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Prag 730 (P359309)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 730 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359309 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 730 |
| 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 Idissuen: |
| 2 | a-na ir-nu-it | to Irnit |
| 3 | szu-esz18-dar u3 szu#-a-nim# | Šū-Ishtar and Shu-Anum |
| 4 | [a]-na szu-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma | Speak to Shu-Ištar |
| 5 | a-hi a-ta / a-na-kam _tug2 hi#_-[ti2-ka3] | “My brother, why do you wear your good garments? |
| 6 | a-na na-ab2-szi2-im a-na | to Nabšim, to |
| 7 | am-ri-a _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik | Amriya, son of Assur-malik |
| 8 | e-zi-ib-ma / ha-ra-[ni] | Disregard that I have jumbled the oracle query. |
| 9 | a-ta-la2-ak / szu-ma# | I went, that one |
| 10 | ba-la2-tu3-a? x x x? | for the life of |
| 11 | na-asz2-pe3-ra#-[...] | Do not send me! |
| 12 | _tug2 hi-a_ sza _ku3-babbar_ | garments of silver |
| 13 | 1(u) _ma-na_ a-szi2-mi3-im# | 10 minas of alum |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | i-ta-di2#? [...] | ... has ...ed(?) |
| 2 | a-li-ik#? [...] | ... went(?) |
| 3 | _tug2 hi-a_ [...] | ... garments |
| 4 | _igi_ 3(disz) / me?-er-x [x] hi [...] | before: 3 / Me-er-... ... |
| 5 | _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ sza kum [...] | 5 minas of silver that ... |
| 6 | [x] x x [x] x x x | |
| 7 | [x x] x x [x] x x [...] | |
| 8 | isz#-tu3 a-lim{ki} [a]-na x [...] | from the city to |
| left | ||
| 1 | x x x x i-s,a-bu-tu3?-x | they will seize |
| 2 | mi3-ma szi2-bu-ta-ku-nu ne2-ri-x | Whatever you wish for ... |
| 3 | nu?-di2-x [...] | he did not |
Sources & licences
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