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Prag 679 (P359275)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 679 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359275 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 679 |
| 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 | Šuḫubur, |
| 2 | sza-lim-a-hu-um / a-szur-ba-ni | Šalim-aḫum, Assur-bani |
| 3 | u3 sza-lim-a-szur3-ma | and Šalim-Assur |
| 4 | a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Pušukēn. |
| 5 | be2-ti2 / sza ku-lu-mi3-im | the lady of Kulum |
| 6 | _dumu_ szu-su2-en6 _dumu_ dingir-ma-lik | son of Susa, son of Ili-malik |
| 7 | sza t,e2-hi / _e2_ bu-za-zu / a-na | of the rent of the house of buzzu to |
| 8 | 4(disz) _ma-na la2_ 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 4 minas less 9 shekels of silver |
| 9 | ni-il5-qe2-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam | we took from you. Send me the silver! |
| 10 | be2-tam2 / sza dingir-ma-lik | ... of Ilī-malik |
| 11 | _dumu_ szu-su2-en6 sza t,e2-hi | son of Šusuen of the ṭeḫu family, |
| 12 | _e2#_{[be-ti2}-ku-nu / _dam-gar3_-ru-szu] | your house, his merchant |
| 13 | sza _ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-ri-szu | of silver his wages |
| 14 | i-szu-u2-ni / a-na | he has, |
| 15 | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na | 1 mina of silver for |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza#?-[par2-tim il5-qe2]-u2-szu | they took it as a pledge |
| 2 | x [...]-ak-lu | ...-aklu |
| 3' | ti2-szu [...] | his life |
| 4' | i-ka3-sza-ad-ka3 | he shall pay. |
Sources & licences
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