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Prag 746 (P359325)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 746 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359325 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 746 |
| 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 | [a]-na kur-ub-[esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma] | Speak to Kur-ub-Ishtar: |
| 2 | [um-ma] hu-[ra-s,a-num-ma] | thus Hurrasinum: |
| 3 | 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na# [ku3-babbar_] | 6 1/3 minas of silver |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2# [_ku3-sig17_] | 1/3 mina 7 2/3 shekels gold |
| 5 | ku-nu-ki-ka3 ah-sza-lim [ub]-lam# | in your sealed document Ahšalim brought. |
| 6 | 3(u) 7(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag10 diri_ | 37 extra garments, |
| 7 | 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la-ma-an# | 2 homers of chickpeas, |
| 8 | me-eh-ra-tim a-na-ku a-di2-[szu-um] | I, together with him |
| 9 | ma-su2-e sza ah-sza-lim a-szur3-[...] | The ... of Aḫšalim, Ašur- |
| 10 | i-ra-de8-a-kum _ku3-sig17#_ | he shall bring you gold. |
| 11 | u2-la2 ta-di2-in u3 | it is not given, and |
| 12 | ne2-pi2-isz-ka3 u2-la2 | of the nēpiš-dais he stretched out. |
| 13 | pa2#-t,i2-ir / _ku3-sig17_ | decorated with gold |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-da-an-ma lu! _an-na#?_ | I shall give, and either ... |
| 2 | qa2-tim lu szi2-im _ansze hi-a_ | or the price of the donkeys |
| 3 | ka3-la lu-qu2-ti2-ka3 | all of the luqutītu |
| 4 | u2-za-ka3-ma isz-ti2 bar-ki-u2-tim | he will clear it and from the outer city |
| 5 | a-sza-pa2-ra-kum | I will send to you. |
| 6 | 1(disz) x x sza a-na a-wa-ti2-ka3 a-na#? | 1 ... for your words |
| 7 | u4-[me-e] ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni | When you wrote me |
| 8 | 2(disz) t,up-pe2-e / sza a-lim{ki} | 2 tablets of the city |
| 9 | u2-ka3-lu u3 szal2-sza-am | he will hold, and the remainder |
| 10 | il5-ta-qe2-u2 ki-ma t,up-pa2-am | They have taken it like a tablet. |
| 11 | ta-asz2-me-u2-ni / ti2-ib-[a-ma a-tal-kam] | you heard, go, and go! |
| 12 | szu-ma la2 ta-li-kam# | If he does not come |
| 13 | li-ba-ka3 la2 i-[la2-mi3-na-am] | the libā-official shall not pay. |
Sources & licences
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