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Prag 686 (P359282)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 686 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359282 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 686 |
| 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 a-szur3-utu-szi-ma a-na | Thus Assur-ušši: to |
| 2 | szu-a-nim qi2-bi-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | speak to him, and 1 shekel of silver |
| 3 | ma-la a-ma-kam / ta-ak-nu-ka3-ni | As much as there is to give you, |
| 4 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li-kam | May your extispicy come to an end! |
| 5 | u3 a-na _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni | and for silver 1 shekel of which I wrote to you |
| 6 | sza a-lim{ki} / i-hi-id-ma | of the city he conquered and |
| 7 | sza-di2-in / szu-ma _ansze_ | he gave. If a donkey |
| 8 | en-na-ma-num / a-mi3-sza-am# | Ennamanum, her mother |
| 9 | i-ta-ar!-wu-am / _ansze_ | he shall return. |
| 10 | szu-ma la2 ka3?#!-[un u3-ul] | He is the one who does not open the mouth(?) |
| 11 | ma!?-hi-is,!? la2 ta-la2-qe2 | You will not take (it) away |
| 12 | ra-ku-su2 szu-ma sza-lim | He is his friend; he is well. |
| 13 | _an-na_ sza _dumu_ a-ta-a | the tin of the son, why |
| 14 | sza _e2_ i3-li2-isz-ta-ki-il5 | of the house of Ilī-išta-ki’il, |
| 15 | sza i-ba-szi2-u2 9(disz) _gin2-ta_ | which there are 9 shekels each |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na 5(disz) _iti-kam_ li-iq-a-ma | for 5 months let him pass, and |
| 2 | a-e-pa2-ta-tim sza e-zi-bu-u2 | the rituals that they had performed, |
| 3 | li-qe2-ma a-szar ku-a-ti2 | may he take, and wherever he desires |
| 4 | li-ib-szi2-a / ni-ib-ra-ra-am | Let us cross over the river! |
| 5 | lu sza szu-bi-ri-im lu sza a-lim{ki} | or of Šubirum, or of the city |
| 6 | lu ku-si2-tam2 sza a-ki-di3-e | or a leather bag for the akidû-demon, |
| 7 | 1(u) _gin2-ta!_ u3 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ szu-qu2-ul-ma | 10 shekels each and 12 shekel(s) each are checked, and |
| 8 | a-na li-tab-szi2-a sze2-bi4-lam | send it to me! |
| 9 | _an-na_ sza _dumu_ a-ta-a | the tin of the son, why |
| 10 | u3 2(u) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tim | and 20 raqatum garments |
| 11 | i-s,e2-er / _ansze_ i-di2-ma | a donkey he gave, and |
| 12 | a-na a-li-ki-im | to the city |
| 13 | pi2-qi2-id-ma lu-ub-lu-nim | entrust (it) to me so that I may bring it. |
| 14 | 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_ sza _dumu_ u2-zu-a | 1 mina of lead, belonging to the son of Uzû, |
| 15 | sze2-bi4-lam szu-ma sa3!-ah-ra#-ti2# | Send me! Name the saḫrūtu-festival! |
| 16 | hi-sza-nam sze2-bi4-la#-am# | Send me ḫišam! |
| left | ||
| 1 | szu-ma t,up-pu-um sza isz-tu3 i-li-ku?! | He is the one who the tablet from the ilku(-service) |
| 2 | u3 szu-ma i-[t,up-pi3]-im# sza e-la2-li2 | and if the tablet of Elali |
| 3 | a-na di2 x x x x ba la2-pi3-it | to ... he was cut off. |
| 4 | szu-up-ra-[am] | send! |
Sources & licences
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