Prag 685 & (P359281)

Legal tablet & envelope 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 685 & Ist Ka 0447 + Ist Ka 0469

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _1(u) 5(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
3. a-szur-e-mu-qi2
4. szu-la-ba-an i-szu
5. isz-tu2 ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza i3-li2-isz-ti2-kal2
7. u3 li-pa2-a
8. a-na 3(u) 6(disz)
9. ha-am-sza-tim
10. i-sza-qal
11. szu-ma i-na u4-me-szu
12. ma-al-u2-tim
13. la isz3-qu2-ul
reverse
1. ki-ma a-wa-at
2. ka3-ri-im
3. a-na _1(disz) ma-na_-im
4. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_
5. u2-s,a-ab2
6. _igi_ id-na-a
7. _igi_ i-ku-nim
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-esz18-dar a-na
2'. [... ha]-am-sa-tim
3'. [...] szu-ma i-na
4'. [...] ma-al-u2-tim
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
5'. [...] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [isz-tu3] ha-mu-[usz-tim sza]
2'. [...] _dumu_ u2-[...]
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
3'. [...] _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar# a-na
4'. [a-na] 3(u)# 6(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
5'. [... i]-sza-qal# sou-ma i-na
6'. [...] ma-al-u2-tim
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
7'. x x x
  rest broken
seal 1
  (no legend)
seal 2
1. i-ku-nu-um
2. _dumu_ i3-li2-ba-ni

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • Hecker, Karl, Guido Kryszat, and Lubor Matouš. 1998. [Prag 685 & (Hecker1998-140733)]

    primary

  • N.d. [& Matouš, ICK 2, 031 + 034 (1540503)]

    history

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Prague I 685 & Ist Ka 0447 + Ist Ka 0469
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2019-06-21 at 03:00:11 Johnson, J. Cale Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved
2016-07-31 at 11:36:41 Englund, Robert K. Hecker, Karl CDLI approved
2016-07-30 at 13:03:56 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-07-30 at 12:51:01 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2009-11-11 at 22:56:13 Englund, Robert K. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012175 (composite) (P500607) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Prag 685 &  Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 9, 2007. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359281.

Prag 685 &  artifact entry (No. P359281). (2007, February 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359281

Prag 685 &  artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359281 (Accessed: March 23, 2023).

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  • year = {2007},
  • month = {feb 9},
  • title = {Prag 685 & artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359281},
}

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