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Prag 547 (P359153)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 547 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359153 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 547 |
| 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 i-na-a-ma a-na | Thus says “Now to |
| 2 | [u2]-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 i-ku-pi3-a | Udṣur-ša-Assur, Ikupiya |
| 3 | [u3 ta-ra]-am-ku-bi4 qi2-bi4-ma | and Taram-Kūbi speak! |
| 4 | a-di2 2(u) [x x] a-di2 _e2_ ku-ra | together with 20 ... together with the house of Kura |
| 5 | asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti te2-er-ta-ak#-nu-ma# | I sent to you, return to me, and |
| 6 | _la2#_ i-tu3-ra-am / a-na-ku | the deficit returned, I |
| 7 | a-na ku-nu-a-tim / ki-a-am#? | to the kunūtum(-priests), thus |
| 8 | a-sza-la2-at, a-hu#-[a] a-[tu3-nu] | I will take away my brother. |
| 9 | be#-lu-a a-tu3-[nu] | the lord, the Atunu |
| 10 | [x] x szi2 na [...] | ... sunrise to moonset: ... |
| 11 | [x] zi#-zu?-ma# [...] | ... your life ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u3 szu-ma i-ga-ri-[u2-ku-nu] | and he is your enemy |
| 2' | ki#-ma ta-le-e-a-ni | like a wadi |
| 3' | [a]-wa-tam2 / gu5-um-ra a-hu-u2-[a] | a word of a stranger, a brother |
| 4' | [a]-tu3-nu ki-ma ma-ma-an | Atunu, like no one |
| 5' | x-ma-nam / la2 asz2-ku-na-ku-nu-ti2 | ... I did not establish for you. |
| 6' | bu#-la2-ti2-a u2 i-bi4-sa3-e-a | my limbs and the plants of Ibisa |
| 7' | ti2-de8-a a-na u2-um ga-ma-lim | Give it to the one who is well. |
| 8' | u3 e-t,a2-ri-im lam-ni-isz3 | and the debts of Lamniš |
| 9' | i-qa2-ti2 _dumu-munus_ ku-ra | Iqati, daughter of Kura |
| 10' | ep#-sza-kum a-na _ku3-babbar_ | for silver |
| 11' | 2(disz) _ma-na_ mi3-ma u2-la2 | 2 minas, half a shekel |
| 12' | ta#-sza-a-la2-ni i-na | you will pay. In |
Sources & licences
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