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Prag 813 (P359370)
Letter, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 813 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359370 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 813 |
| 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 [...] | |
| 2' | [...] x _ku3-babbar_-ap2-[...] | ... silver ... |
| 3' | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-pa2-ni#?-ni-x | 10 minas of silver belonging to Appani-x |
| 4' | sza tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni | that you sent me, |
| 5' | _an-na_ ku / t,a2-bu / | the pure tin, good |
| 6' | a-na 1(u) u4-me _an-na_ | for 10 days of Anu |
| 7' | sza ki-li _ku3-babbar_ i-sze2-ep | he shall weigh out the silver. |
| 8' | la2-qe2-ep _dumu_ {d}AB-ba-ni | I took, son of Xerxes |
| 9' | u2-s,i2-a-kum isz-tu3 | I brought you out from |
| 10' | a-na-ku-ma / ma-ti2-ma | I, at any time |
| 11' | a-nu-ku ki-a-am u2-la2 | I, in the same way |
| 12' | t,a2#-bu mi3-szu-um pa2-ni-ka3 | pleasant, whatever is pleasing to you |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | [a]-mi3#-sza-am la2 ta-sza-kan2 | you shall not place a claim. |
| 2' | _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ u3 2(u) _ma-na_ | silver, 10 minas and 20 mina |
| 3' | la2 tu3#-[...]-x-ma | Do not ... and |
| 4' | x [...] x-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ | ... and 1 mina of silver |
| 5' | [...] szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ | ... my name is silver |
| 6' | [...] x | |
| 7' | [...] x-ku | ... ... |
| 8' | [...] x | |
| left | ||
| 1 | [...] di2-ni / i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-[ka3?] | ... a lawsuit against you with silver |
| 2 | [...] _ku3#-babbar_-ap-szu | ... his silver |
| 3 | [...] x [a]-na-kam li#-[qe2] | ... ... may he take here. |
Sources & licences
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