Unread Atlas
Prag 548 (P359154)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | Prag 548 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359154 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 548 |
| 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 | [a-na ...]-ma | to ... and |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | e-na-be-lum2-ma | Enabelum, and |
| 4 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam ha-di2-ra-[x] | 1 kutānu-garment, Ḫadira- |
| 5 | ub-la2-ku-um sza 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nim | of one kutānum garment |
| 6 | sza i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni | of Ilī-ašranni, |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na | 1/2 mina of silver in |
| 8 | _e2-gal_-lim / ta-al-qe2 | the palace you took. |
| 9 | 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | 3 minas of copper |
| 10 | wa-[at-ra-am] | he is dead. |
| 11 | a-[na ...] | to ... |
| 12 | x-[...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-ku#? [...] | Šuku |
| 2 | a-bi4 [a-ta be-li2 a-ta] | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 3 | i-hi-id#-[ma ...] | he weighed out and ... |
| 4 | ta-ad-mi#-[iq-x ...] | You ... ... |
| 5 | u2 a-ta _ku3#-[babbar_ 3(disz)? _ma-na_] | and from the silver 3 minas |
| 6 | a-be-a-lim sze2-bi4-lam# | Abe-alim, send me! |
| 7 | sza-tam2 / isz-te2-ta#-[ma] | he has sworn. |
| 8 | la2-ab2-e-el-ka3? szi2-ma#-[am] | to defile it, the fate |
| 9 | sza ba-la2-t,i2-ka3 / lu-[sze2-bi4]-la2-kum | of your life I shall send to you. |
| 10 | gi#-mi3-lam i-[s,e2-ri-a] | the rejoicing of Iṣeria |
| 11 | [szu-ku-un] a-na-ku | I |
| 12 | [...] x a-lim#[{ki?}] | ... of the city |
| left | ||
| 1 | [x (x)] na-hi-id a-ma | ... ..., saying: |
| 2 | [...]-ib#-ra-a sza-i-il5 | ... raised ... |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.