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Prag 640 (P359239)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 640 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359239 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 640 |
| 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' | [...] da? [...] | ... beside(?) |
| 2' | [...] ka3-ri-im [...] | ... the quay ... |
| 3' | [...] x _illat_-ti2 / _dumu_ [...] | ... ... descendant of ... |
| 4' | [u2]-sza-si2-ha-am!? / [...] | he caused to be scattered(?) |
| 5' | [x x] ka3#-ri-im / al-[...] | ... the enemy ... |
| 6' | [...]-pi3-a / na-asz2-a-ku-nu-[ti2] | ... I will give to you. |
| 7' | [a-hu]-a / a-tu3-nu / 2(u) _ma-[na]_ | my brother, Atunu 20 minas |
| 8' | [_ku3-babbar_] ni-is-ha-su2 / _diri_ | silver, his nishhasu-offering, deficit |
| 9' | [sza]-du#-a-su2 sza-bu 2(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ | his wages are 20 1/3 minas. |
| 10' | [...]-um _sag10 diri_ | ... will increase. |
| 11' | [a-ba-an] ma-tim / _dam-gar3_ | the governor of the land, the merchant |
| 12' | [a-na i-ku]-pi3-a-szur / i-di2-in-ma | to Ikupi-Assur he gave, and |
| 13' | [a-na a]-lim#{ki} u2-bi-il5 | to the city he raised |
| 14' | [u2 szu-ma] / sze2-pa2-am a-na a-lim{ki} | and he himself a šēpam to the city |
| 15' | u2-<sze2>-ri-id / u2-la2 hu-bu-lum2 | he brought down, he did not bring down the robbers |
| 16' | _ku3-babbar_ a-na-num / u2 lu-qu2-tum | the silver of Ananum and the surplus |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-la2-num / _GAN2_-lam / a-szu-mi3 | Alānum / the field / Ašumi |
| 2' | _dam-gar3_ e-ti2-iq / mi3-szu sza a-ma-kam | the merchant has passed, what is it that I say? |
| 3' | a-na hu-bu-li-szu u2 ta-ad-mi3-iq-tim | for his journey and the tadmiqtu-offering |
| 4' | i-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-a / i-il5-ta-na-qe2-u2-ni-ma | he will weigh out the silver, and |
| 5' | ta-asz2-ta-pu-a-ni / | you have smeared |
| 6' | a-pu-tum / i-na {d}utu-szi | the apsûtu in Šamaš |
| 7' | sza t,up-pi3 / ta-sza-me-a-ni | of the tablet you will read. |
| 8' | lu _ku3-babbar_ / lu _an-na_ lu _uruda_ lu _tug2 hi-a_ | either silver or tin, or copper or textiles |
| 9' | lu t,up-pu-u2 / lu ta-ah-si2-sa3-tum | Be it a tablet or a document, |
| 10' | sza ta-as,-ba-at-ni-ma | that you seized me, and |
| 11' | ta-ap2-qi2-da-ni / szi2-[be] a-ba-ab2# | You entrust to me, who will take it away? |
| 12' | _dingir_ / sze2-ri-da-ma [t,up-pi3-a] | May a god read my tablet. |
| 13' | hi-ir-ma / a-ha-ma# [...] | “If he is negligent, he will ... a lawsuit. |
| 14' | u3? sa3-he-er-tum [...] | and Saḫertum |
| 15' | [_ku3-babbar_] | silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] da? [...] | ... beside(?) |
| 2 | [...] a-lim{ki} [...]-lam | ... of the city |
| 3 | [...] szu#-uk-na# na#-asz2-pe?-ra#-tim | ..., the one who establishes the scribal art |
| 4 | [sza asz2]-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2-ni / li-ta-ma-[da?] | that I sent to you, may it be seen(?) |
Sources & licences
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