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Prag 678 (P359274)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 678 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359274 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 678 |
| 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 szu-hu-bur-ma a-na | Šuhubur speaks thus: |
| 2 | pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma / a-szu-mi3 | Pušu-kēn, speak! |
| 3 | _an-na_ u3 _tug2 / hi-a_ sza i-ku-num | the tin and textiles that he weighed out |
| 4 | il5-qe2-u2-ni / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | he took, you wrote me. |
| 5 | um-ma a-ta-ma / a-na _tug2_-ti2-ka3 | Thus (says) Yata, to your garment: |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u3 a-na _an-na_-ki-ka3 | 1/3 mina and to your Anakku |
| 7 | 7(disz) _gin2-ta_ / a-na 1(u) 3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim | 7 shekels for 13 hamšatum-containers |
| 8 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am / i-sza-qal ki-ma | he will weigh out the silver in pounds like |
| 9 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni li-bi ih-du | You wrote me, and my heart rejoiced. |
| 10 | i-na bar-ki-tim ta-sza-pa2-ra-am um-ma | You will write me in the outer city, thus: |
| 11 | a-ta-ma / na-asz2-pe2-er-ta-ka3 i-ku-num | Why does he eat at the našpērtu? |
| 12 | _igi_ i-ba-ru-ti2-a u2-sze2-s,i2-a-<am> u2 / ub-ta-i-sza#-ni | before Ibarūtia he brought out, and brought out |
| 13 | ke-na / i-pa2-ni-tim lu asz2-pu-ra-szum | I wrote him a firm positive answer. |
| 14 | u2-la2 a-tu3-ur-ma / isz-tu3 / a-ta | “Oh, I returned, and from ... |
| 15 | u4-me-e / ta-asz2-ku-nu-szu-ni-ma / te2-er-ta-ka3# | On the day that you placed him, send back to me! |
| 16 | i-li-ka3-ni / u2-la2 asz2-pu-ra-szum | “My god, why did I write to you? |
| 17 | a-pu-tum / szu-ma a-hi a-ta / i-hi-id#-[ma] | “If he is ill, he will be deprived of his father's inheritance and |
| 18 | _ku3-babbar_ / sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu / u3 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na#_ | the silver for his šašqī-qilû-service, and 15 minas |
| 19 | _an-na_ a-ha-ma sza ik-ri-bi-a | the tin together with my prayer |
| 20 | a-li-bi szu-uq-li-szu a-di2 | (Sum) My city, its outskirts, as far as (its) midst, |
| 21 | u3 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ a-szur-sipa | and 5 minas of lead, Assur-sipa |
| 22 | [na-asz2-a-ku]-um# [_igi_] a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 | before Ashur-imitti |
| 23 | [...]-x-szu-um | ...-šum |
| left | ||
| 1 | gi-mi3-lim gi-mi3-lam i-s,e2-ri-szu | “Gimilum, gimilam of his garden, |
| 2 | szu-ku-un / ki-ma / te2-er-ti2 / ta-asz2-me-u2-ni | Place (it) where you heard (it). |
| 3 | [te2-er-ta-ka3 / isz]-ti2 ba-ti2-[qi2-im pa2-nim-ma] | Your rejoicing is a result of the slander of my face. |
| 4 | [li-li-kam] | may he come. |
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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