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Prag 553 (P359159)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 553 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359159 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 553 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma | Speak thus: |
| 2 | um-ma en-um-a-szur3-ma | thus Enum-Assur: |
| 3 | i-na 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | for 20 minas of silver |
| 4 | sza _dumu_ i-szar-ki-id-a-szur3 | of the son of Išar-kid-Assur, |
| 5 | ha-bu-lu-ni-a-ti2-ni | of Habuluniatini |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / i-na ma-la2 | Thus (says) he: for how much |
| 7 | u4-me-a 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | daily 10 minas of silver |
| 8 | szu-esz18-dar / u2-sza-asz2-qi2-li-ma | Šū-Ishtar raised up, and |
| 9 | a-na s,e2-er i-di2#-[x]-x | to the flock ... |
| 10 | u3 i-na-a u2-[sze2-bi]-il5 | and when he had brought it |
| 11 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | qa2-at-ka3 / tal-qe2 | You took your hand. |
| 2 | szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ / 5(disz) _ma-na_ | a share of 5 minas of silver |
| 3 | qa2-at-ka3 / szu-esz18-dar | Hand of Shu-Ištar |
| 4 | na-asz2-a-kum / | to you |
| 5 | a-na-kam / _igi_ i-ku-pi2-a | here before Ikūpî, |
| 6 | u3 szu-esz18-dar / da-na-su2 | and Šū-Ishtar, Anasu, |
| 7 | iq-bi-a-am / um-ma szu-ut-ma | he said to me, thus: |
| 8 | a-di2 / za-ka3-i-ka3 | as far as Zakaika |
| 9 | _ku3-babbar_ sza-qa2-lam | the silver as a gift |
| 10 | qa2-bi-a-ku / szu-ma / i-na | I say: “He is in |
| 11 | sza t,up-pi2-szu | of his tablet |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4-mu mi3-ma i-ti2-qu2 | Every day something has fallen, |
| 2 | a-na s,i2-ib-tim ni-la2-qe2-a-szu | We will take him as a loan. |
Sources & licences
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