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Prag 644 (P359243)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 644 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359243 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 644 |
| 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 | a-na szu-ku#-[bi-im a]-da-da | to Šukubum I counted |
| 2 | a-di2-dim u3 [a-szur]-ma-lik | Adīdim and Assur-malik |
| 3 | qi2-bi-ma [um]-ma# en-um-a-szur-ma | Thus Enum-Assur: |
| 4 | a-na a-da#-da# u3 a-di2-dim | to Adada and Adīm |
| 5 | qi2-bi-ma x um? ma? ki? | Speak! ... |
| 6 | [...] i-nu-mi3 a-na | ... when to |
| 7 | [...] x i-ba-ab2 | ... he will take |
| 8 | [...] a-da-da | ... with the father |
| 9 | [...]-x-a ti2-de8-e | ... you will bring. |
| 10 | [...] da? x ma | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-bi?-ma i-nu?-mi | ... and when |
| 2' | [a-na ba-ab2 i]-li x | to the gate of the god ... |
| 3' | [...] | |
| 4' | [a-szu-mi3] wa-ar-dim u2-sze2-ri-du-ka-ni | Ašumi, the apprentice, who bore you |
| 5' | um-ma a-ta-ma _igi_ {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li-ma | Thus (says) Adad-ṣululi: |
| 6' | ma? t,u3-pa2-am / sza wa-ar-dim | a ṭūpam-vessel belonging to a weaver |
| 7' | la2 ta-la2-qe2 / sza i-a-ti2 | You will not take that of me. |
| 8' | u3 a-da-da# [a-na] ka2# i-li-im | and Adada to the gate of the gods |
| 9' | sze2-ri-id#-[ni-a-ti2] | šeridnīti |
| 10' | t,up?-pi3-ni [...] | His tablet(?) |
| 11' | sza a-na x [...] | who to ... |
| 12' | um-ma puzur4#-[...] t,up?-pi3? | Thus Puzur-..., the scribe |
| left | ||
| 1 | a-szur u3 <{d}>utu mu# [...] | Assur and Shamash, year ... |
| 2 | a-ta-ma / _igi_ [...] | Why ...? |
| 3 | a-na a-wi-lim# [...] | To a man |
Sources & licences
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