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Prag 638 (P359237)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 638 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359237 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 638 |
| 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 i-na-a-ma a-na | Thus says “Now to |
| 2 | esz18-dar-pa2-li-il5 puzur2-esz18-dar | Ištar-pālil Puzur-Eshtar |
| 3 | u3 szu-a-nim a-na szu-a-nim | and another to another |
| 4 | qi2-bi2-ma a-na _illat_-tim | speak to the flood! |
| 5 | a-na sa3-ra-dim isz-tap-ru-u2 | they sent to the saŋarādu-official. |
| 6 | i-na {d}utu-szi sza t,up-pi3 | by Šamaš of the tablet |
| 7 | ta-sza-me-u2 ti2-ib-a-am-ma | You heard, you heard. |
| 8 | [a]-tal-kam-ma _tug2 hi_-tu3-ka3 | I came, and your good garments |
| 9 | _la2#_ i-ha-li-qu2-u2 | the deficit they shall deduct. |
| 10 | [a]-sza-me-ma _tug2 hi_-tu3-[ka3] | I ask you, your wronged garment |
| 11 | [s,a]-ab2#-tu3 szu-ma a-ta# | he is seized, and you |
| 12 | [la2] ta#-la2-kam isz-ti2 [...] | You are a slave; ... with ... |
| 13 | [...] x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [isz]-ti2 _illat_-tim lu# [...] | May the east wind ... |
| 3' | [lu] _tug2#-hi_-ti2 sza a-di2 u4-mi3-[im] | or garments that for a long time |
| 4' | [a]-nim# ik-lu-u2-ni [x x-x]-az? | the Anum who gathered together |
| 5' | [szu]-ma# um-ma a-ta#-ma# | Thus says he: |
| 6' | [i-na] _tug2 hi_-ti2-ka3 [qa2-ti2 sza]-ak-na-at? | With your good garment, the hand is placed. |
| 7' | [e i]-li#-ku-ma a-ba?-at-[x]-im | he went and ... |
| 8' | e i-di2-szu-nu-[ti2 a]-ta [x] ta#? na [x] bu | ... their hands ... |
| 9' | x x x sza-na-at | second |
| 10' | _ku3-babbar_ [sza] ta-ka3-lu-[u2] | the silver that you will weigh out |
| 11' | i-s,e2-ri-ka3 / u2-ta-a | “Your sheepfold has been taken away, |
| 12' | szu-ma la2 ta-li-kam ma-di2-isz | “He is the one who does not go, he is very much. |
| 13' | li-ba-ka3 i-ma-ra-as, | in your city he will measure out. |
| 14' | a-na sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 15' | qi2-bi4-ma# a-ma-kam ma-la2 | Speak! My mother, how much? |
| 16' | x [...] x-nu-ni-ni | ... ... us |
| 17' | [...] ki-ma al-du-szu | ... like a mountain |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 ba-ti2-qi2-im [...] | After he had ..., |
| 2 | lu dingir-a-an u2 [...] | or a god ... |
| 3 | u2 _ku3-babbar la2_ u2-[...] | ... silver ... |
| 4 | li-li#-[kam] | may he go! |
Sources & licences
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