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Prag 648 (P359247)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 648 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359247 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 648 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2]-bi4-ma | Speak to him thus: |
| 2 | [um-ma x] | thus ... |
| 3 | [u3 ...]-id#-ma | and ..., and |
| 4 | [...] da#-da-a-a | ... Dadāia |
| 5 | [...] x / a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 | ... Assur-imitti |
| 6 | _dumu_ [szu]-esz18-dar# isz-ti2-szu / i-la2-ak | son of Shu-Ishtar, with him he shall go. |
| 7 | [ki]-ma# / a-wi-lum2 / me-tu3 | like a dead man |
| 8 | [t,up]-pe3-e-szu ku-nu-ku-szu | his tablet is sealed |
| 9 | [u2]-ta-e-ru-nim-ma | they returned to me, and |
| 10 | [a]-na# ku-da-dim ip-qi2-du | he entrusted to the kudādu-official. |
| 11 | [ki]-ma / na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-ka3 | in accordance with the letter |
| 12 | sza# a-du-du ub-la2-ni-<<ma>> | he brought to me, and |
| 13 | ni#-isz-me-u2 | we heard |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | t,up-pe3-e ku-da-dam | The tablets are to be checked. |
| 2 | [ne2]-ri-isz-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma | descendant, thus he: |
| 3 | [t,up]-pe3-e pi3-iq-da-nim-ma | a tablet of my choice |
| 4 | [te2]-er#-tum sza a-lim{ki} | the extispicy of the city |
| 5 | li#-tu3-ra-ma / a-ma-la2 | May he return to me and I will pay. |
| 6 | [te2-er]-tim sza a-lim{ki} | extispicy of the city |
| 7 | [le]-pu-usz / ta-ma-la2-ku | "Let him do, you will go!" |
| 8 | [sza t,up]-pe3 u2 / hu-ur-szi2-a-nam | of a tablet and a copy |
| 9 | [ku-nu-ke]-e / sza da-da-a-a | Seal of Dadâ. |
| 10 | [_igi_ szal2]-ma#-a-szur _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im | before Šalma-Assur, son of Shu-Kubum |
| 11 | [...]-lim _dumu_ u2-ra-a | ...-lim, son of Uraya |
| 12 | [...]-im _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar | ...-im, son of Idi-Ishtar |
| 13 | [...]-tim# | ...-tim |
| 14 | [... um]-ma# ne2-nu-ma | ..., saying thus: "Let us go!" |
Sources & licences
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