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Prag 712 (P359294)

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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Photo

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Museum Collection(s)

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 712

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma i-[di2-su2]-en6#-[ma]
2. a-na szu-a-nim <qi2-bi-ma>
3. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am
4. um-ma a-ta-ma ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2
5. sza-bu-a-ku 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
6. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-szi2-tam2
7. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ i-szi2-im
8. a-mu-tim s,a-he-er-ma
9. szi2-tam2 sze2-bi4-lam
10. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3_ u2-s,a-he-er-ma
11. szi2-tam2 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_
12. _ku3_ szu-esz18-dar na-asz2-a-kum
13. sza-bu-a-ti
14. a-hi a-ta u4-ma-[am]
15. hu#-sza-ha-ka3#
reverse
1. e-zi-ib-ma# [u3]
2. _ki_ ah-sza-lim
3. ta-sza-ab2-ma
4. ma-la il5-ta-qe2-u2
5. t,up-pa2-am la2-pi3-ta-ma
6. ku-nu-ki-ku-nu ku-un-ka3-ma
7. sze2-bi-la2-nim
8. a-na a-wa-ti2-a
9. i-hi-id-ma
10. u3 a-ta ta-ad-mi3-iq-tam2 ma-la2
11. tu3-sze2-ba-la2-ni
12. sze2-bi4-la2-ma _ku3-babbar_
13. u3# 2(disz) _ma-na_ ku-[...]
14. [...] x me x [...]
left
1. x x _e2_ [ma]-nu-ki#-i3-li2-a
2. i-du-nu _ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _gin2_ i-_ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu#?
3. [la2?] ta-sza-qal ki?-ma? x x x x
4. [(x)] li [x x] isz?-ta-x-ku-um

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
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Prag I, 712

[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 712
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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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 22:56:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Prag 712 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359294.

Prag 712 artifact entry (No. P359294). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359294 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 712 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359294 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 712 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359294},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359294
LB  - CDLI:P359294
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - Prag 712 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359294
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Prag 712 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359294.

Prag 712 artifact entry (No. P359294). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359294 (Original work published 2007)

Prag 712 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359294 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 712 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359294},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359294},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P359294
LB  - CDLI:P359294
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - Prag 712 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P359294
ER  -