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Prag 712 (P359294)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 712 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359294 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 712 |
| 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 i-[di2-su2]-en6#-[ma] | thus Idissu-en: |
| 2 | a-na szu-a-nim <qi2-bi-ma> | Speak to him |
| 3 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-am | you wrote me. |
| 4 | um-ma a-ta-ma ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2 | Thus says Tadmiqtu. |
| 5 | sza-bu-a-ku 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | I am a slave, 1/2 mina. |
| 6 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-szi2-tam2 | the silver he received. |
| 7 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ i-szi2-im | 1/2 mina of refined silver |
| 8 | a-mu-tim s,a-he-er-ma | “It is a storm, it is raging, and |
| 9 | szi2-tam2 sze2-bi4-lam | send me a report! |
| 10 | 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ u2-s,a-he-er-ma | 1/2 mina of silver he shall weigh out, and |
| 11 | szi2-tam2 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_ | the price 2/3 mina 3 shekels |
| 12 | _ku3_ szu-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-kum | the silver of Shu-Ištar is yours |
| 13 | sza-bu-a-ti | šabūti, |
| 14 | a-hi a-ta u4-ma-[am] | “My brother, today |
| 15 | hu#-sza-ha-ka3# | of Hušaḫa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | e-zi-ib-ma# [u3] | Disregard that |
| 2 | _ki_ ah-sza-lim | from Ahšalim |
| 3 | ta-sza-ab2-ma | you will place, and |
| 4 | ma-la il5-ta-qe2-u2 | as much as he took |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am la2-pi3-ta-ma | The tablet is lost. |
| 6 | ku-nu-ki-ku-nu ku-un-ka3-ma | seal it with your seals and |
| 7 | sze2-bi-la2-nim | send me! |
| 8 | a-na a-wa-ti2-a | to my words |
| 9 | i-hi-id-ma | he weighed out, and |
| 10 | u3 a-ta ta-ad-mi3-iq-tam2 ma-la2 | and from the water of the tadmiqtam canal as much as |
| 11 | tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni | you will give him. |
| 12 | sze2-bi4-la2-ma _ku3-babbar_ | send, and the silver |
| 13 | u3# 2(disz) _ma-na_ ku-[...] | and 2 minas of ... |
| 14 | [...] x me x [...] | ... ... |
| left | ||
| 1 | x x _e2_ [ma]-nu-ki#-i3-li2-a | ... the house of Mannu-ki-ilīya |
| 2 | i-du-nu _ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu#? | They shall pay 1/2 shekel of silver. |
| 3 | [la2?] ta-sza-qal ki?-ma? x x x x | you will weigh out. Like |
| 4 | [(x)] li [x x] isz?-ta-x-ku-um | ... he ... |
Sources & licences
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