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Prag 753 (P359330)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 753 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359330 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 753 |
| 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 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 | to that which like me |
| 2 | qi2-bi4-ma um-ma a-szur3-an-dul3-ma | Thus Assur-andul: |
| 3 | a-ma-kam a-ma-la2 u2-sza-hi-zu-ku-nu-ni | “It is a flood that has caused you to flee, |
| 4 | szu-ma / na-ni-pa2-tal | He is Nani-patal |
| 5 | i-ma-gar3-ku-nu / te2-er-tak2-nu | they will place for you, they will return to you. |
| 6 | li-li-kam / szu-ma | Let him come! |
| 7 | ma-ga-ar-ku-nu / la2 i-mu-a | “You are the one who does not know. |
| 8 | te2-er-tak2-nu li-li-kam-ma | "Let them come and |
| 9 | a-s,e2-er dingir-na-tim | Aṣer of the gods |
| 10 | sza a-ma-kam pe3-ru-a | that of the word is opened |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u2-ka3-lu | he will hold. |
| 2 | u2 a-na-ku i-na | and I in |
| 3 | wa-asz2-ha-ni-a | he shall pay. |
| 4 | dingir-na-tim sza wa-bar-tim | the gods of the wabartum |
| 5 | sza pe3-ru-a e-zi-bu | (Sum) The one who escaped (Akk) Who escaped through a door |
| 6 | a-la2-qe2-ma | I will take, and |
| 7 | a-ta-be-a-ma | I said, and |
| 8 | a-ta-la2-kam | it is Atalakam |
| 9 | te2-er-ta-ku-nu | return to you. |
| 10 | u2-qa2-a | he sat down. |
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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