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Prag 550 (P359156)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 550 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359156 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 550 |
| 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 im-di2-lim qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdīlim: |
| 2 | um-ma pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar-ma | Thus Pilah-ištar: |
| 3 | ki-ma am-ri-esz18-dar isz-tu3 | like Amrī-Ištar from |
| 4 | ha-hi-im u2-s,i2-u2 | he brought in a flock. |
| 5 | u3 lu-lu-um / a-na bu-ru-dim | and lulû-disease for burudim |
| 6 | e-ru-ub / wa-ar-ki-szu | he entered after him. |
| 7 | a-na a-sza-ri-szu asz2-pu-ur-ma | I wrote to his father, and |
| 8 | sza-li-i-ma / isz-tu3# | complete, and from |
| 9 | bu-[ru-dim i-ti2]-s,i2# | “Burudim, Itiṣi |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na# [...] | to ... |
| 2 | a-x-[...]-ri | A-...-ri |
| 3 | [x ...] | |
| 4 | szu#-ma [a-ma-kam ta-mu-u2] | That is the word that you heard. |
| 5 | i-ba-szi2 / ku?-ta-[...] | There is ... |
| 6 | sza ka3-ri-im [x x] x a-sza-al | of the quay ... I ask |
| 7 | lu-di3-u2-ni-ma [...]-ka3-ni | let me give, and his |
| 8 | ta-mu-u2 / la2-szu te2-er-ta-asz2-nu | You are adjured, you have been redeemed. |
| 9 | isz-ti2 szi2-ip-ri-a li2#-li2-kam-ma | with my work may it be completed. |
| 10 | lu-[...] | May ... . |
| 11 | a-bi4 a-ta i-hi-id-ma | the father from the water drew up, and |
| 12 | szi2-ip-ri / la2 i-sa2-hu!-[ur] | the work shall not be interrupted. |
Sources & licences
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