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Prag 706 (P359289)

Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE

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Designation	Prag 706
ID	P359289
Museum no.	Prague I 706
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 im-di2-dingir-ma a-na	Thus Imdi-iluma: to
2	en-um-be-lim / i-[tur4]-dingir	Enum-belim, son of Itur-ilum
3	pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar u3 a-mur-dingir	Pilaḫ-ištar and Amur-ilum
4	qi2-bi-ma / 4(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na_	speak! 4 talents 40 minas
5	_an-na_ ku-nu-ku sza a-lim{ki}	the tin, the seal of the city
6	1(disz) me-at 6(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu	105 kutanu-garments
7	i-a-u2-tum 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu	Iautum 3 kutanu-garments
8	sza a-szur3-du10 _dumu_ il5-szu-gal	belonging to Assur-ṭāb son of Ilšu-gal
9	3(disz) _tug2_ sza szu-{d}en-lil2 _dumu_ kur-ub-[esz18-dar] _dub-[sar_]	3 garments belonging to Šū-Enlil, son of Kur-ub-Ishtar, the scribe.
10	3(disz) _tug2_ sza a-szur3-e-nam	3 garments of Assur-enam,
11	_dumu_ i-ba-a 2(disz) _tug2_ sza i-di2-a-szur3	son of Ibâ, 2 garments belonging to Iddin-Assur
12	_dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim 5(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_	son of Kukulanum, 55 minas
13	_an-na_-ak qa2-tim	an ointment of the hand
14	1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am	1/2 mina of refined silver
15	a-na qa2-ti2-szu / a-di2-in	I gave to his hand.
16	_an-na_-ak-szu / a-na	his tiara to
reverse
1	_an-na_-ak qa2-tim u2-t,a2-hi!	I have poured out a libation bowl.
2	5(disz) _sila3_ / re-esz15-tam2	5 qû first-class,
3	6(disz) _sila3 / i3-gesz du10-ga_	6 qû good oil
4	8(disz) _ansze hi-a_ / s,a-la-mu	8 homers of chickpeas,
5	u3 u2-nu-su2-nu 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_	and their equipment: 1/2 mina 3 shekels
6	zi-gan2-lugal	Zigan-lugal
7	_szunigin_ 1(disz) me-at 7(u) 6(disz) _tug2_	total: 176 garments
8	qa2-dum sza ka3-s,a-re	the head of the kaṣar
9	mi3-ma a-nim a-na	whatever to
10	a-szur3-du10 _dumu_ il5-szu-gal	Assur-ṭāb, son of Ilshu-gal
11	ap2-qi2-id-ma / i-ra-de8-a-ku-nu-ti2	I entrusted to you, and they will take you away.
12	a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi4-ma	Speak to Amur-ilum:
13	1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-s,e2-er	1 mina of silver for harvesting
14	szu-da-a / pa2-as-pa2-sa3-am	“It is a šuda-demon, a pāspasam.
15	tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni	you sent to me.
16	2(u) _ma-na an-na_ asz2-a-ma-kum-ma	20 minas of tin I placed before you, and
17	5(disz) _ma-na-ta an-na_	5 minas of lead
18	a-na pa2-ni szu-uq-la2-tim	in the presence of the high priestess
left
1	na-du-u2-ma / na-asz2-u2-ni-kum 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_	he brought, and brought to you 15 shekels
2	_ku3#-babbar_-ap2-ka3 a-na al-be-li2 asz2-qul2 um-ma szu-ut-ma	I paid the silver to Al-beli, thus says he:
3	i-na ha-ra-nim ah-bu-ul-szu-um szu-ma la2 ih-bu-la2-kum#	He is his brother-in-law in a battle, but he has not killed you.
4	1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qa2-la2-kum	1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out to you

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