JavaScript is disabled or not supported in your browser. If possible, enable it for a better experience.

Prag 641 (P359240)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 641

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. sza 1(u) ma-[na _ku3-babbar_ sza qa2-ta-at]
2'. szu-na-bar / a-na a-szur#-[na-da]
3'. al-ta-ap2-tu3 sza# [...]
4'. t,up-pu-um sza ku-nu-uk [...]
5'. u3 3(disz) szi2-be2-a sza _ku3-babbar_ a-ni?#!-[am]
6'. a-wi-lu-u2 / sza-bu-u2-ni
7'. t,up-pe2-en a-szur-na-da u2-ba-ba-ni
8'. a-s,e2-er lu-qu2-tim / sza a-s,e2-er
9'. a-szur-na-da u2-ta-e-ru
10'. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-szu-mi3
11'. t,up-pe2-e / a-ni-u2-tim
12'. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a / en-um-a-szur
reverse
1'. u2-s,a-hi-ra-am / a-na 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_
2'. _ku3#-babbar_ a-szur-na-da u3 en-um-a-szur
3'. uk#-ta-nu-nim a-szi2-a-ti2
4'. [u3]-la2 asz2-tu3-ma t,up-pe2-en
5'. [...]-x-ta-ku-um a-hi a-ta
6'. [u3]-la2# asz2-tu3-ma t,up-pe2-e
7'. [...]-x-ki-in bi-[...]
8'. [...]-x / pi2-qi2-id# [...]
traces
rest broken
left
1. [...] a-hi a-ta ma-la2 _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im
2. [... i]-ba#?-szi2-u2 / _ku3-babbar_
3. [...] x sza-na-tim sze2-bi-lam

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)

Collections

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Prag I, 641

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Prague I 641
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:56:09	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“Prag 641 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359240.

Prag 641 artifact entry (No. P359240). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359240 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 641 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359240 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 641 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359240
LB  - CDLI:P359240
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Prag 641 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359240
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Prag 641 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359240.

Prag 641 artifact entry (No. P359240). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359240 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 641 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359240 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 641 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359240},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359240
LB  - CDLI:P359240
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Prag 641 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359240
ER  -