Prag 587 & (P359189)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 587 & Ist Ka 0908

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am / i-s,e2-er
3. a-zu / a-hu-wa-qar
4. i-szu / isz-tu3
5. ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza en-na-nim
7. a-na 2(u) 2(disz) ha-am-sza-tim#
8. i-sza-qal
9. [szu]-ma i-na
10. u4-me-szu / ma-al-u2-tim
reverse
1. la2 isz-qu2-ul
2. ki-ma / a-wa-at
3. ka3-ri-im
4. s,i2-ib-tam2 / u2-s,a-ab2
5. _iti-kam_ / a-la2-na-tim
6. li-mu-um
7. i-di2-a-bu-um
8. _igi_ a-szur-i-di2
9. _dumu_ i-li-a
10. _igi#_ i-ku-pi2-esz18-dar
11. _dumu#_ il5-me-szar
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. a-su2 _dumu_ szu-su2-en6
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
reverse
1'. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
2'. s,a-ru-pa2-am / i-s,e2-er
3'. a-su2 _dumu_ szu-su2-en
4'. a-hu-wa-qar / i-szu isz-[tu3]
5'. ha#-mu-usz-tim sza [...]
  rest broken
left
  blank space
  seal 4 impression
1. [...] _dumu_ na-ar-bi4-tim
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
seal 1
  (no legend)
seal 2
1. {d}utu
2. {d}a-a
seal 3
  (no legend)
seal 4
  (no legend)

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    S001370 not likely a real match

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Prag I, 587

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

  • history: ICK 1, 50a

    [Hrozný1952ICK1] Hrozný, Bedřich. 1952. Inscriptions Cunéiformes Du Kultépé. Vol. I. Monografie Archivu Orientálního, Vol. 14. Praha: Státní Pedagogické Nakladatelství.

  • history: Rosen diss., p. 059

    [Rosen1977diss] Rosen, Bruce Leon. 1977. “Studies in Old Assyrian Loan Contracts.”

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Prague I 587 & Ist Ka 0908
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 08:12:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2016-10-05 at 09:17:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-30 at 12:14:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-25 at 11:06:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:56:05 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

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

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001370 (physical) (P272880) uncertain (mod. uncertain) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) Sargon1:Iddin-abum.12.00.00 ?
CDLI Seals 012135 (composite) (P500567) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“Prag 587 & Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359189.
Prag 587 & artifact entry (No. P359189). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359189 (Original work published 2007)
Prag 587 & artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359189 (Accessed: September 14, 2024).
@misc{2024Prag,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Prag 587 & artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359189},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359189},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P359189
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M1  - 2024/9/14/
TI  - Prag 587 & artifact entry
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