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Prag 723 (P359303)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 723 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359303 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 723 |
| 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 sza ki-ma | to that which like |
| 2 | <<sza>> _dam-gar3_ qi2-bi-ma | of the merchant speak, and |
| 3 | um-ma i-ku-num | Thus Ikunum |
| 4 | u3 a-szur-la2-ma-si2-ma | and Assur-lamassima |
| 5 | 2(u) _ma-na la2_ 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 20 minas less 10 shekels of silver |
| 6 | a-szur-tak2-la2-ku _dumu_ i-di2-ku-bi-im | Assur-taklākum, son of Iddin-Kūbim |
| 7 | sza isz-qu2-la2-ni-a-ti2-ni | whom he had plundered, |
| 8 | a-na te2-ga-ra-ma | to Tēgarama |
| 9 | nu-sze2-ti2-qa2-szu-ma i-ba-szi2! | he shall not let pass, and there is |
| 10 | i-na szi2-im _an-na_ | from the price of the tin |
| 11 | 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 5/6 mina of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-s,a-he-er um-ma szu-ut-ma | he will return, thus: |
| 2 | i-na ka3-ni-isz | in a sealed document |
| 3 | i-na-a / _ku3-babbar_ il5-qe2 | from the silver he took |
| 4 | szu-ma tal-qe2 / ki-ma-ma | he took, like |
| 5 | tal!-qe2-u2-ni / tal-qe2 | you took, you took |
| 6 | szu-ma / la2 tal-qe2 / a-ma-kam | If you do not take it, it is my word. |
| 7 | i-di2-ku-bu-um | Iddin-Kubum |
| 8 | li-di2-na-ku-um | may they give to me. |
| 9 | na-asz2-pe2-er-tu3-szu | his message |
| 10 | na-asz2-a-ni sza ki-ma | the guarantor who like |
| 11 | 5/6(disz)! _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-s,a-hi-ru | 5/6 mina of silver they shall weigh out. |
| 12 | li-ti2-ik-tam2 sza _ku3-ki_ | may it be well with you! |
| 13 | na-asz2-a-ni 5(disz) _ma-na_ | 5 minas |
| left | ||
| 1 | _an-na_ mu-t,a2-e u2-s,a-he-er | he shall remove the deficit. |
| 2 | mi3-li-ik _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 | the payment of your silver |
| 3 | mi3-li-ik | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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