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Prag 689 (P359285)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 689 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359285 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 689 |
| 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 la2-qe2-pi2-im qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Lā-qērem, and |
| 2 | um-ma be-li-a-a-ma | Thus (says) my lord: |
| 3 | a-na sza ta-ta-u2 | to that which you |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 5 | sze2-na-tim u2 sza-ap2-tam2! | šenātu-disease and epilepsy |
| 6 | u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | I shall send to you. |
| 7 | hu-bu-la2-am 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ | ḫubulam 1 talent of copper |
| 8 | te2-ta-s,a-pa2-ma / i-na | you have gathered, and in |
| 9 | sza-am-szi2 a-na | that one to |
| 10 | ka3-ni-isz | Kaniš, |
| 11 | ta-ta-al-ku | you went, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 5(disz) u2-ka3-pe3 / te2-zi-ba-ma | 5 (pieces of) ukaŋ-paste you will remove, and |
| 2 | a-na 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ | for 5 minas of copper |
| 3 | a-di2-szu-nu-ti2 a-pu-tum | together with them, Aputum |
| 4 | a-pu-tum / sza-ap2-tam2 | apsûtu (means) šaptam. |
| 5 | sza sze2-bu-li sze2-bi4-la2-ma | Send me a message! |
| 6 | hu-bu-la2-am i-na | a robbery in |
| 7 | s,e2-ri-ka3 / u2 i-na | your steppe, and in |
| 8 | s,e2-ri-a / la2 zu ar | In the steppe ... |
| 9 | szu-ma la2 tu3-sze2-ba-la2-am | do not send me his name! |
| 10 | a-na hu-bu-li-ka3# | to Ḫubulika |
| 11 | i-tu3-a-a-ar | he shall return. |
| 12 | hu-bu-la2-am | ḫubulam |
| 13 | i-na | Ina |
| left | ||
| 1 | s,e2-ri-ni / la2 tal-[ta-na-qe2] | he did not take his sheep. |
| 2 | i-a-u2-um-ma _uruda_ / i-ba#-szi2-ma | whether there is a copper |
| 3 | u2-la2 a-sza-<qa2>-lam | he shall pay. |
Sources & licences
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