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Prag 598 (P359200)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 598 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359200 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 598 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | thus Ilwedaku: |
| 3 | ta-asz-pu-ra-am um-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | a-ta-ma lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_ | Why, either silver or gold |
| 5 | sza 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | of 5 minas of silver |
| 6 | sze2-bi-lam5 / a-na-kam | Šebilam, what is it? |
| 7 | si2-ka3-tum-ma | si-ka-tumma |
| 8 | ma-hi-ru-um / pa2-ru-ud | Received by ... |
| 9 | a-di2 2(disz) u4-me si2-ka3-tum | up to 2 days of sikaltum |
| 10 | i-pa2-t,a2-ra-nim | shall redeem, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 | the one who multiplies your extispicies, |
| 2 | lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-ki_ | either silver or gold |
| 3 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum-ma | shall send to you, and |
| 4 | u2 a-na-ku / a-na | and I to |
| 5 | ma-ri-it-hi-im | Marithum, |
| 6 | u2 tur4-hu-mi3-it | plant of turḫumit |
| 7 | e-ti2-iq-ma | has passed, and |
| 8 | te2-er-ta-ka3 | of the tērta |
| 9 | e-pa2-asz2 ki-ma | he shall do as |
| 10 | szi2-im / a-szi2-im | šīm (means) “scîm.’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | e-pu-szu / s,u2-ha-ra-am | he made a ṣuḫaram-vessel. |
| 2 | isz-te2-en6 / ga-ri-sza-am | Ištēn, the lady, |
| 3 | a-sza-pa2-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
Sources & licences
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