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Prag 599 (P359201)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 599 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359201 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 599 |
| 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 szu-a-nim | to him |
| 2 | i-di2-a-bi-im u3 | Idi-abīm and |
| 3 | en-na-su2-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Ennasuen, speak! |
| 4 | um-ma i-ku-pi2-a-szur3-ma | Thus Ikupi-Assur: |
| 5 | 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5 minas of silver |
| 6 | s,a-ru-pu-um | ṣarupum |
| 7 | _ki_ en-na-su2-en6 | from Ennasuen |
| 8 | isz3-tu3 [ha-mu-usz-tim] | from Hamuštim |
| 9 | [sza ...] | of ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ak [...] | ... did ... |
| 2 | i-sza-qal | shall weigh out. |
| 3 | u4-mu-szu ma-al-u2 | his days are long. |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ li-isz3-qu2-la2-ku-nu-ti2 | silver may they pluck up for you. |
| 5 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2(disz) _gin2_ | 1 1/3 minas less 2 shekels |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar ki_ a-ru-ru | silver from Aruru |
| 7 | szi2-ip-ri-im | the work |
| 8 | ka3-ni-szi2-im | of Kanišim |
| 9 | sza _tug2 hi-a_ sza _dumu_ | of the clothing of the son |
| 10 | ku-ur-ku-ur u2-sze-ri-bu | they brought in the kurību-vessels. |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-di2 2(disz){sze2-ni}-szu | together with his 2 sons |
| 2 | ni-isz3-pu-ra-ku-nu-[ti2] | we wrote to you. |
| 3 | sza-asz-qi2-la2-ma | he shall take, and |
| 4 | sze2-bi4-la2-nim | send to me! |
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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