Prag 446 (P359074)

Legal tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 446

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib3_ i-ku-pi2-a-szur _dumu_ pi3-la2-ah-a-szur
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
3. _kiszib3_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im
4. _kiszib3_ i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim
5. _kiszib3_ la2-qe2-pi3-im _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik
6. _kiszib3_ a-szur-qa2-bi4-a _dumu_ ku-ra-a-a
7. _kiszib3_ ni-na-sza _dam_ a-pi3-la2 / la2-qe2-pu-um
8. _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik / a-szur-qa2-bi4-a _dumu_ ku-ra-a-a
9. u3 ni-na-sza _dam_ a-pi3-la2
10. ki-ma a-pi3-la2 i-na mi3-ig-ra-ti2-szu-nu
11. is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma / a-wa-ti2-szu-nu
12. nu-ga-me-er-ma / ni-isz a-lim{ki}
13. it-mu-u2-ma t,up-pa2-am sza 2(disz) _ma-na_
14. _ku3-babbar_ sza hu-bu-ul zu-zu-ba _dumu_ ku-ut-ba-ka3-nim
15. a-bu a-pi3-la2 sza a-na a-szur-ma-lik
16. _dumu_ la2-qe2-pi3-im ha-bu-lu
17. a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_ / i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim
18. u2-ba-lam-ma i-na re-esz15
19. t,up-pi3-im 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
20. ki-ma a-pi3-la2 / ni-na-sza
21. a-sza-su2 u2 a-szur-qa2-bi4-a
reverse
1. a-na i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim
2. i-sza-qu-lu / 4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_
3. ma-si2-am la2-qe2-pu-um il5-qe2
4. szu-ma t,up-pa2-am sza sza-ba-e
5. sza ku-nu-uk a-szur-ma-lik
6. lu sza szi2-be-e sza zu-zu-ba
7. a-na a-szur-ma-lik isz-ku-nu-ma
8. babila ih-ri-mu / a-pi3-la2
9. a-na _iti 4(disz)-kam_ / i-tab-lam 4(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_
10. ma-si2-am / i-di2-a-szur _dumu_ ku-ku-la2-nim
11. a-na sza ki-ma a-pi3-la2 / u2-ta-ar-ma
12. t,up-pu-um / t,up-pa2-am
13. i-ma-ha-as, t,up-pu-um isz-tu3
14. ka3-ni-isz a-di2 / tur4-hu-mi3-it
15. a-szu-mi3 a-pi3-la2 _GAN2_-lam e-ti2-iq
16. _ku3-babbar_ i-qa2-qa2-ad / szal2-mi3-szu-nu
17. ra-ki-is / _iti-kam_ ku-zal-li
18. li-mu-um szu-ra-ma a-szur-ma-lik
19. i-ku-pi3-a-szur u3 {d}mar-tu#-ba-ni
20. a-wi-lu a-ni-u2-tum
left
1. ga-me-ru a-wa-tim

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced	132: Naramsin.Szu-Rama.11.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P359074
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P359074

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Museum Number	Prague I 446
Accession Number

References

primary: Prag I, 446

[Hecker1998Prag] Hecker, Karl, Guido Kryszat, and Lubor Matouš. 1998. Kappadokische Keilschrifttafeln Aus Den Sammlungen Der Karlsuniversität Prag. Praha: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Prag 446 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359074.

Prag 446 artifact entry (No. P359074). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359074 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 446 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359074 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 446 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359074},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Prag 446 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359074.

Prag 446 artifact entry (No. P359074). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359074 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 446 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359074 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 446 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359074},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359074
LB  - CDLI:P359074
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - Prag 446 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359074
ER  -