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Prag 744 (P359323)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 744 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359323 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 744 |
| 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 puzur4-a-szur3 | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | qi2-bi-ma um-ma bu-za-zu-ma# | Speak, thus Buzazu: |
| 3 | a-di2-i sza ku-lu-ma-a | as far as Kulumaya |
| 4 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni ma-nam | As to what you wrote me: |
| 5 | a-ba-am sza-ni-am a-la2-nu-ka3 | “Who is the second one of your alālānu? |
| 6 | i-szu-ma asz2-ta-al a-na | he has, and I have asked to |
| 7 | ma-la2 na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2-ka3 | as much as your message |
| 8 | t,up-pa2-am a-na a-lim{ki} | a tablet to the city |
| 9 | a-na s,e2-er sza ki-ma i-a-[ti2] | to the flock that like me |
| 10 | ul-ta-pi2-it um-ma a-na#-[ku]-ma | I have written to you, thus I: |
| 11 | i-na 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ | from 13 1/2 minas of gold |
| 12 | u2 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szal2-ti2-szu | and 15 minas of silver, his booty |
| 13 | sza szu-um-szu la2-ap-tu3-ni | whose name has been smashed, |
| 14 | ur-x [... 2(disz) ...] | Ur-... 2 ... |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | isz-ti2 szu-{d}en-lil2 [x x] | with Šū-Enlil |
| 2' | isz-ti2 ga-ri-szi2-im | together with the slaves |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza i-ba-tu3-qu2-ni sze2-bi-il5 | send me what he has gathered. |
| 2 | u2 a-ta a-wa-tim us2-ma-tim | and from the word of a lord |
| 3 | [x] _la2#_-pi3-it | x, deficit; |
Sources & licences
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