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Prag 716 (P359297)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 716 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359297 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 716 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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 | _e2_ a-szur-ma-lik ni-ka3-si2 | the house of Assur-malik, the ni-kasi |
| 2 | szu-ma-li-bi4-i3-li2-a | Šuma-libbi-ilī, |
| 3 | u3 a-szur-ma-lik ma-ah-ri-ni | and Assur-malik before us |
| 4 | i-si2-u2-ma 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | together, and 7 2/3 minas 4 2/3 shekels |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-li-bi4 | the silver, the ṣarupam (payment) of Ilībum |
| 6 | a-szur-ma-lik szu-ma-li-bi4-i3-li2-a | Assur-malik, Šuma-libi-ilī, |
| 7 | i-di2 um-ma szu-ma-li-bi4-i3-li2-a-ma | Thus Šuma-libbi-ilī: |
| 8 | a-na a-szur-ma-lik-ma | to Aššar-malik |
| 9 | isz-tu3 _mu 1(disz)-sze3_ _ku3-babbar_-pi2 | for 1 year of silver |
| 10 | tu3-ka3-al u2 u4-ma-am | you will hold, oh, day! |
| 11 | tu3-s,a-ab2-ma 5(disz) _iti-kam_ | you will gather, and 5 months |
| 12 | tu3-ka3-al-ma t,up-pa2-ka3 | you will hold, and your tablet |
| 13 | la2-ah-ri-im um-ma | “Lead me, thus |
| 14 | a-szur-ma-lik-ma a-na | Assur-mālikma |
| 15 | szu-ma-li-bi-i3-li2-a-ma | Šuma-libbi-ilī, |
| 16 | u3 a-na-ku i-nu-mi3 | and I, when |
| 17 | a-na a-lim{ki} ta-lu-ku | to the city you went |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | isz-tu3 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | After 7 2/3 minas 4 2/3 shekels |
| 2 | _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 u2-sza-bu-u2-ka3 | he shall pay to you the silver. |
| 3 | u3 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ | and 7 2/3 minas 4 2/3 shekels |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ a-da-na-ku-ma | silver I shall give, and |
| 5 | u3 a-ta ta-be-el u2 t,up-pa2-ka3 | and you will rule over the tablet. |
| 6 | la2 a-ha-ri-im um-ma | without rival, thus |
| 7 | szu-ma-li-bi4-i3-li2-a-ma | Šuma-libi-ilī, |
| 8 | a-na a-szur-ma-lik-ma | to Aššar-malik |
| 9 | 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ | 2 minas of silver of the house |
| 10 | ka3-ri-im sza a-s,e2-er | the kalû of the aṣer |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 u2-t,a2-hi-u2 | your silver he shall pay back. |
| 12 | i-a-ti2 i-za-za-am um-ma | “My eyes are wailing, thus (says) |
| 13 | a-szur-ma-lik-ma ku-a-ti2-ma | Assur-mālik and Kuti |
| 14 | i-za-za-kum a-na a-wa-tim | he will stand to speak. |
| 15 | a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um | the lands of Karum, |
| 16 | ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma | he gave to me, and |
| 17 | _igi gir2_ sza a-szur | before the sword of Assur |
| 18 | szi2-bu-ti2-ni / ni-di2-in | We gave him his life. |
| left | ||
| 1 | _igi_ ba-zi-a _igi_ a-bi-a-a | before Bazî, before Abiya |
| 2 | _igi_ sza-lim-a-szur | before Šalim-Assur |
Sources & licences
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