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Prag 643 (P359242)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 643 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359242 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 643 |
| 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 x] | "Now to ... |
| 2 | u3 a-szur3-tak2-la2-[ku qi2-bi-ma] | Say to Assur-taklāku: |
| 3 | i-na {d}utu-szi / sza# [t,up-pi2] | by Šamaš of the tablet |
| 4 | ta-sza-me-a-ni / x [...] | You heard me ... |
| 5 | isz-te2-en / i-na [...] | One in ... |
| 6 | u3-la2 / a-na _ku3#-[x_ ...] | ... for silver ... |
| 7 | ag-ra-ma / i-[...] | Agāma |
| 8 | ba-ti2-qam / u2-la2 / szu? [...] | “It has been taken away, it has been thrown away(?) |
| 9 | ma!-la2 s,i2-[ib]-tam2# [...] | As much as there is of ṣibtam |
| 10 | lu-ub-lam / a-na [...] | Let me bring ... |
| 11 | mi3-szu / sza ta-aq-[bi-am um-ma] | what you said, thus: |
| 12 | a-ta-ma / x [x] x [...] | Why ...? |
| 13 | isz-tu3 [...] | From |
| 14 | e-ti2-iq / a-pu-tum# [...] | (Sum) The one who passes by, the apsûtu priestess(?) ... (Akk) He passed by, he passed by |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-hu-[a a-tu3-nu ...] | My brother, Atunu ... |
| 2' | a-wa-tum a-na x [...] | a word to |
| 3' | im-qu2-ut / a-pu-[tum ...] | he fell ... the apsû-demon |
| 4' | _ku3-babbar_ a-sza x [...] | silver for the field ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma ha-ra-ka3 / e-er-ba-ma / 5(disz)? [u4-me] | “He is the one who goes to the quay, 5(?) days |
| 2 | a-na-kam / la2 ta-sa3-hu-ur / szu-ul-ma-[am] | Why don't you rejoice? It is well. |
| 3 | lu ni-isz-me-ma / ti2-be-ma at-la-[ak ...] | May we hear and listen, and I will go . |
| 4 | x x [...] ma za? ha-ri-[...] | ... I want to ... to you |
Sources & licences
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