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Prag 597 (P359199)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 597 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359199 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 597 |
| 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 e-la2-li2-ma | thus Elali: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 16 minas of silver |
| 4 | sza a-na-kam asz2-qu2-lu | that I have plundered, |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-lim{ki} | silver to the city |
| 6 | li-ik-szu-da-ni-ma / a-na#? | may he secure for me and to |
| 7 | ma-la2 x x _dam-gar3_ a-[na-ku] | as much as ... I am the merchant. |
| 8 | le-pu-usz / u2? a-pa2-tim# | may he do. |
| 9 | lu?-s,i2-a-am szu-ma | that I may go out |
| 10 | a-bi4 a-ta | the father from the water |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | s,i2-ba-at _ku3-babbar_ | the interest on the silver |
| 2 | sza _e2_ ka3-ri-im | of the granary |
| 3 | sza pi3-ka3 ta-di2-na-ni!? | from your mouth you gave to me |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam | send me silver! |
| 5 | a-bi4 a-ta u2 a-na-ku | Father, from the water, and I |
| 6 | me-ra-ka3 a-wa-at-ka3 | Your feet, your words |
| 7 | sza-ma-a-am | the heavens |
| 8 | a-le-e | Allû |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 16 minas of silver |
| 2 | la2 i-ka3-szi2-di2 ul | he will not be able to predict. |
| 3 | e-pa2-asz2 | he shall do. |
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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