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Prag 641 (P359240)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 641 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359240 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 641 |
| 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' | sza 1(u) ma-[na _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ta-at] | of 10 minas of silver in the hand |
| 2' | szu-na-bar / a-na a-szur#-[na-da] | Šunabar to Assurnada |
| 3' | al-ta-ap2-tu3 sza# [...] | I have opened ... |
| 4' | t,up-pu-um sza ku-nu-uk [...] | A tablet that is sealed |
| 5' | u3 3(disz) szi2-be2-a sza _ku3-babbar_ a-ni?#!-[am] | and 3 šībû of this silver |
| 6' | a-wi-lu-u2 / sza-bu-u2-ni | “Awīlû is his name. |
| 7' | t,up-pe2-en a-szur-na-da u2-ba-ba-ni | A tablet of Assurnada he will bring. |
| 8' | a-s,e2-er lu-qu2-tim / sza a-s,e2-er | “The luqūtu-disease of the aṣír-debt’s |
| 9' | a-szur-na-da u2-ta-e-ru | Assur-nada returned. |
| 10' | 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3 | 15 minas of silver: Ašumi |
| 11' | t,up-pe2-e / a-ni-u2-tim | these tablets |
| 12' | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a / en-um-a-szur | from the silver of Enum-Assur |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | u2-s,a-hi-ra-am / a-na 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ | he shall return. For 15 minas |
| 2' | _ku3#-babbar_ a-szur-na-da u3 en-um-a-szur | the silver of Assur-nada and Ennum-Assur |
| 3' | uk#-ta-nu-nim a-szi2-a-ti2 | I have imposed upon them. |
| 4' | [u3]-la2 asz2-tu3-ma t,up-pe2-en | I did not ask, and a tablet |
| 5' | [...]-x-ta-ku-um a-hi a-ta | ... my brother, from the water |
| 6' | [u3]-la2# asz2-tu3-ma t,up-pe2-e | I did not take, and the tablet |
| 7' | [...]-x-ki-in bi-[...] | ... ... |
| 8' | [...]-x / pi2-qi2-id# [...] | ... entrusted ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] a-hi a-ta ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | ... the other side, as much as the price of the silver |
| 2 | [... i]-ba#?-szi2-u2 / _ku3-babbar_ | ... there is silver |
| 3 | [...] x sza-na-tim sze2-bi-lam | Send me ... of the future! |
Sources & licences
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