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Prag 707 (P359290)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 707 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359290 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 707 |
| 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 szu-{d}en-lil2 a-mur-esz18-dar# | To Šū-Enlil, Amur-Išar |
| 2 | u3 szu-a-nim qi2-bi-ma | and Šū-Anum speak! |
| 3 | um-ma a-szur-na-da-ma | Thus Assur-nada: |
| 4 | ni-ka3-su2 / i-szi2-si2-u2 | his niŋsu-disease afflicted him, |
| 5 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a sza li-bi4 | from the silver of the guarantor |
| 6 | ka3-ri-im ma-la2 ta-pu-la2-ni | “The kalû-demon, as much as you have poured out, |
| 7 | u3 ma-la2 i-szi-ta-ni | and as much as he took |
| 8 | mi3-ma-sza-ma u2-la2 ta-asz2-ta-ap2-ra-nim# | Whatever you have written to me, |
| 9 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3_ szu-a-nim | 2/3 mina of refined silver |
| 10 | i-di2-ma 1(disz) _ma-na_-[um] | he gave, and 1 mina |
| 11 | 2/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ i-na ni-ka3-si2 | 2/3 mina at the ni-kasi |
| 12 | a-sza-ka3-an 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-szu | shall place 2/3 mina of his silver |
| 13 | di3-ta-nu-um ub-la2-szum | Itanum brought to him. |
| 14 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-pi3 ta-di2-a-ma | 1/3 mina of silver was given, and |
| 15 | [1(disz)] _ma-na_-um 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 1 mina, 1/2 mina each |
| 16 | a-sza-ka3-an / 1(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz)? [_gin2_] | I shall place. 1 mina 4 shekels |
| 17 | i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a [a-sza-ka3-an] | with silver I shall place. |
| 18 | 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) [_gin2 ku3-babbar_] | 2 1/2 minas 5 shekels of silver |
| 19 | [...] x x i [...] | ... ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | sza ra#-[x (x)] x-nim x [...] | of ... ... |
| 2 | 2(disz) _tug2_-hi#.a szu-re-en# | 2 šurēn-garments |
| 3 | ta-di2-a szi2-im 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-[ta-nu] | given, the price of 4 kutanu-garments |
| 4 | isz-ti2-ku-nu i-na szi2-im# | with you, in the price |
| 5 | 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tim u3 | 2 2/3 shekels amūtum and |
| 6 | 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni sza ta-di2#-na-ni | 3 kutānu-garments that you gave me |
| 7 | lu a-na ni-ka3-si2-a ta-di2-a | or to my ni-kasīya you gave, |
| 8 | lu pa2-zu-ur-ti2 _tug2_-ba-ti-a | may my garments be covered. |
| 9 | lu ni-is-ha-at# ni-qi2-a | May my offerings be a gift |
| 10 | ta-asz2-qu2-la2 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_ | 2 minas 16 shekels |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_ i-na li-bi4-ku-nu | the silver from your account |
| 12 | i-ri-ha-am 1(u) _tug2_ szi2-im | 10 šīm garments |
| 13 | 9(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tim sza a-na | 9 shekels of amūtum-silver, which to |
| 14 | ka3-ri-im ta-di3-na-ni | the merchant who gave him, |
| 15 | ni-is-ha-su2 s,a-hu-ru-ma sza szi2-ti2 | “Its nišḫūssu-disease is afflicted and that of the day |
| 16 | a-mu-ti2-a 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2-ta_ szi2-im-sza | my debts 2 minas 10 shekels each, its value |
| 17 | _sza3#_-ba 1(u) _ma-na ku3_ a-na x [...] | therefrom 10 minas of silver for ... |
| 18 | [e]-na#-ba#-sza-at ta-ak-nu-[ka3] | he will be deprived of your trust. |
| 19 | u3? 3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3_ | and? 3 minas 6 shekels of silver |
| left | ||
| 1 | [a]-na ka3-ri-im ta-di2-a-ma 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-sza-kan2 | to the granary you gave, and 2 1/2 minas I shall place. |
| 2 | [a]-ba#-u2-a a-tu3-nu x-[x]-na-ni x [x] a ta 1(u) ma#-[na] | My father, why ...? |
| 3 | [s,a]-ab2-ta-ma szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar#_-pi3-a ku-un-ka3-[ma ...] | seized, and the price of my silver secured, and ... |
| 4 | a-na a-lim{ki} su2-ha#-ri sza-ak-szi2-da-[ma] te2-er-ta#-[ak-nu] | to the city of Sūḫaru you have imposed, and you have returned. |
| 5 | li-li-kam-ma t,up-pe3-e a la2 ka3-x-[(x-x)] | Let him come and ... the tablets. |
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