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Prag 639 (P359238)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 639 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359238 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 639 |
| 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' | x [...] | |
| 2' | lu ku-nu-um [...] | Be it a kunû-demon |
| 3' | lu _dam-gar3_ / a-na [ku-nu-ti2] | or a merchant to you |
| 4' | i-da-na-ku-nu-ti2 / [a-s,e2-er] | I will give to you. |
| 5' | a-bi-ni-ma / sze2-bi-la2#-[nim] | our father, send me! |
| 6' | ki-ma / szu-wa-a / la2 i-ba-[szu] | like a slave there is no slave |
| 7' | u3 a-na-ku / i-na ba-ab | and I in Bābu |
| 8' | a-bu-lim / la2 a-ba-asz2 3(u) _ma-na_ | Abum-lim, I do not know. 30 minas |
| 9' | _ku3-babbar_ sza bu-s,i2-a | the silver of my expenses |
| 10' | u2-mu-szu 4(disz) _iti-kam_ e-ta-at-[qu2] | the 4th day of the month has passed |
| 11' | 6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 6 minas 10 shekels of silver |
| 12' | a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim | Assur-bēl-awattim, |
| 13' | _dumu_ szu-a-nim / i-na e-ra-bi4-szu | the son of Šū-Anum, at his entering |
| 14' | a-na ka3-ni-isz3 / 5(disz) _iti 1(disz)-kam_ | for Kaniš, 5 months 1 month |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | i-la2-ak-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal | shall go and the silver shall weigh out. |
| 2' | t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am | He will break his tablet. |
| 3' | u2-ka3-al 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3#-[babbar_] | 12 minas of silver |
| 4' | sza puzur4-{d}iszkur a-s,i2#-[ib-tim] | of Puzriš-Adda, the aṣibtu |
| 5' | i-la2-ak / ma-la2 ta-le#-[e-u2] | he will go, as much as there will be. |
| 6' | sza-di2-na-szu _ku3-babbar_-pi2 la2 i-[ru-a-aq] | his sellers the silver shall not exceed |
| 7' | 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na [...] | 11 minas of silver for ... |
| 8' | na-ad-[a]-ku u3 x [...] | I am a stranger and ... . |
| 9' | lu me-eh-ra-am sza# [t,up-pe2] | or a copy of the tablet |
| 10' | ha-ru-mu-tim [...] | “Ḫarumūtum . . |
| 11' | lu sa3-ha-ar-[...] | May he not ... |
| 12' | a-hu-a / a-tu3#-[nu ...] | Ahunu ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x be2-li-a / _sze_-um u2-la2 sza-pi3-iq | ... my lord, the barley will be cut off. |
| 2 | [...] x-u2-ma la2-szu / szu-ma i-na {d}utu-szi | ... and he is dead, and in Šamaš |
| 3 | [t,up-pi2 ta-sza]-me-a-ni / ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-a la2 tu3-sa3-as2-[hi-ra] | You will send me a tablet, but you will not return it as much as the original amount. |
| 4 | [a-mi3-sza-am] ar-hi-isz / la2 ta-li-ka3-nim | My mother, quickly, do not come to me! |
| 5 | [...] u2-s,i2-am a-pu-tum ih-da | (Sum) ... the apsû-demon ... (Akk) .... the ūṣīlu-disease afflicted me |
Sources & licences
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