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Prag 647 (P359246)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 647 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359246 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 647 |
| 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] pu#-szu-ke-[en6] | Thus Puszukê |
| 2 | [u3 a-szur]-s,u2-lu-li-ma | and Assur-ṣululuma |
| 3 | [a-na e]-nu-be-lim qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Enu-bēlum: |
| 4 | isz#-te2-ni-u2-tim t,up-pi2-[ni] | our second tablet |
| 5 | {d}utu-du10 u3 a-mur-esz18-dar ub-lu#-ni#-kum | Utu-ṭāb and Amur-Ištar brought to you |
| 6 | sza-ni-u2-tim me-eh-ri-szu-[nu] | a second time, before them |
| 7 | ku-ra-ra ub-la2-kum a-pu-tum# | “The kura-demon carried you away, the apūtum-disease |
| 8 | i-hi-id-ma t,up-pi3-ni | he gathered and our tablet |
| 9 | szi2-ta-me-ma a-ma-la | “Ask me, and I will speak!’ |
| 10 | [te2]-er#-ti2-ni _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-pi3-[ka3] | a pledge of silver of yours |
| 11 | [u3 _ku3-babbar_] sza u2-sa2-nim x-[...] | and the silver that he paid ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-wi-lum2 a-na ni-ka3-[si2] | the man to the ni-kasi |
| 2' | i-ti2-zi-iz da-tum ma#-[tum] | he stood. Atum, the land |
| 3' | i-ka3-sza-ad-ni-a-ti2 _ku3#-[babbar_] | he will pay back. The silver |
| 4' | lu nu-sze2-li-ma a-na ni-ka3-si2-szu | let us not be negligent, and to his niŋišu |
| 5' | [... ni]-sza-qal-ma | ... we will weigh out, and |
| 6' | [...] a-ma-kam | ... is my word |
| 7' | [...]-szu | ... his |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] x lu _uruda_ sza i-[...] | ... or copper that ... |
| 2 | [...] a-la2-an 1(disz)? gu2# [...] | ... alān 1? talent |
| 3 | [...] x ni-am bu [...] | ... fear ... |
| 4 | [...]-za-ku-ma _ku3-babbar#_ [...] | ... ... and silver ... |
| 5 | [...] sza ra-ma-na-[...] | ... of Ramana- |
Sources & licences
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