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Prag 687 (P359283)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 687 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359283 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 687 |
| 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 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma | Thus (says) Ilwedāku: |
| 3 | a-szu-mi3 / sza szu-esz18-dar | Ašumīma of Šulši-Ishtar. |
| 4 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am / um-ma a-ta-ma | you wrote me, thus: |
| 5 | szi2-bi-a / la2 u2-ka3-al | he will not hold back his life. |
| 6 | a-na-kam / szu-esz18-dar / asz2-al-ma | “Why is Šu-Ishtar sitting there? |
| 7 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / szi2-be2-e | Thus (says) Šibê. |
| 8 | la2 u2-ka3-al / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | I will not hold it. You wrote me. |
| 9 | um-ma a-ta-ma / i-nu-mi3 | Thus (says) ... |
| 10 | be-lum2-ba-ni _ku3-babbar_ a-pu-lu | Bēl-bani the silver of a ploughman |
| 11 | szi2-bi / i-na# [t,up]-pi3#-ka3 | It is on your tablet. |
| 12 | lu-up-tam2#-[ma a-lu]-la2#-a | let me recite, and alulâ |
| 13 | a-szur3#-[ta-ak-la2]-ku | Assur-taklāku |
| 14 | _dumu_ am-ri#-[a u3 a]-na-ku | son of Amriya, and I |
| 15 | u2-e-sza-ni-ma | he shall replace, and |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-na _ku3-babbar_ sza _dumu_ i3-li2-a | for the silver of the son of Ilīya |
| 2 | isz-tu3 bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | from Burušḫatum |
| 3 | u2-sze2-s,i2-a-ni / _igi_ 3(disz) szi2-be | he brought out, 3 times he will die. |
| 4 | qa2-at-ka3 / u2-sza-asz2-ki-ka3 | I have made you bow to your hand. |
| 5 | szi2-bu-ka3 / puzur4-esz18-dar | At your sitting, Puzur-Ištar |
| 6 | _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik a-szur3-du10 | son of Assur-mālik, Asur-du |
| 7 | _dumu_ en-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ | son of Enna-Suen, son |
| 8 | sa2-li-ti2 u3 puzur4-{d}utu | peace and Puzur-šamaš |
| 9 | _dumu_ szu-nu-nu / a-bi4 a-ta | son of Šununu, father of Ata |
| 10 | be-li2 a-ta / a-ma-kam | My lord, from where do you come? |
| 11 | szi-bi4-ka3 / sza a-na | your message, which to |
| 12 | i-tur4-dingir ta-asz2-ku-nu | Itur-ilī has placed. |
| 13 | da-ni-in / sza | the strength of |
| 14 | lu-qu2-ti2 is,-bu-tu3 | they seized the corpses, |
| left | ||
| 1 | isz-ti2 a-wi-lim / a-wa-tam2 | with a man a word |
| 2 | a-ka3-sza-ad / sza mi3-ma la2 ha-bu-lu-ni | (Sum) I want to pacify the heart of the one who is not pacified (Akk) My heart of pacification, which is not disturbed |
| 3 | te2-er-ta-ka3 / e-zi-bu-ma | “You will leave your tent,’ |
| 4 | a-la2-ka3-ni | he shall serve. |
Sources & licences
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