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Prag 662 (P359259)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 662 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359259 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 662 |
| 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' | [...] i-di2-nu-ni-ki?-im? _ku3?_-[...] | ... gave to you(?) |
| 2' | [i-di2-<nu>-ni]-ki-im 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ [i-na ...] | 7 shekels of silver in ... |
| 3' | i-di2-ku-bu-um i-di2-na-ki-im 2(disz) [_gin2 ku3-babbar_] | Iddin-Kūbum, Idin-Nakim, 2 shekels of silver |
| 4' | en-um-a-szur3 _dumu_ lugal-gi!.na [i-di2-na-ki-im] | Enum-Assur, son of Lugal-gina, gave to you |
| 5' | 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a i-nu-mi3 isz-[tu3] | 5 shekels of silver from the silver of Pia at that time from |
| 6' | [sza]-mu-ha asz2-hi-i / e-ru-ba-ni | ša-muḫa ašhī’i he entered |
| 7' | [i]-di2#-nu-ni-ki-im _szunigin_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-[babbar]_ | gave to you, total: 1/2 mina 5 shekels of silver |
| 8' | [tal-qe2]-i / um-ma a-na-ku-ma / _ku3-babbar_ | you took, thus I: silver |
| 9' | [lu tu3]-ka3#-i-il5-ma / a-e-<ma> / tu3-ba-al | You should be able to raise (them) up, but you should not carry (it) away. |
| 10' | [...]-um# / i-a-ti2 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_ | ... 4 minas of tin |
| 11' | [...] x / i-na ha-mi3-s,a-ni-im | ... in joy |
| 12' | [...] _ma#-na_ 1(u) _gin2 an-na tug2_-ba-tam | ... minas 10 shekels of tin, a bath-garment |
| 13' | [... n] 3(disz) _ma-na siki hi-a_ | ... n+3 minas of wool |
| 14' | [...] i-nu-mi isz-tu3 | ... when |
| 15' | [...] a-ka3-ni-isz{ki} | ... Akaniš |
| 16' | [a-tu3-ra]-ni / a-di2-na-ki-im | when he returned to you |
| 17' | [... me]-er#-a-su2 | ... his limbs |
| 18' | [...] x e-pu-szu / i-qa2-ti2 | ... they performed ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...] 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | ... 5 minas of silver |
| 2' | [lu a-na e-mi3]-iq#-tim lu a-na tar2-bi4-tim | either for the emīqtu-festival or for the festival |
| 3' | [...]-im / a-di2-in-szi2 | ... I gave to her |
| 4' | [lu a-me-er]-i-ta-ki-i / ag-mu-ur | May I be yours, I will see. |
| 5' | [lu a-na] me#-er-e / be-li-ki-i | or to the foot of your lord |
| 6' | [...]-ma# e-na-ni-ki-i / la2 il5-qe2-u2 | ... he did not take your hand. |
| 7' | [... x-tam2] sza 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ asz2-qu2-lu | ... ... of 1/2 mina of refined silver |
| 8' | [_la2?_] tu3#-uh3-ta-li-qi2 / ma-nu-um | the deficit(?) of Tuhta-liqi |
| 9' | ki#-ma i-a-ti2 / i-na _ku3-babbar_ da-nu-tim | like me from the silver of the gods |
| 10' | e-na-ni-ki-i / la2-qe2-e / sza a-wi-lim | He will take it from you. The man |
| 11' | a-bu-szu / u2 um-mu-szu / la2 e-pu-szu | His father and his mother did not do it. |
| 12' | asz2-pu-ra-ki-im um-ma a-na-ku-ma | I wrote to you thus: |
| 13' | sza-s,i2-ri-ma / ta-ak-szi2-[tam2] | he is guardian of the land, |
| 14' | ep-szi2-i / u2 mi3-nam [...] | The deeds, what ...? |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-in / ni ki x [...] | ... fear ... |
| 2 | [... na]-asz2#-pe3-er-ti2-x [...] | ... supplication ... |
| 3 | [...] x ra-am-ma? [...] | ... love(?) |
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