Prag 654 (P359253)

Letter 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

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Museum Collection(s)

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 654

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [qi2-bi]-ma# [um-ma i-na-a-ma]
2'. [a]-hu#-a a-tu3-nu / a-na-ku [...]
3'. na-ru-qam2 / a?-ni?-szi2? / sza pa2-[ni-a]
4'. i-ba-szi2 u3 wa-ar-ki-a [...]
5'. i-ba-szi2 / mi3-szu [sza] um#-ma a-ba-[a-ma]
6'. u2 1(disz) x x x na x (x) u2-s,i2
7'. me?-er?-e / i-na si2-x-ri-[im]
8'. s,a-ba-at / na-ru-qam2 / pa2?-na-[...]
9'. [x]-ri-ti2 / ha-bu-la2-kum-ma a-[na]
10'. [a]-ni#-a-tim / ta-ta-u3? x [...]
11'. [x]-x / a-wa-ti2-szu-nu i-de8-ma#? [...]
12'. [...] (x) x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
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1'. [...] x x x
2'. [...] x x x ma?-szu-nu
3'. [...] x x x li#-kam
4'. [...] x x x x be a x [...]
5'. [...] szu#-nu ba-ab2#
6'. [...] x x [x] ni / i-na [...]
7'. [...] x x le-e-ni-ma u2?-[...]
8'. [...] x i-di2-na-ni / it-bu-[...]
9'. [um]-ma# szu-ut-ma / _uruda_ u3 _ku3-babbar_ / i-[...]
10'. [...] x ba-ma / ip-te2 _sag10_-tim [...]
11'. [...] x x x sza sza-al-t,i2-[...]
12'. [...] x [a-na] ki bu bu-[...]
  rest broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Prag I, 654

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

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  • Museum No.: Prague I 654
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:56:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Prag 654 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359253.
Prag 654 artifact entry (No. P359253). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359253 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 654 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359253 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 654 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359253
LB  - CDLI:P359253
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - Prag 654 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359253
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Prag 654 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359253.
Prag 654 artifact entry (No. P359253). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359253 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 654 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359253 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 654 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359253},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359253
LB  - CDLI:P359253
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - Prag 654 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359253
ER  -
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