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Prag 750 (P359328)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 750 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359328 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 750 |
| 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 ir-ma-a-szur3 | Thus (says) Irma-Assur. |
| 3 | puzur4-{d}utu / u3 i-szar-be-li2-ma | Puzur-Utu and Išar-belīma |
| 4 | a-na ma-la te2-er-ti2-ka3 | as much as your request |
| 5 | t,up-pa2-am sza 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ | Tablet of 12 minas of silver |
| 6 | sza szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ da-da-nim | belonging to Šū-Ishtar, son of Dadanu. |
| 7 | _ki_ puzur4-{d}utu nu-sze2-s,i2-ma | from Puzur-šamaš we went out, and |
| 8 | a-na i-szar-be2-li2 | to Išar-belī |
| 9 | ni-ip-qi2-su2 / 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ | his pledge of 3 homers of wheat |
| 10 | s,a-la-me-en sza szu-esz18-dar | I am the ṣalam priestess of Šū-Ishtar. |
| 11 | sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma | As to what you wrote me: |
| 12 | a-ta-ma i-a-ti2 / i-za-zu-nim | Why do you stand by me? |
| 13 | 1(disz) _ansze_ sza a-na-kam i-zi-zu-ni | 1 homer, which he stood for, |
| 14 | i-nu-mi3 / me-ra-szu | At that time, his foot |
| 15 | isz-qi2-tu3-ni | he took |
| 16 | 1(disz) _ansze_ it-ru-u2 | 1 donkey, they brought. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) _ansze_ sza {d}iszkur-an-dul3 | 2 hectares belonging to Adad-andul |
| 2 | isz-tu3 bu-ru-usz-ha-tim | from Burušḫatum |
| 3 | ir-de8-a-ni / {d}utu#-ba-ni _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar | he brought. Šamaš-bāni son of Shu-Ishtar |
| 4 | a-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it | to Turḫumit |
| 5 | it-ru-szu-nu mi3-ma a-na-kam | what have they gained from them? |
| 6 | lu-qu2-su2 u3 _ansze hi-a_ u2-la2 | his debts and donkeys he shall carry. |
| 7 | i-za-zu / i-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it | They stand in the reed bed. |
| 8 | lu-qu2-su2 i-ba-szi2 a-na | there is a claim against him. |
| 9 | sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 a-na | who like a sheep for |
| 10 | tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it szu-pur-ma | Send me a report! |
| 11 | szi2-im _ansze_-hi-ka3 sza ki-ma | the price of your donkeys that like |
| 12 | ku-a-ti2 / li-is,-bu-tu3 | may they seize my possessions. |
| 13 | a-szu-mi3 1(asz) _gu2_-tim _uruda_ | Asumi: 1 talent of copper |
| 14 | sza _dumu_ en-na-ma-nim | of the son of Ennamnim |
| 15 | a-na sa3-ba-si2-a | to Sabasiya |
| 16 | ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni mi3-ma | What have you written me? |
| left | ||
| 1 | _uruda_ sa3-ba-si2-a u3-la2 i-di2-in | the copper of Sabasia he gave. |
| 2 | i-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 _uruda_ a-na | at your return the copper to |
| 3 | dan-a-szur ni-di2-in | Dan-Assur gave. |
Sources & licences
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