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Prag 739 (P359318)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 739 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359318 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 739 |
| 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 en-nam-be-lim] im-di2-dingir | to Ennam-bēlim, Imdi-ilum |
| 2 | [u3 a-szur-s,u2]-lu-li | and Assur-ṣululi |
| 3 | [qi2-bi-ma um]-ma# du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur-ma# | Thus says Duṣil-Assur: |
| 4 | [a-na-kam a-mur]-dingir | Why Amur-ilum |
| 5 | [as,-ba]-at-ma | I took, and |
| 6 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-sig17_ | thus I: gold |
| 7 | u3 s,i2-ba-su2 szu-qu2-ul | and his ṣibāšu-disease is severe. |
| 8 | um-ma szu-ut-ma _ku3-sig17_ | Thus he: gold |
| 9 | a-na qa2-ti2-a / la2 ma-qi2-[it] | He is not liable for my hand. |
| 10 | a-na bu-ur-ha-tim | to Burḫatum |
| 11 | isz-ti2-a / e-ru-ub-ma | entered with me, and |
| 12 | _ku3-sig17_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 | gold and sesame |
| 13 | la-asz2-qu2-la2-ku-um | I will not take away. |
| 14 | um-ma a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar#_ | Thus I: silver |
| 15 | 1(u) _ma-na_ i-na ka3-ni-isz | 10 minas by the standard |
| 16 | a-szu-mi3-ka3 / ka3-s,u2-ud | of Ašumi, he defeated. |
| 17 | [... a?-hi?-im / eb]-ri#-[im ...] | “... aḫīm, ebrim, ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [...]-im# i-ka3-ni-isz3 | ... he smote |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] _uruda_ sza li-bi4-szu / sa3-ha-ra-am | ... the copper of his stomach is split. |
| 2 | [...] x x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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