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Prag 838 (P359393)
Legal, Old Assyrian, Kanesh · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE
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| Designation | Prag 838 |
|---|---|
| ID | P359393 |
| Museum no. | Prague I 838 |
| Collection | Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Assyrian · c. 1950 BCE–1850 BCE |
| Genre | Legal |
| 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' | [3(disz) ha-am-sza-tim] | 3 Ḫamšatim |
| 2' | i-sza-qu2-[lu szu-ma i-na] | they will weigh out. If in |
| 3' | u4-me-szu-nu ma-al-u2-tim | their long days |
| 4' | la2 isz-qu2-lu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ | they have not weighed out, 1 1/2 shekels each |
| 5' | a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im | for 1 mina |
| 6' | i-na _iti-kam_-im | in the month of Tammuz |
| 7' | u2-s,u2-bu _iti-kam_ | they will bring. Month |
| 8' | qa2-ra-a-tim | of the quays |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | li-mu-um bu-zu-zu | eponymy of Buzuzu. |
| 2' | _ku3-babbar_ i-qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu | silver he shall weigh out; their totality |
| 3' | ra-ki-is szu-ma | he is a rākiš, |
| 4' | u2#-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 i-tal-kam-ma | Uṣur-ša-Assur came and |
| 5' | [...] x x | |
Sources & licences
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