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Prag 577 (P359180)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 577 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359180 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 577 |
| 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 a-bu-sza-lim szu-a-nim | to that Abu-šalim |
| 2 | szal2-ma-a-szur u2 e-ni-isz-ru! | Šalma-Assur and Enišru |
| 3 | qi-bi-ma um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma | Thus Pušu-kēn: |
| 4 | a-sza-me-ma / ur-ka3-at / | I ask you, Urkat |
| 5 | _e2#_{[be2-tim} / ma-qi2-it] | the house was plundered |
| 6 | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki a-na | 3 shekels of silver, Kunuki for |
| 7 | e-ni-isz-ru a-bu-sza-lim | “Enīšru, Abušallim, |
| 8 | na-szi2 / a-hu-u2-a be-lu-u2-a | My brother, my lord |
| 9 | <i>-s,u2-ha-ri-ku-nu / isz-te2-na | They will bind you together. |
| 10 | a-na e-ni-isz-ru di2-na-ma | Give it to Enišru! |
| 11 | u2 a-tu3-nu / u2-ma-kal2 | The atunu-plant he eats. |
| 12 | hu-sza-ha-ku-nu | your ḫušāḫānu |
| 13 | e-zi-ba-ma / i-na | Disregard that |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ma-ah-ri-ku-nu | before you |
| 2 | lu ni-<iz>-ku-ma lu gi-mi3-lum2 | Be it a niŋizkû-demon or a ghost, |
| 3 | _gal_ i-a-ti2 / u2 a-na-ku | the great one, myself, and I |
| 4 | a-wa-at-ku-nu sza-ma-am | Your words are the same. |
| 5 | a-le-e a-pu-tum ih-da | “Alas, the apsû-demon, he has sinned. |
| 6 | a-hu-u2-a a-tu3!-nu / e-ni-isz-ru | My brothers, my sisters, I have established. |
| 7 | na-hi-da-ma _e2#_[{be2-tam2}] | he brought, and the house |
| 8 | li-ta-szi2 / mi3-nam | May she be at peace, what will she do? |
| 9 | sza isz-pu-ra-am! um-ma szu-ut-ma | which he wrote to me, saying thus: |
| 10 | i-na _e2#_-be2-tim i-t,a2-[na-ru]-du-ni | in the “House of Succession" he shall have mercy. |
| 11 | a-di2 / te2-er-ti2-i / | until the extispicy |
| 12 | la2 i-li-ka3-szu-ni | did not come to him, |
| 13 | la2 u2-s,i2-i | he did not go out, |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na szal2-ma-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Šalma-Aš[ur], |
| 2 | i-na 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | for 1/3 mina less 1 shekel of silver |
| 3 | sza puzur2-a-szur | of Puzur-Assur, |
Sources & licences
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