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Prag 741 (P359320)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 741 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359320 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 741 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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' | [...] 5(ban2) ku-ta-ni? | ... 5 ban2: Kutani(?) |
| 2' | [... en]-na#-il5 u3 | ... Enna-il and |
| 3' | [x] i-di2-u2 | ... they gave |
| 4' | [1/3(disz) _ma-na_] 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ | 1/3 mina 5 shekels each |
| 5' | [_ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu]-nu 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ | their silver: 2 minas 5 shekels |
| 6' | [6(disz) ku]-ta#-nu 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ | 6 bundles, 1/3 mina each |
| 7' | [_ku3]-babbar#_-ap2-szu-nu 2(disz) _ma-na_ | their silver: 2 minas |
| 8' | [x] ku-ta-nu sza sza-da-di2-im | x kutānu-garments of the šadadim-festival |
| 9' | 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu | 5/6 mina of their own silver |
| 10' | 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-di2-a-ma | 2/3 mina of silver was given, and |
| 11' | 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 mina of silver |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | a-sza-ka3-an _szunigin_ | I shall place. Total: |
| 2' | 1(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 17 2/3 minas of silver |
| 3' | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | 1/3 mina 6 shekels of silver |
| 4' | ki# puzur4-a-szur _dumu_ i-tur4!-dingir | from Puzur-Assur, son of Itur-ili |
| 5' | [1(disz)] 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | 1 5/6 minas of silver |
| 6' | pi2#-la2-ah-a-szur _dumu_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi | Pilaḫ-Assur, son of Assur-Šamšī |
| 7' | ub#-la2-ku-nu-ti2 _szunigin_ 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_ | total: 2 minas 16 shekels |
| 8' | [x?] x a-na 6(disz) _tug2#_-[ba-ti2] | ... for 6 garments |
| 9' | [x _gin2_]-ta# 2(disz) _tug2_ u2 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | x shekels each, 2 2/3 minas of silver |
| 10' | [...] x szu-ma sza-qu2-ul | ... he is pure. |
| 11' | [te2-er]-ta-ku-nu li-li-kam | May your return come to me! |
| 12' | [...] _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a | ... silver of Kunukiya |
| 13' | [...] x x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...]-a | ...-a |
| 2 | [...]-ta-ka3? | from |
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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