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Prag 719 (P359299)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 719 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359299 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 719 |
| 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 la2-qe2-pi3-im | to Lâ-qēpu |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | a-nu-nu-ma / sza | Now, that |
| 4 | 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina 14 shekels of silver |
| 5 | szi2-ma-am lu ba-ab2-tam4 | may the fate be decreed. |
| 6 | isz-tu3 a-lim a-nim | From the city of Anu |
| 7 | ur-dum? u2-<sze2>-s,i2-i | Urdum |
| 8 | a-hi a-ta i-nu-mi3 | “My brother, when |
| 9 | ur-dum? e-ra-ba-ni | Urdum(?) will enter |
| 10 | sza 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2_ | of 1 mina 14 shekels |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | _ku3-babbar_ szi2-ma-am | the silver according to the price |
| 2 | sza ki-ma u2-sze2-ra-ba-ni | that he had brought to me, |
| 3 | i-zi-iz-ma a-na | stood and to |
| 4 | _ku3-babbar_ ta-e-ra-ma | the silver you shall return, and |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ ki-isz-da2-ti2-a | silver of the kišdatiya |
| 6 | zu-uz2-ma a-na | he is dead, and to |
| 7 | puzur2-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-ta-a | Puzur-Ištar, son of Ataya |
| 8 | pi3-qi2-id a-ha-ma | taker of each other, and |
| 9 | e-ma-ru-um | |
| 10 | s,a-al-mu-um | the black-headed |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 szu-a-ti2 / pi3-qi2-id | That plant is entrusted. |
Sources & licences
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