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Prag 749 (P359327)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 749 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359327 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 749 |
| 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-szur qi2-bi4-ma | Speak to Puzriš-Assur: |
| 2 | um-ma i-ku-pi3-a-szur-ma | Thus Ikupi-Assur: |
| 3 | i-na ni-na-sza-a-a isz-ti2 | from the nināšaya with |
| 4 | ru-ba-im / a-na-me-er-ma | “The prince, look at me, and |
| 5 | mi3-ma-sza-ma / u2-la2 i-di2-nam | What does she not give? |
| 6 | um-ma szu-ut-ma / isz-tu2 | “That is from |
| 7 | u2-la2-ma / tu3-ra-am | “If he dies or flees |
| 8 | 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na szi2-mi3-im | 1 garment for šimum |
| 9 | mi3-ma u2-la2 il5-qe2 | whatever he took, |
| 10 | szu-ma a-li-ku-um | If a man |
| 11 | i-ba-szi2 / t,up-pa2-am | there is a tablet |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-pi3# [...]-ta-szu-um / um-ma | ... ..., thus (says) |
| 2 | a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ u3 _uruda_ | Why the silver and the copper |
| 3 | sza li-bi4-ka3 / a-na | of your messenger to |
| 4 | i-ku-pi3-a-szur di2-in | Ikū-pî-Assur, the judge, |
| 5 | 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qa2-tam2 | 1 raqatam garment, |
| 6 | 1(disz) _tug2_ szi2-li-ip-ka3-a-am | 1 šilipkām garment |
| 7 | u3 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni | and 3 kutani-garments |
| 8 | a-na u2-la2-ma / isz-ti2-a | to another, from |
| 9 | usz-te2-ti2#-iq | he made pass. |
Sources & licences
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