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Prag 714 (P359296)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 714 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359296 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 714 |
| 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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma [um-ma] | Say to him thus: |
| 2 | a-ba-a-ma mi3-szu-um# | Who is it that he is? |
| 3 | a-wa-tam2 sza ha-asz2-ha#-[ku-ni] | the word that you have spoken |
| 4 | i-a-ti2 la2 ta-sza-pa2-[ra-am] | you will not write me. |
| 5 | ma a-mu-zi-zi-ka3 [ta-aq-bi]-ma | "Amuzizida you said, and |
| 6 | um-ma a-ta-ma li x [...]-x-am | Thus (says) ... |
| 7 | la2-mu-du-ma a-wa-su2-nu la2 a-sza-me? | I do not know their words. |
| 8 | a-wi-lu-u2 sza a-na i-di2-szu-[nu?] | a man who to their own |
| 9 | qa2-lu-la2-<i>-ni e-ta-na-pu-szu-[ni] | <they> have slain me. |
| 10 | a-na a-la2-ki-ka3 u3 a-wa-ti2-ka3 | for your journey and your words |
| 11 | ga-ma-ri-im la2 ha-di2-u2 | (Sum) I want to utter a lament to the lord (Akk) The lament is not uttered to me |
| 12 | i-pa2-ni-tim ig-ri-u2?-ni-ma | he smote, and |
| 13 | um-ma szu-nu-ma u4-me-e | Thus they: “The day |
| 14 | s,i2-bi-szu-um a-na-ma | “Why |
| 15 | me-er-e a-hi-a al-e-[u2-ni] | he smote his brother. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szu-nu qa2-tam2 im-ta-ah-s,u2# | They shook the hand. |
| 2 | a-ma-kam a-szur3-na-da | the word of Assurnada |
| 3 | sza-i-il5 u3 a-na-nu-um | Ša-Il and Annum |
| 4 | a-wa-tum sza _e2_ a-lim{ki} | the word of the house of the city |
| 5 | im-ta-aq-ta-ma u2-la2 al-[qe2?]-ma | he fell, and instead I took, and |
| 6 | u4-me-e la2 / sza-ak-na-kum | The day is not set for you. |
| 7 | _ku3-babbar_ sza i-s,i2-ib2-tu3 | the silver of the interest |
| 8 | x x x ma a sza x x ka3-ma | ... is there. |
| 9 | [a]-na x ta#?-ka3-sza-ad [...] | To ... you will put |
| 10 | isz-tu3-ma i-na babila# | from Babylon |
| 11 | a-na me-er-e a-hi-[a] _ku3-babbar_ | for a second time, the silver |
| 12 | tu3-ku-ta-i-na-ni 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ | Tukuntainani 11 minas |
| 13 | _ku3-babbar_ di2-na-nim-ma i-na _ku3-[babbar_] | the silver against me, and from the silver |
| 14 | u2 ne2-mi3-li-szu li-is,-ba#?-[at] | and Nēmilišu may he seize |
| 15 | sza#-zu-za-tu3-ka3 [...] | Your šazatu prayer |
| 16 | la2 i-mu-u2 _dumu_ a-hi-a [...] | he did not know, son of Ahiya |
| 17 | [(x)] sza#-at#?-ma a-na a-lim[{ki}] | that to the city |
| left | ||
| 1 | i-ta-la2-ak#-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-ta-ba-al | he goes and your silver he shall weigh out. |
| 2 | x [x] x x x a-lim{ki} ma x | ... the city |
| 3 | i-na x [x] szu na a x x ha-ra?-[(x)] | in ... ... |
| 4 | mi3-szu-um ta-ad-mi3-iq#-ta-szu [la2 is,-ba]-at | What has he done wrong? He has not grasped it. |
Sources & licences
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