Prag 655 (P359254)

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 655

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

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...-a]-tim
2'. [...]-x-tim
3'. [...] te-er-ta#-[ka3]
4'. [li-li-kam-ma uz]-ni# pi2-te2-ma
5'. [...]-ni qa2-ti2
6'. [...] isz-ra-ti2-a
7'. [...] x sza e-la2-a-tim-ma
8'. [... ta]-al#-qe2 / te-er-ta-ka3 li-li#-kam#
9'. [_ku3-babbar_ lu] esz15-ti2 / a-mur-a-szur3
10'. [lu isz-ti2] su2#-ka3-li2-a lu isz-ti2 szu-su2-en6
11'. [lu isz-ti2 i-a]-szar# e-ri-isz-ma / sze2-bi-lam
12'. [a-ma]-kam t,up-pe2-e-a / bi-re-e-ma
13'. [a-szar] _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na
14'. [t,up]-pe2#-a / i-ba-szi2-u2 lu sza me-er#-[e]
15'. [x] _dumu_ pa2-pi2-lim _ku3-babbar_
16'. [sza-asz2-qi2]-il5-ma / _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
17'. [...]-ti2#-a / sza# [...]
  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, 655

    [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 655
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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
2017-08-06 at 06:41:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 3': NB: TE1! (auch Z. 8')

Cite this Artifact
“Prag 655 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359254.
Prag 655 artifact entry (No. P359254). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359254 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 655 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359254 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 655 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359254},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359254},
}


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