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Prag 581 (P359184)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 581 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359184 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 581 |
| 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 ha-nu-nu qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Hanunu |
| 2 | um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma | Thus Assur-idi: |
| 3 | a-di2 na-[asz2]-pe3#-ra-tim | until the našperātum offerings |
| 4 | sza a-[na] / bu-ta-a | which to Butâ |
| 5 | [u2] um-mi3-szu a-[ni]-isz-u2-ni | and his mother wept. |
| 6 | bu-ta-a-a / la2-szu um-mu-szu | The butāyu-demon, his father-in-law, |
| 7 | as,-ba-at-ma | I seized, and |
| 8 | um-ma szi2-it-ma | Thus Šītum: |
| 9 | mi3-ma i-na _e2_-be-ti-ni | whatever in the E-betini |
| 10 | u2 a-na na-ab2-szi2-im | and to the nabšīm |
| 11 | [ha-nu]-nu / szu-[um]-szu | Hanunu means "his hand." |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-la2 e-zi-ib | “Disregard that he has eaten, drunk, or anointed himself with anything unclean, |
| 2 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma a-szar# | Thus I: Where |
| 3 | _uruda_ i-na _e2#_{[be-ti2}-ki] | copper in your house |
| 4 | e-zi-bu 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | exempted, 1 mina 1 shekel |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar la2_ ta#-sza-qi2-li-ni | the silver that you have weighed out |
| 6 | um-ma szi2-it-ma | Thus Šītum: |
| 7 | a-sza-qal a-hi a-ta | I will strew water from the water. |
| 8 | szal2-ma-ku isz-tu3 ti2-me-el-ki-a | I am well; from the Sea of Heaven |
| 9 | ni-ti2-s,i2 a-na sza x x | We went out to . |
| 10 | i-ni-isz-a-ku-ni | he will pay back. |
| 11 | pa2-na-ra-am | to be seen |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-na um-mi3-ni | to her mother |
| 2 | la2 i-[...]-x-ma | did not ... and |
Sources & licences
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