Prag 652 (P359251)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 652 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359251 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 652 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5 u3 | Assur-mutabi-il and |
| 2 | bu-za-zu is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma | they seized your throne and |
| 3 | a-wa-ti2-szu-nu / nu-ga-me-er-ma | their words cannot be changed, and |
| 4 | lu sza 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ u3 a-ha-ma | or of 5 minas of gold and each other |
| 5 | 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ szal2-t,im | 1 1/3 minas of pure gold |
| 6 | qa2-ti2-sza sza a-ha-ha _dumu-munus_ pu-szu-ke-en6 | her hand, which is the daughter of Pušu-kēn |
| 7 | [sza] na#-ru-uq dan-a-szur3 _dumu_ szal2-mah | of the stele of Dan-Assur, son of Šalmaḫ |
| 8 | [... a]-szur3 / it#-mu-ma | ... Assur heard, and |
| 9 | [...] x [...] sza# ki-ma | ... ... which like |
| 10 | [...] x-ma | ... and |
| 11 | [...]-szu-nu i-di2-nu | ... they gave |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x [...] | |
| 2' | [...] 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... 5/6 mina of silver |
| 3' | [... i]-sza#-qal u3 t,up-pu | ... he will weigh out and break the tablet. |
| 4' | [ha-ru-mu]-tum# sza i-ku-nu-ki-szu-nu | the ḫarumūtu-offerings which they established for them |
| 5' | [ka3-an-ku]-ni# a-me-er-e pu-szu-ke-en6 | When he opens his mouth to the sea, |
| 6' | ki#-li-szu-nu i-za-zu a-hu-um | their flanks they stand. The brother |
| 7' | i-pa2-ni a-hi-im u2-la2 i-la2-qe2 | He will pay half of the lead, and he will take it. |
| 8' | sza i-la2-qe2-u2 i-sza-ri-iq-szu-um | that he will take, will redeem him. |
| 9' | _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ma-hu-ur-dingir li-mu-um | 1st month, Maḫur-ilum, eponymy of |
| 10' | sza qa2-ti2 a-ku-tim a-na | of the hand of the black-headed people to |
| 11' | a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim ni-isz3 | the words of these words, supplication |
| 12' | a-lim{ki} it-mu-u2-ma | of the city they heard, and |
| 13' | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na be2-a-lim | 10 minas of silver to Bēlim |
| 14' | a-na 4(u) ha-am-sza-tim | for 40 hamšātum-containers |
| 15' | bu-za-zu a-na a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 | Your būzu-vessel for Aššra-mutabi-il |
| 16' | i-di2-in | gave. |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17#_ [szal2-t,im] | 1/3 mina of pure gold |
| 2 | mi3-isz-lam i-da-szu#-[um mi3-isz-lum2 a-na] | Half a shekel (of silver) is its value. Half to |
| 3 | a-wa-at a-ha-ha [_dumu-munus_ pu-szu-ke-en6] | the word of a father-in-law, a daughter of Pushu-kēn |
| 4 | i-za-az | he shall stand. |
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