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Prag 784 (P359353)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 784 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359353 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 784 |
| 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-szur | to Puzur-Assur |
| 2 | [qi2-bi-ma um]-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma | Speak, thus Sabasiya: |
| 3 | [a-hi a-ta] be-li2 a-ta | Father, why, my lord, why |
| 4 | [a-na _ku3]-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ | for silver, 1 shekel |
| 5 | [sza i]-na# ra-mi3-ni-ka3 | who by your own |
| 6 | [ta-asz2]-qu2-lu mi3-ma | you have plundered, whatever |
| 7 | [...] li-ba-ka3 | ... of the city |
| 8 | [la2 i]-pa2#-ri-id | he shall not remove |
| 9 | [a-szur] u2 _dingir#_ e-ba-ru-tim | Ashur and the Ebarûtum gods |
| 10 | [li-di2]-a-ni-ma _ku3-babbar_ | may he give me, and silver |
| 11 | [la2 i]-ha#-la2-aq | he shall take away the deficit. |
| 12 | [...] isz#-ti2 ha-na-na-ri-im | ... with Hananarim |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...] x [...] | |
| 3 | [...] x [...] | |
| 4 | [...] 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ | ... 1/2 mina |
| 5 | [...]-x-be | ... ... |
| 6 | [a-szur]-i-mi3-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 | Assur-imitti of silver |
| 7 | [il5]-qe2 a-hi a-ta | he took, brother of father |
| 8 | [i-hi]-id#-ma t,up-pa2-am | he acquired and a tablet |
| 9 | [...]-ma zu e-ni | ... knowing ... |
| 10 | [...] u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 | ... and your return |
| 11 | [a-s,e2]-ri#-a u3 a-s,e2-er | the aṣerīya and the ader |
| 12 | [...-a]-szur | ...-Assur |
| left | ||
| 1 | [li-li-kam] | may he come. |
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