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Prag 675 (P359271)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 675 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359271 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 675 |
| 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 la2-qe2-[pu-ma] | thus Lā-qêpu: |
| 2 | a-na wa-li2-wa-[li2] | to Wāli-wali |
| 3 | u3 a-ta-li-a [a]-na# | and Ataliya to |
| 4 | a-ta-li-a / qi2-bi4-ma | Ataliya, speak! |
| 5 | a-hi a-ta / la2 ta-asz2-ta-me | (Sum) My brother, do not abandon him! (Akk) Do not abandon his brother! |
| 6 | ki-ma / i-sza-nim | like a ... |
| 7 | u4-mi3-im sza a-na | The day that to |
| 8 | wa-ah-szu-sza-na | Waḫšušana |
| 9 | e-ru-bu / i-dar-du-ni-a-ti2 | they entered, they shall kill me. |
| 10 | _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) gin2# | 1 shekel of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2 u2-sze2-bi4?-la2?-ki-im | did not send to you(?) |
| 2 | a-ma-kam 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 5 shekels of silver |
| 3 | di2-in-szi2-im u2 a-na | judge, and to |
| 4 | _dumu_ a-ni-zi qi2-bi4-a-ma | son of Anzi, speak! |
| 5 | li-bi4-tam2 sza ha-bu-lu | the limbs of the ḫabulu-demon, |
| 6 | lu-la2-bi4-in | Lu-la-bin, |
| 7 | a-di2-i / _uruda_ [u2-da]-mi3#-qa2-ni# | as long as he holds the copper, |
| 8 | sza pe3-ru-[wa ...] | of Perwa ... |
| 9 | na-asz2-par2-ta-[ak?-nu?] | sent. |
| 10 | sza ku-za-tim [...] | of the kuzātum (temple) |
| 11 | li-li-[kam-ma ...] | May he come and ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu?-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu? | let me raise him up(?) |
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