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Prag 708 (P359291)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 708 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359291 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 708 |
| 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 ...]-ba#-ni qi2-bi-ma | Speak to ...-bani. |
| 2 | [um]-ma a-la-la-ma / szu-ma | Thus Alalama: |
| 3 | [a]-hi a-ta / szu-ma be-li2 | “Hand of the father, he is my lord! |
| 4 | [a]-ta / i-szar-be2-li2 | from the side of Išar-beli |
| 5 | ig#-ri-szu / li-qe2-a-ma | may he take his grain. |
| 6 | [i]-pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma / t,u3-ur-da-szu | he opened his eyes, |
| 7 | [be2]-tum / i-ma-qu2-ut | the lower side he will fall. |
| 8 | [i-qe2]-ra#-be2-tim / ma-ma-an | he will give to you, no one |
| 9 | [la2]-szu# [szu]-ma a-hi a-ta | his deficit, he and the brother of his father |
| 10 | li#-bi / i-szar-be-li2 | The heart of Išar-belī |
| 11 | [la] tu3#-[la]-ma-an | do not abandon me! |
| 12 | li#-ba-am / di2-szu-um | The libām priest of Išum |
| 13 | [t,u3]-ur-da-szu / ta-aq-bi4 | you said to him: |
| 14 | [um-ma a]-ta-ma | Thus says he: |
| 15 | [...] i?-na na-as-pi3-tim# | ... in the nasptim |
| 16 | [...]-ra#-am | ... for you |
| 17 | [...] x u2-la | ... ... not |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [(x)]-x-ri-u2-ni-ki#-im# | your ... |
| 2 | [te2]-er#-ti-ki | your extispicy |
| 3 | li-li-kam / um-ma | "Let him come!" |
| 4 | a-ta-ma 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na siki hi-a_ | Why 2 1/2 minas of wool |
| 5 | a-na ha-da-di2-im | to Hadidum |
| 6 | a-di2-in / ha-da-dum# [u2-la] | “Adi-in, the ḫadādum-priestess, |
| 7 | i-di2-nam / s,u2-ba-tam2 | he gave, a ṣibatam-gift |
| 8 | sza# szi2-la-ma-si2 sza | of šilamassī of |
| 9 | ta#-aq-bi4-u2 _tug2!_ u2-la2 | you said, and the garment he carried |
| 10 | tu2#-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um | you will send to me. |
| 11 | [um]-ma a-ta-ma / a-sza-at <x> | Thus (says) ... |
| 12 | [...] az#? a-sza-me-ma | ... I will ask and |
| 13 | [...]-ba-la2-at, | ... he will recover. |
Sources & licences
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