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Prag 773 (P359343)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 773 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359343 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 773 |
| 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] _ma#-na#_ [...] | x minas ... |
| 2' | 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3#-[babbar_ x-x-tim] | 5 1/2 shekels of silver ... |
| 3' | 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza isz-tu3 | 3 shekels of silver that from |
| 4' | ma-ma na-ab2-su2-en6 | “Nabsuen, |
| 5' | u2-ta-e-ra-ni tal-qe2 | has returned, he has taken. |
| 6' | i-nu-mi3 a-na {d}iszkur-ma-lik | when to Adad-mālik |
| 7' | _ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-qu2-lu 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | the silver you paid, 1 shekel of silver |
| 8' | ah-bu-la2-kum 1/2(disz) _gin2_ | Ahbulakum 1/2 shekel |
| 9' | _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza i-la2-li | the silver for the oil |
| 10' | ta-ap2-qi2-da-ni | you have appointed me, |
| 11' | 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na la2 szi2-na-<ti2> | 1/2 shekel of silver for the deficit |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | asz2-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ | Asqul: 1 1/2 shekels 15 grains |
| 2' | <a>-mu-s,i2-ka3 asz2-qul2 | I have strewn for you. |
| 3' | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ szi2-im | 1 1/2 shekels of refined silver |
| 4' | 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na | 1 mina of copper for |
| 5' | wa-qar-a-szur asz2-qul2 | Waqar-Assur, the bodyguard, |
| 6' | 3(disz) 1/3(disz) [_gin2] an-na_ a-na | 3 1/3 shekels of lead for |
| 7' | ma-nu#-[um]-ba#-lu-um-a-szur | Mannum-balum-Assur |
| left | ||
| 1 | [... a-di2]-in 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ | ... 1/2 shekel of silver |
| 2 | [a-na ...] _dumu_ esz18-dar-la2-ba | to ... son of Ishtar-laba |
| 3 | [a-di2]-in mi3-ma a-nim | as far as anything |
| 4 | [i]-li-bi nu-ur-esz18-dar | Its god is Nur-Ištar |
Sources & licences
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