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Prag 688 (P359284)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 688 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359284 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 688 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 im-di2-dingir | to Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | u3 esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 qi2-bi4-ma | and Ištar-ba’asti speak! |
| 3 | um-ma zi-zi-zi-ma | Zizizi says thus: |
| 4 | szi2-du-na a-ha-ti2 | šidunu-offerings of the ahatu-festival |
| 5 | me-ta-at | is dead. |
| 6 | u3 a-ni / a-al-du10 | and Ani / A-al-du |
| 7 | ma-ri-is, | |
| 8 | u2-la2 a-le-e-ma | “Alāʾû |
| 9 | _ki_ ma-ma-an | with anyone |
| 10 | u2-la2 a-ta-wu# | |
| 11 | u2 ma-ma-an | and nobody |
| 12 | sza-ba-am u2-la2 | the heart |
| 13 | i-da-nam | he will give |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 2 | um-mi3 a-ti | the mother of Ati |
| 3 | i-na u4-mi3-im | On the day |
| 4 | sza t,up-pi3 ta-sza-me-a-ni | of the tablet you will read. |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am la2-pi2-ta-ma | a completed tablet |
| 6 | t,up-pa2-am / a-wa-tim | a tablet of words |
| 7 | dam-qa2-tim la2-pi2-ta-ma | the good things that I have done, and |
| 8 | isz-te2-en6 i-na | a third in |
| 9 | s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 lu-ub-la2-ma | I will bring your ṣuharu-vessel, and |
| 10 | li-bi4-ka3 di3-nam | Whose libī-demon is a judge |
| 11 | e-na-an s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 | When you have smeared yourself, |
| 12 | la2 ta-la2-qe2 | you shall not take. |
| 13 | e-na-ni-a li-qe2-ma | take from me, and |
| 14 | t,up-pa2-ka3 li-li-kam-ma | May your tablet come here, and |
| left | ||
| 1 | li-ba-am di3-nam# | The liba priestess, the judge |
| 2 | szu-ma e-s,i2-isz3 t,up-pa2#-[ka3] | He is your scribe. |
| 3 | la2 i-li-kam a-mu-a-at! | “It is not my fault, it is the word(?) |
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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