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Prag 762 (P359332)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 762 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359332 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 762 |
| 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' | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2' | [i-a-szar-ma] dingir-na-da#!? [u3] | Ilum-nada and |
| 3' | [...]-nu-um sza wa-ar-ki-ka3 a-na [a-lim{ki}] | ...-num which after you to the city |
| 4' | [i]-li#-ku-ni 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_ | 15 shekels each |
| 5' | [isz]-u2-mu-ma u3 us,2-u2-nim-ma | he smote, and he led away, and |
| 6' | [a]-na#-kam wa-asz2-bu u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 | Why are you sitting and lying down? |
| 7' | [sza] wa-ar-ki-ka3 i-li-ku szi2-im-szu | who after you has gone his fate |
| 8' | [isz]-a-ma i-ta-as,-a-ma a-na-kam | he asked, and he said: "Why |
| 9' | [wa]-sza#-ab# a-ta pa2-ni-um a-na | who dwells at the rear to |
| 10' | [la2 sza ke]-na#-tim / ta-tu3-ar u3 na-ru-qa2-ka3 | You will discard the deficit of the kēnû-offerings and the sacrificial sheep. |
| 11' | [1(disz) u3 2(disz)] gin2# tu-uk-ta-s,i2-id! | 1 and 2 shekels you shall measure out |
| 12' | [a-ni-tum a]-wi#-lu-ta-ka3 ki-ma isz-ti-ni | Anitum, your man, as with us |
| 13' | [...] x ta-pa2-ra-as-ma | You will unharness (them) and |
| 14' | [...]-x mi3-sza-al _an-na_-ki-ka3 | ... the radiance of heaven |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [u3 _tug2_-hi-ti]-ka3 li-iq-a-ma | and your garments may he pass, and |
| 2' | [i-na] ti2#-me-el-ki-a ki-la2-ma | in the midst of your strength, |
| 3' | [... te2-er]-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma | May your ... come to me at your return. |
| 4' | [...] x-ma a-na-kam | ... what? |
| 5' | [...]-ma u2-za-ka3 la2-ap-te9 | (Sum) ... he removes ... (Akk) I remove ... |
| 6' | [a-pu-tum mi3-ma] la2 tu3-pa2-za-ar _e2-gal_-lum2 | “Apotropaic ritual, whatever you do not remove, the palace |
| 7' | [...]-ep# _dumu_ er3-ra-a | ... the son of Erra |
| 8' | [...] pu-szu-ke-en6 | ... the pušu priest |
| 9' | [...] x i-s,i2-bi4-it!-ma | ... he captured, and |
| 10' | [... mi3]-sza#-al | ... is there. |
| 11' | [_an-na_-ki-ka3 ...]-im | Your Anum . . |
| 12' | [...]-ka3 | ...-ka |
Sources & licences
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