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Prag 649 (P359248)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 649 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359248 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 649 |
| 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' | u3 [...] | and ... |
| 2' | sza a-na [im]-di2-[dingir] | which to Imdi-ilum |
| 3' | ha-bu-la2-ku-ni sza3 | he is angry with you |
| 4' | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ku | 10 minas of kunukku-silver |
| 5' | sza i-ku-pi3-{d}en-lil2 | of Ikūpi-Enlil, |
| 6' | i-li-ka3-ku-nu-ti2 | Ili-ka-kunuti, |
| 7' | _ku3-babbar_ im-di2-dingir sza-bi4-a-ma | the silver of Imdi-ilum was received, and |
| 8' | u3 t,up-pi3 li-qe2-a-ma | and take my tablet. |
| 9' | i-li-bi4 t,up-pi3-a szu-uk-na# | Ilībi, submit my tablet! |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a]-na im-di2-dingir qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Imdi-ilum |
| 2' | a-ma-kam-ma | I will speak, and |
| 3' | ta-aq-bi4-a-am | you said, |
| 4' | um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-sig17_ | Thus (says) he: “Why the gold |
| 5' | 7(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_ it-ba-al | 7 1/4 shekels each he shall weigh out. |
| 6' | u3 li-ba-ka3 i-de8 ki-ma | and the libā-official will know as follows: |
| 7' | _ku3-sig17_ sza? pa2-ti2-u2?-ka3 ba-ti2-iq? | the gold of Patiu(?) was taken |
| 8' | 1(disz) x [...]-x-ku-ni | 1 ...-kuni, |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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