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Prag 655 (P359254)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 655 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359254 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 655 |
| 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]-tim | ... of the lands |
| 2' | [...]-x-tim | ...-x-tim |
| 3' | [...] te-er-ta#-[ka3] | ... your return. |
| 4' | [li-li-kam-ma uz]-ni# pi2-te2-ma | Come, and open my ears! |
| 5' | [...]-ni qa2-ti2 | ... his hand |
| 6' | [...] isz-ra-ti2-a | ... of my first name |
| 7' | [...] x sza e-la2-a-tim-ma | ... of the upper part |
| 8' | [... ta]-al#-qe2 / te-er-ta-ka3 li-li#-kam# | ... you took, may your return come to me! |
| 9' | [_ku3-babbar_ lu] esz15-ti2 / a-mur-a-szur3 | the silver may it be the eshtītu of Amur-Assur |
| 10' | [lu isz-ti2] su2#-ka3-li2-a lu isz-ti2 szu-su2-en6 | either with Sukalia or with Susa |
| 11' | [lu isz-ti2 i-a]-szar# e-ri-isz-ma / sze2-bi-lam | or from wherever you desire, send me! |
| 12' | [a-ma]-kam t,up-pe2-e-a / bi-re-e-ma | It is the wording of a tablet. |
| 13' | [a-szar] _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na | where 1 shekel of silver |
| 14' | [t,up]-pe2#-a / i-ba-szi2-u2 lu sza me-er#-[e] | There is a tablet, either of the following: |
| 15' | [x] _dumu_ pa2-pi2-lim _ku3-babbar_ | x sons of Pappilum, silver |
| 16' | [sza-asz2-qi2]-il5-ma / _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | Ša-šqi-ilma 1 mina of silver |
| 17' | [...]-ti2#-a / sza# [...] | ... of ... |
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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