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Prag 654 (P359253)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 654 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359253 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 654 |
| 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' | [qi2-bi]-ma# [um-ma i-na-a-ma] | speak! Thus says he: |
| 2' | [a]-hu#-a a-tu3-nu / a-na-ku [...] | “My brothers, you are my brothers, I ... |
| 3' | na-ru-qam2 / a?-ni?-szi2? / sza pa2-[ni-a] | a scepter for her(?) face(?) |
| 4' | i-ba-szi2 u3 wa-ar-ki-a [...] | there is, and afterwards . |
| 5' | i-ba-szi2 / mi3-szu [sza] um#-ma a-ba-[a-ma] | What is it that says thus: |
| 6' | u2 1(disz) x x x na x (x) u2-s,i2 | grass, 1 ... grass, |
| 7' | me?-er?-e / i-na si2-x-ri-[im] | ... in the ... |
| 8' | s,a-ba-at / na-ru-qam2 / pa2?-na-[...] | (Sum) She is the one who seized(?) the scepter(?) (Akk) The one who is seized by the naruqam weapon |
| 9' | [x]-ri-ti2 / ha-bu-la2-kum-ma a-[na] | ... your ..., and to |
| 10' | [a]-ni#-a-tim / ta-ta-u3? x [...] | These you have ... |
| 11' | [x]-x / a-wa-ti2-szu-nu i-de8-ma#? [...] | ... heard their words and ... |
| 12' | [...] (x) x x [...] | |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x | |
| 2' | [...] x x x ma?-szu-nu | ... their |
| 3' | [...] x x x li#-kam | ... ... first extispicy. |
| 4' | [...] x x x x be a x [...] | ... ... |
| 5' | [...] szu#-nu ba-ab2# | ... they were seized |
| 6' | [...] x x [x] ni / i-na [...] | ... ... in ... |
| 7' | [...] x x le-e-ni-ma u2?-[...] | ... a scepter |
| 8' | [...] x i-di2-na-ni / it-bu-[...] | ... gave to me ... |
| 9' | [um]-ma# szu-ut-ma / _uruda_ u3 _ku3-babbar_ / i-[...] | Thus he: copper and silver ... |
| 10' | [...] x ba-ma / ip-te2 _sag10_-tim [...] | ... ... opened ... good ... |
| 11' | [...] x x x sza sza-al-t,i2-[...] | ... of Šalṭi- |
| 12' | [...] x [a-na] ki bu bu-[...] | ... to the place ... |
Sources & licences
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