Unread Atlas
Prag 768 (P359338)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | Prag 768 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359338 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 768 |
| 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# im-di2-lim | to Imdīlim |
| 2 | [qi2]-bi4-ma um-ma | speak! Thus |
| 3 | puzur4-{d}iszkur-ma | Puzur-Adad |
| 4 | a-sza-me-ma | I ask, and |
| 5 | _siki hi-a_ / ma-a-tum | wool of the land |
| 6 | a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na | to their fathers |
| 7 | [e]-ta-ra-ab | he will enter |
| 8 | [i]-na e-ra-bi4-a-ma | when entering |
| 9 | [_siki] hi#-a_ ba-ti2-iq | wool was cut off. |
| 10 | [u3 wa]-tu3-ur | and return |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-da#-ma / _ku3-babbar_ | and the silver |
| 2 | [u2]-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um | I shall send to you. |
| 3 | pa2#-li-lu / ma-di2-isz3 | The cultic rites of Madisz |
| 4 | sza-ru-t,u3 / a-ma-kam | It is a šarūṭu-demon |
| 5 | [wa]-wa-li / li-si2-a-ku-ma | may the wawāli-demon be angry with me, and |
| 6 | ka3#-il5 i-ta-mi3-szu-nu | the guarantor has imposed upon them |
| 7 | [ki]-ma ha-ra-ni-ni | like our fathers |
| 8 | [u3-la2] u2-ta-mi3-szu-nu | he shall pay back. They shall redeem them. |
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
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.