Prag 644 (P359243)

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 644

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
1. a-na szu-ku#-[bi-im a]-da-da
2. a-di2-dim u3 [a-szur]-ma-lik
3. qi2-bi-ma [um]-ma# en-um-a-szur-ma
4. a-na a-da#-da# u3 a-di2-dim
5. qi2-bi-ma x um? ma? ki?
6. [...] i-nu-mi3 a-na
7. [...] x i-ba-ab2
8. [...] a-da-da
9. [...]-x-a ti2-de8-e
10. [...] da? x ma
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-bi?-ma i-nu?-mi
2'. [a-na ba-ab2 i]-li x
3'. [...]
4'. [a-szu-mi3] wa-ar-dim u2-sze2-ri-du-ka-ni
5'. um-ma a-ta-ma _igi_ {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li-ma
6'. ma? t,u3-pa2-am / sza wa-ar-dim
7'. la2 ta-la2-qe2 / sza i-a-ti2
8'. u3 a-da-da# [a-na] ka2# i-li-im
9'. sze2-ri-id#-[ni-a-ti2]
10'. t,up?-pi3-ni [...]
11'. sza a-na x [...]
12'. um-ma puzur4#-[...] t,up?-pi3?
left
1. a-szur u3 <{d}>utu mu# [...]
2. a-ta-ma / _igi_ [...]
3. a-na a-wi-lim# [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Prag I, 644

    [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 644
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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
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:55:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI 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 644 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359243.
Prag 644 artifact entry (No. P359243). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359243 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 644 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359243 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 644 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359243},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359243
LB  - CDLI:P359243
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - Prag 644 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359243
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Prag 644 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359243.
Prag 644 artifact entry (No. P359243). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359243 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 644 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359243 (Accessed: August 5, 2025).
@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 644 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359243},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359243},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359243
LB  - CDLI:P359243
M1  - 2025/8/5/
TI  - Prag 644 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359243
ER  -
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