the man |
| 11 | u2-ul sza-zu-uz-tum# | is not a gift |
| 12 | le-e-ma me-eh-[ra-at] | he is competent and competent. |
| 13 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi#-[a_] | tin and extra garments |
| left | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam a-ma-kam | send me silver! |
| 2 | sza-zu-uz-tum pi2-szu-nu | šazūztu (means) their mouth. |
| 3 | i-di2-nu-nim | gave to me, |
Sources & licences
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