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Prag 661 (P359258)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 661 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359258 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 661 |
| 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 | [um-ma a]-szur-ma-lik-ma | Thus Assur-malik: |
| 2 | [a]-na# [puzur4]-a-szur | to Puzur-Assur |
| 3 | [qi2-bi-ma 2(disz)] 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | say: 2 1/2 minas of gold |
| 4 | [pa2]-sza#-lam ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ | “It is surrounded by a cloud, its radiance is cloudy, |
| 5 | sza#-du-a-su2 sza-bu | his šadū-assembly |
| 6 | u3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am | and 10 minas of refined silver |
| 7 | ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 | his nišāḫu-disease, his šadānu-illness, |
| 8 | sza-bu ku-nu-ki-a / a-szur-ta-ak-[la2-ku] | I am Assur-taklāku. |
| 9 | na-asz2-a-kum / a-hi a-ta# | “I have brought you, my brother, from the water |
| 10 | a-li sza-la2-am | the city of Šalam |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku# | the silver of Assur-taklāku |
| 12 | t,u3-ru-ud-ma a-s,e2-[er] | a ṭurūd-demon, and the aṣer-disease |
| 13 | i3-li2-a u2 sza-zu-[uz2]-ti2-[ka3] | of my god and your šazuztu |
| 14 | szu-pu-ur-ma / szi2-ma-am | Send me a report! |
| 15 | [sza ba]-la2-t,i2-a li-isz-u2-mu-nim-ma | that my life may be known, and |
| 16 | [isz]-te2#-ni-isz | he set up. |
| 17 | [...] a-na-ab2-ri-tim | ... of the Anabritum |
| 18 | [...] x na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 | ... a message |
| 19 | [sza a]-na# s,e2-er i-li-a | who to the flock of the gods |
| 20 | [puzur4]-a-szur la2-pu-tu3 | Puzur-Assur, laputu |
| 21 | [uz2-ni] li#-pa2-te2 | my ears may open |
Sources & licences
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