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Prag 611 (P359213)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 611 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359213 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 611 |
| 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 | um-ma im-di2-lum2-ma | thus Imdilum: |
| 2 | [a]-na i-di2-{d}iszkur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Iddin-Adad |
| 3 | mu#-usz-t,a2-tim szi2-ka3-tim | the one who makes decisions |
| 4 | sa3#-ma#-la2-tim u2 li-ti2 | samālātum-plant and liti-plant |
| 5 | a-na sa3-he-er-ti2-a | to Saḫertiya |
| 6 | li-qe2-am szu-ma hu-sza-u2 | He is a ḫušāyu. |
| 7 | lu 3(u) _ma-na_ lu 2(u) _ma-na sag10_ | or 30 minas or 20 mina of wool, |
| 8 | i-sza-qu2-lu-ni-kum | they shall pay to you. |
| 9 | a-na [qa2-ti2-a] li-qe2-am | take in my hand. |
| 10 | u2 puzur4-a-na | plant of Puzur-ana |
| 11 | [1(disz) u2 2(disz) _ma-na_] | 1 grass, 2 minas |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ li-di2-na-kum | silver may give to you |
| 2 | szu-ma en-um-a-szur a-ma-la2 | If Enum-Assur, the sailor |
| 3 | t,up-pi3-a s,u2-ba-ti2 la2-qa2-am# | The tablet is acquired and taken. |
| 4 | la2 i-mu-a a-ta-ma | did not know, why |
| 5 | a-na i-ta-at,-lim | to itaṭlim |
| 6 | di2-in-szu-nu-ma ki-ma | judge them, and like |
| 7 | a-wi-lu-ti2-ka3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | Awilūtu, 1 shekel of silver |
| 8 | sze2-li-a-<ma> ti2-ib-a-ma | “Get up and go, and |
| 9 | a-tal-kam mi3-ma-[sza-ma] | I came. What is it that |
| 10 | [e] te2#-zi-ib [...] | You will remove ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-hi-id | he weighed out. |
Sources & licences
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