Prag 440 (P359068)

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 440

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-lum2-ba-ni / qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma ta-ri-sza-ma
3. _tug2_ / isz-ti2 / _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-ka3-ma]
4. na-asz2-u2-ni-kum / s,u2-ba-at
5. ra-mi3-ni-a-ma / ah-mu-us,-ma
6. u2-sze2-bi4-la2-kum / szu-ma
7. a-ta / la2 ta-la2-kam
8. szi2-im s,u2-ba-ti2-a isz-ti2
9. pa2-ni-im-ma / sze2-bi4-lam
10. a-ta-ma / sza te2-zi-ba-ni
11. i-na li-bi4-ka3-ma / ti2-de8-e
12. u2 s,u2-ba-ti2 / a-ta-ma# ti2-de8-e
13. sze-am / sza ta#-aq#-bi4-a-ni
14. um-ma a-ta-ma# [<...> sze]-am#
15. i-na _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 / u2-la2 i-ta-ad-nu-nim
16. u4-ma-am / sze-am asz2-ta-na-am
17. u4-ma-am / te2-ta-[na?-ti2?]-ir!-ma
18. t,up-pe3-e / a-na um-mi3-ka3
19. tu3-usz-te2-ne2-ba-lam
20. um-ma a-ta-ma / szu-ma _e2_ a-bi4-sza
21. ta#-la2-ak / te2-er-ti2-ki / li-li-kam
22. pa-ra-as2 _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 la2 ti2-de8-ma
23. t,up-pa2-am sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
reverse
1. a-na <a>-bi-a um-ma / a-ta-ma
2. ma-la2 / sza-ku-li-ki / _e2_ a-bi4-a
3. la2 ma-su2 / ma _e2_ a-bi4-ki
4. ta-at-ta-la2-ki / ba!?-ri-ti2
5. ta-asz2-me-ma / t,up-pa2-am isz-te2-en
6. a-na a-bi4-a u2 um-mi3-ka3
7. tu3-sze2-bi4-lam u4-ma-am isz-tu3
8. i-szi2 u2 qa2-ti2-a ag-mu-ru
9. _e2_ a-bi4-ka3 isz-tu3 i-szi2 u2 qa2-ti2-a
10. ag-mu-ru-ni / i-na _sze_-im
11. szi2#!?-[ta-u2-mi3-im ag-mu-ru-ni]
12. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ <<sza>> qa2-ra-a-tim
13. sze-am _gin2-ta_ i-di2-nu-nim
14. u2 isz-ka3-ra-am / e-pa2-szu-nu-ti2
15. a-bi4 / iq-bi4-a-kum-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma
16. mi3-nam a-na s,u-ha-ar-tim
17. te2-zi-ib um-ma a-ta-ma
18. zi-iq-na-am la2 za-qu2-na-ku-ma
19. hu-ur-szi2 / sze2-szu-ra-am
20. la2 <a>-le-e szu-ma-me-en6
21. _la2 e2_ a-bi4-a / a-e-sza-me-en6
left
1. a-lik sza?-am-na-am / sza te2-zi-ba-ni
2. a-na pi3-ta-szi2-a / u2 _tug2_ a-na li-tab-szi2-a
  (continuation tablet necessary)

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, 440

    [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 440
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:54 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 440 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359068.
Prag 440 artifact entry (No. P359068). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359068 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 440 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359068 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Prag 440 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359068},
}


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