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Prag 603 (P359205)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 603 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359205 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 603 |
| 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-szur | to Puzur-Ašṣur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | il5-we-da-ku-ma | I am ilweda, and |
| 4 | ri-ik-sa2-am | a pledge |
| 5 | sza la2-qe2-pu-um u3 | belonging to Lâ-qēpuum and |
| 6 | hu-ut-ka3 isz-tu3 | your debts from |
| 7 | bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | Burušḫatum |
| 8 | u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni-ni | brought in, |
| 9 | ri-ik-sa2-am | a pledge |
| 10 | szu-a-ti2 hu-ut-ka3 | that one is yours, |
| 11 | na-asz2-a-kum | is yours. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-qe2-pa2-am a-na | I have taken. |
| 2 | te2-er-ti2-ka3 | of the extispicy |
| 3 | a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | to Burušḫatum |
| 4 | u2-ta-er s,u2-ha-ra-am | he returned. The ṣuharam |
| 5 | _ninda_ e u4-mi3-s,u2-szu | a loaf of bread daily |
| 6 | a-szar ku-a-ti2 lu-szi2-ib | Let me dwell in the place of cult offerings, |
| 7 | u3 a-di2-i sza _dumu_ a-ni-nim | and until the son of Aninim |
| 8 | i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out, and |
| 9 | na-pa2-al-tam2 | the napaltam |
| 10 | li-ma-ad-ma | may he measure out, and |
| 11 | te2-er-ta-ka3 | of the tērta |
| 12 | li-tu3-ra-am-ma | may he return, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,e2-mi3 lu s,a-ab-tam2 | may my report be seized. |
| 2 | s,u2-ha-ra-am isz-ti2-ni | a ṣuḫarām-vessel with us |
| 3 | la2 ta-be2-el | do not rule! |
Sources & licences
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