Prag 522 (P359130)

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 522

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. [x] _ma#-na ku3-babbar_
2. ni#-[is]-ha#-su2 _diri_
3. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
4. ni-is-ha-su2 _ku3-babbar_ na-di2
5. sza-du-a-su2 sza _ku3-babbar_
6. u3 _ku3-sig17_ sza-bu
7. ku-nu-ki sza _dam-gar3_
8. ki-ma _dam-gar3_ be-lum2-ba-ni
9. _dumu_ a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim
10. a-na a-szur-du10 _dumu_ ki-ki
11. ip-qi2-id-ma
12. a-na s,e2-er
reverse
1. a-szur-du10 i-ku-pi3-a
2. _dumu_ szu-su2-en6 u3
3. i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ su2-ma-nim
4. a-na szi2-a-ma-tim
5. a-na a-lim{ki} u2-bi4-il5
6. a-ha-ma 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
7. _ku3-sig17_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
8. sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
9. a-na s,e2-er a-szur-du10
10. u2 i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ su2-ma-nim
11. [a]-szur-du10-ma na-szi2
12. [mi3-ma] a-nim ku-nu-ki sza
13. [_dam-gar3_] be-lum2-ba-ni
left
1. [a]-na a-szur-du10 ip-qi2-id
2. [_igi] sag10_-pi3-a-szur _igi_ a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5
3. _igi_ dingir-ba-ni

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P359130
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P359130

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 522
Accession Number

References

primary: Prag I, 522

[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 22:55:59	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 522 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359130.

Prag 522 artifact entry (No. P359130). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359130 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 522 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359130 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 522 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359130},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359130
LB  - CDLI:P359130
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Prag 522 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359130
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Prag 522 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359130.

Prag 522 artifact entry (No. P359130). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359130 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 522 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359130 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 522 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359130},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359130},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359130
LB  - CDLI:P359130
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Prag 522 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359130
ER  -