Prag 579 (P359182)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 579 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359182 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 579 & Ist Ka 0580 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _1(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2_ | 1 mina 9 1/3 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | the silver of the ṣarupam |
| 3 | i-s,e2-er ta-ha-a | the border of Taḫu |
| 4 | u3 ha-pu-a-szu | and his debts |
| 5 | puzur4-a-na i-szu | Puzur-ana has |
| 6 | isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim | from Ḫamuštum |
| 7 | sza a-la-hi-im | of Alahum |
| 8 | u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar | and Kur-ub-ištar |
| 9 | a-na 4(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | for 4 Ḫamšātum, |
| 10 | i-sza-qu2-lu szu-ma | he will weigh out, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ma-la2 u4-me-szu-nu | he will weigh out. Their days |
| 2 | la isz-qu2-lu 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 3 shekels each |
| 3 | i-_iti-kam_ u2-s,u2-bu _ku3-babbar_ | In the month of Kislimu they will bring the silver. |
| 4 | i-qa2-qa2-<ad> szal2-mi3-szu-nu u3 | he will weigh out their totality and |
| 5 | be-ti2-szu u2 a-szi2-ti2-szu | his wife and his wife |
| 6 | ra-ki-is _igi_ u2-pu-u2-i-u2-ma-an | a rākis-demon before Upūʾû-man |
| 7 | _igi_ ar-ta | before Arta |
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [_kiszib3_ u2]-pu-u2-i-ma-an | seal of Upuiman |
| 2 | _kiszib3_ ar-ta-a | seal of Artâ |
| 3 | _kiszib3_ ta-ha-a _kiszib3_ hi-pu-a-szu | seal of Tahâ, seal of Hipuašu |
| 4 | sza hu-bu-ul ta-ha-a | of the taḫātu-tax |
| 5 | u3 ha-pu-a-szu _1(disz) ma-na 9(disz) gin2!_ | and his debts 1 mina 9 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-ri-szu-nu | silver, ṣarupam, their harvest |
| 7 | puzur4-a-na i-szu | Puzur-ana has |
| 8 | [isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz]-tim | from Ḫammuštum |
Sources & licences
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