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Prag 637 (P359235)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 637 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359235 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 637 |
| 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] um#-[ma] | Speak thus: |
| 2 | ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur-ma | Mannum-balum-Assur, |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-[ta-ma] | you wrote me, thus: |
| 4 | lu-qu2-tum sza me-er-e | luqūtu-vessel of cedar, |
| 5 | ib-ni-{d}iszkur / a-di2-ni / i-na | Ibni-Addu, his father, in |
| 6 | a-lim{ki} / ka3-li / a-szi2-a-ti2 | the city, all of the people |
| 7 | asz2-lu-ut,-ma / ma-la2 / pi3-i / a-da-na-ku-ni | I live, and as much as I give you, |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-lim{ki} | silver to the city |
| 9 | la2 ak-nu-uk i-na wa-ar-ki-tim | I did not seal. In the future |
| 10 | na-asz2-pa2-ar-ti2-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma | your letter, thus: |
| 11 | szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-ma-la2 | If silver I shall weigh out |
| 12 | na-am-gu5-ra-[ti2-ni] a-na a-lim{ki} | our praise to the city |
| 13 | la2 tu3-sze2-ba-al / la2-li#-[kam-ma] | Do not take it away! It is the last part of the night. |
| 14 | x x x [...] | |
| 15 | x x [...] | |
| 16 | en?-[...] | En- |
| 17 | li-[...] | May ... . |
| 18 | wa#-ar-[...] | After ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ta-asz-pu-[ra-am ...] | You wrote me ... |
| 2 | sza# ba-ri-ni [...] a [...] | That which is beyond us ... |
| 3 | i-di2-na-ni / x [x] | gave to me ... |
| 4 | te2#-ri-szu / a-mu-tam2 nu-ka3-lim-[szu] | (Sum) His word is a flood that cannot be undone (Akk) His seed is an awe-inspiring flood, it cannot be dispelled |
| 5 | szu-ma dingir-ba-ni / la2 i-sza-ka3-sza-ni-a-ti2 | If Ilī-bani does not place them, |
| 6 | a-mu-tum / a-di2-ni | (Sum) My birth mother gave me (Akk) The birth father gave me |
| 7 | i-ba-szi2 / szu-ma / lu-qu2-tum | there is ... |
| 8 | [sza me-er]-e / ib-ni-{d}iszkur | of the field of Ibni-Adad |
| 9 | [sza x] _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na ha-hi-im | of x minas of silver in exchange |
| 10 | [i]-ba-szi2 / ma-la2 / lu-qu2-tum / i-lu-ku | There is, as much as there is, they will run. |
| 11 | [te2]-er#-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma | May your extispicy come to me, and |
| 12 | [_ku3-babbar] la2#_-ak-nu-uk-ma a-na | he will pay back the silver. |
| 13 | [a-lim{ki}] lu-sze2-bi4-il5 / a-wi-[ti2] | of the city may I raise up my man |
| 14 | [_ki_ tam2]-ka3#-ri-im sza a-na-kam | from Tamkarum which is here |
| 15 | [wa-asz2-bu] _la2#_-al-qe2 / a-wi-tam2 | a man’s wailing |
| 16 | [...]-x / ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ [...] | ... mina of silver ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... _ku3-babbar_] i-s,e2-ri-ni / i-la2-pa2?-at? | he will weigh out the silver that he brought. |
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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