KKS 04a+b & (P359938)

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 451a & Prague I 451b + Ist Ka 0519

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. {d}iszkur-ba-ni u3 ta-ri-sza
2. is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma
3. ni-isz / a-lim{ki} it-mu-u2-ma
4. a-wa-ti2-szu-nu
5. ni-ig-mu-ur-ma
6. _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_ be2-u2-la2-at
7. _ARAD2_ sza-li-be-li2
8. {d}iszkur-ba-ni / il5-qe2
9. {d}iszkur-ba-ni / <<a-na>>
10. u3 me-er-u2-szu
11. a-na ta-ri-sza
reverse
1. u2-la2 i-tu3-ru
2. u3 ta-ri-sza
3. u3 a-hu-sza a-na
4. {d}iszkur-ba-ni / u3
5. me-er-e-szu / u2 la2 ta-tu3-a-ar
6. ha-na-na
7. zu-pa2 / a-mur-dingir
8. u3 a-szur3-i-di2
9. ga-me-er / a-wa-tim
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
1. _kiszib3_ ha-na-na _dumu_ {d}esz18-dar-ku-ru-ub
2. _kiszib3_ zu-pa2 _dumu_ na-ab2-su2-en
3. _kiszib3_ a-mur-dingir _dumu_ kur-ub-esz18-dar
4. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-i-di2 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
5. sza ta#-ri#-sza# [u3]
6. {d}iszkur#-ba#-ni is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma
reverse
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
1. ni-isz a-lim{ki} it-mu-u2-[ma]
2. a-wa-ti2-szu-nu
3. ni-ig-mu-ur-ma _1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. be2-u2-la2-at / _ARAD2_ sza-lim-be-li
5. {d}iszkur-ba-ni sza-bu
  blank space
  seal 4 impression
6. {d}iszkur-ba-ni / u3 me-er-u2-szu
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
7. a-na ta-ri-sza u2-la2 i-tu3-ru
  belongs here?
left
1. ta-ri-sza u3 a-hu-sza <<a>>
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
2. a-na {d}iszkur-ba-ni u3 me-er-e#-szu
3. u2-la2 i-tu3-ru
right
  blank space
  seal 4 impression
seal 1
  (no legend)
seal 2
  (no legend)
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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  • primary: KKS, 4a & 4b

    [Matouš1984KKS] Matouš, Lubor, and Marie Matoušová-Rajmová. 1984. Kappadokische Keilschrifttafeln Mit Siegeln Aus Der Sammlung Der Karlsuniversität in Prag. Prag: Karlsuniversität.

  • history: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 175 Text 26

    [Hertel2013OAAS6] Hertel, Thomas K. 2013. Old Assyrian Legal Practices. Law and Dispute in the Ancient Near East. Old Assyrian Archives, Studies, Volume 6. PIHANS 123. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: ICK 2, 189

    [Matouš1962ICK2] Matouš, Lubor, and Marie Matoušová-Rajmová. 1962. Inscriptions Cunéiformes Du Kultépé. Volume II. Prague: Éditions de l’Académie Tchécoslovaque des Sciences.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Prague I 451a & Prague I 451b + Ist Ka 0519
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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
2016-07-30 at 18:36:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:56:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 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.

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 9: NB: Teissier, Sealing 183 nr.562; obv. 4: NB: Teissier, Sealing 122 nr.119; rev. 6: NB: Teissier, Sealing 120 nr.107; rev. 5: NB: Teissier, Sealing 129 nr.198

Cite this Artifact
“KKS 04a+b & Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359938.
KKS 04a+b & artifact entry (No. P359938). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359938 (Original work published 2007)
KKS 04a+b & artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359938 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023KKS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KKS 04a+b & artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359938},
}


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