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Prag 680 (P359276)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 680 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359276 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 680 |
| 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 | a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Puzur-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma a-ha-ha-ma | Thus Aḫāma: |
| 3 | e-mu-uq / a-bi-ni | the strength of our father |
| 4 | ku-lu-szu i-tag2-ma-ar | he will redeem his property. |
| 5 | mi3-szu-um i-pa2-ni-im-ma | what did he find, and |
| 6 | it-ra-ti2-a la2 al-qe2 | I did not take it. |
| 7 | a-na _ku3-babbar_-ap / dan-a-szur3 | for silver Dan-Assur |
| 8 | sza a-t,u3-lu-ni / ki-ma | (Sum) The one who eats what I eat, like |
| 9 | a-na a-lim{ki} sze2-bu-lim | to the city Šebulum |
| 10 | ta-szi2-szu-<ma> / a-qa2-ti2 bu-za-zu | <You> are the one who takes care of the aqāti (offerings). |
| 11 | ta#-asz2-ta-kan2-szu bu-za-zu | you have placed for him, buzzu |
| 12 | [mi3]-nam i-s,e2-ri-a | the name of Iṣeriya |
| 13 | [i]-szu-ma a-ka3-ar-szi2-szu | he acquired and his land |
| 14 | [ik]-bu#-sa3-ni a-u2-um | he defeated, A’um |
| 15 | [a]-hu#-um sza a-na | a brother who to |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-ha-ti2-szu / i-zi-du-ma | his enemies shall kill, and |
| 2 | i-du-nu-ma i-a-ti2 | they gave, and I |
| 3 | bu-za-zu i-zi-dam-ma | your būzu-vessel stands, and |
| 4 | i-da-nam mi3-na-am | What is it that he will give? |
| 5 | e-pu-usz-ka3-ma ha-lu-qam2 | I built for you and it was destroyed. |
| 6 | ra-bi-a-am / tu3-ha-la2-qa2-ni | the great one, you will take away from me. |
| 7 | a-i-tam2 ba-ab-tam2 | the watercourse he dug. |
| 8 | sza i-na a-lim{ki} a-szur3 | which in the city of Assur |
| 9 | a-bu-ni e-zi-bu | his father he left. |
| 10 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma la2-lik | Thus I: "Let me go!" |
| 11 | la2-zi-iz-ma it-ra-ti2-a | I will stand and my yoke |
| 12 | la2-al-qe2 / ti2-de8-e / a-ta-ma | “I will take, I will bring it to you, why |
| 13 | a-szar pa2-na-im / la2-szu | where there is none, |
| 14 | asz2#-ta-na-me-ma | I have asked, and |
| 15 | sza i-na-su2-en6 | that he shall replace |
| left | ||
| 1 | lu-qu2-tam2 / qa2-at-ka3 u2-ka3#-[al] | He holds the luqutam-vessel in your hand. |
| 2 | a-na a-he-e-a / la2 tu3-szar a-na#-[kam] | Do not turn back to each other! That is the situation. |
| 3 | qa2-at-ka3 li-x-[...] | May your hand ... |
Sources & licences
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