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Prag 705 (P359288)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 705 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359288 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 705 |
| 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 | i-na szi2-ma-tim | in the future |
| 2 | sza a-bi-ni / _e2_ | of our father, the house |
| 3 | sza ka3-ni-isz3 s,u2-ub-ru-um | of Kaniš, the ṣubrûm-official |
| 4 | u3 u2-tu3-up-tum | and Utuptum |
| 5 | i-a-um lu qa2-ab2-li-tum | whether a man or a woman |
| 6 | lu pa2-szu-ru lu ma-az-lu-gu5 | Be it a pāšuru-demon or a slaughterer, |
| 7 | lu szu-ga-ri-a-u2 | or Šugariyau |
| 8 | lu sa3-ma-la2-tum | or samalatum |
| 9 | lu masz-ku | or mašku-offerings, |
| 10 | _igi_ be-el szi2-ma-ti2-a | before the lord of fates |
| 11 | tu3-ka3-i-na-ni | Tukanani, |
| 12 | um-ma a-ta-ma | Thus (says) Ata: |
| 13 | al-qe2 | I took. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-tu3-up-tam2 | |
| 2 | ma-la2 ta-al-qe2-u2 | whatever you took |
| 3 | di2-nam u3 a-na | a verdict and to |
| 4 | szi2-tim / a-la2-ak-<ma> | I will go and |
| 5 | be2-ti2 / i-na ka3-ni-isz3 | My lady, in Kaniš |
| 6 | a-ma-ar-ma | I saw, and |
| 7 | a-sze2-e-ka3 | |
| 8 | 2(disz) _tug2_ szu-re-en6 | 2 šurēn-garments, |
| 9 | 5(disz) _ma-na_ hu-sza-e | 5 minas of hushû |
| 10 | e-zi-ba-ku-um | Ezibakum |
| 11 | u3 am-ti2 / i-na | and a wild bull in |
| 12 | be2-ti2-ka3 / la2 wa-asz2-ba-at | “You are not your equal, |
| left | ||
| 1 | t,u3-ur-da-szi2 | Ṭurdaši, |
Sources & licences
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