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Prag 656 (P359255)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 656 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359255 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 656 |
| 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-di2-a-bi4-im# | to Iddi-abīm |
| 2 | szu-esz18-dar u3 pu-x-[x-x] | Shu-Ištar and Pu- |
| 3 | qi2#-bi4-ma um-ma i-di2-[x-(x)-ma] | speak! Thus Idi-...: |
| 4 | 2(asz)? 1/2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ ma-si2-[am] | 2 1/2 talents of musīm copper |
| 5 | u3 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-am# | and 1 homer of shalamām |
| 6 | [szu]-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 | Shu-Ištar, your provider |
| 7 | [a-ma]-kam szi2-ma-am sza szu-isz-tar | The word of Shu-Ištar |
| 8 | [i-ra]-de8#-a-ku-nu-ti2-ni | they will bring to you |
| 9 | [...] x ma | ... ... |
| 10 | [...] a-na i-di2-a-bi4-im | ... to the shepherd |
| 11 | [qi2-bi4-ma a-hi a]-ta# be-li | Speak, brother of father, my lord! |
| 12 | [a-ta i-hi]-id#-ma | he went out from there, and |
| 13 | [...] sza# | ... of |
| 14 | [...] ba | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] da? [(x)] | ... beside(?) |
| 2 | [...] kam | ... came |
| 3 | [...] x-ka3 | ... ... |
| 4 | [...]-er / u2-ku-[ul?-ti?] | ... my strength(?) |
| 5 | [...] x sza 3(disz) _ma-[na]_ | ... of 3 minas |
| 6 | _uruda#_ ma-si2-am | a copper measuring vessel |
| 7 | szu-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-[ku-nu-ti2] | Šū-Ishtar is yours. |
Sources & licences
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