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Prag 558 (P359164)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 558 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359164 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 558 |
| 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-bi-ma# | Speak to me thus: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | t,up-pa2-am / sza a-na | A tablet which to |
| 4 | sza-ru-um-{d}iszkur | Šarrum-Addu |
| 5 | ta-di2-nu / a-di2 4(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ | given, together with 41 textiles |
| 6 | sza _e2_ gu5-ba-ab2-tim | of the house of Gubabtim |
| 7 | puzur4-a-szur3 / e-zi-bu | Puzur-Assur, the exorcist. |
| 8 | i-na a-la2-ak / a-szur3-du10 | on the road of Aššar-ṭab |
| 9 | _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na a-szur3-du10 | garments for Assur-ṭab |
| 10 | t,a2-hi-szu-nu / a-ma-la2 | I will weigh out their wages. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 _tug2 hi-a_ | a tēritu garment |
| 2 | a-na a-szur3-du10 u2-t,a2-ha | he shall pay to Ašur-ṭāba. |
| 3 | t,up-pa2-ka3 / isz-tu3 | Your tablet from |
| 4 | ha-hi-im / i-na tu3-wa-ri-szu | Ḫaḫim, at his return |
| 5 | i-di2-nam | he gave. |
| 6 | a-bi4 a-ta / i-na t,up-pi3-im | My father, on the tablet |
| 7 | sza 1(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 15 1/3 minas of silver |
| 8 | sza tam2-ka3-ri-im | of Tamkarum |
| 9 | 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ka3 | 3 minas of silver |
| 10 | li-qe2-ma / szi2-ti2 | may he take, and my life |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ / a-na hu-bu-li-a | the silver to Ḫubulīya |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-qe2-ma t,up#-pi3-a | take and my tablet |
| 2 | a-na i-na-ah-dingir | to Inaḫ-ilum |
| 3 | pi3-qi2-id-ma a-na-ku | take, and I |
| 4 | a-la2-qe2-a-[am] | I shall take. |
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
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