KKS 21a+b (P359956)

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 568

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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tablet
obverse
1. be2-tum8 sza a-si2-nim
2. sza t,e6-hi-i _e2_
3. pu-szu-ke-en6 a-szi2-e-et
4. a-la2-hi-num hi-isz-ta-ah-szu
5. _gal_ s,a-bi-im usz-ha-ta
6. a-zu ku-la2-ku-la2 ha-szu!-i
7. u3 ha-pu-a-la2 ki-ma
8. u3-pa2-ti-nim
9. sza a-szi2-e-et a-la2-hi-num
10. a-na bu-za-zu _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6
11. a-na szi2-mi3-im
12. i-di2-nu-ma szi2-im
reverse
1. be2-tim a-szi2-e-et
2. u3 a-wi-lu a-ni-u2-tum
3. sza-bu-u2 a-na
4. be2-te2-e a-na bu-za-zu
5. u2-la2 i-tu3-ru-u2 szu-ma
6. ma-ma-an i-tu3-a-ar
7. a-szi2-e-et a-la2-hi-num
8. hi-isz-ta-ah-szu _gal_ s,a-bi-im
9. usz-ha-ta a-su2 ku-la2-ku-la2
10. ha-szu-i u3 ha-pu-a-la2-ma
11. u2-bu-bu-szu _igi_ i-sa3-li-a
12. _igi_ ha-nu _igi_ ha-nu-nu
left
1. _igi_ pe3-ru-a _igi_ ta-ar-hu-la2
2. _igi_ ka3-ma-li-a
envelope
obverse
  seal A/68
1'. [_kiszib3_ ...]-nim _kiszib3_ [...]
2'. [_kiszib3_ ...] _dumu_ pu-li-na#
3'. [_kiszib3_ ...] _dumu#_ ti2-ri-ku-da
4'. [_kiszib3_ ...] ra-di2-im sza ru-ba-im
5'. [_kiszib3_ a-szi2-e-et a-la2]-hi-nim sza ta-ta-sza!
6'. [_kiszib3_ hi-isz-ta-ah-szu] _gal_ s,a-bi4-szu
7'. [_kiszib3_ ku-la2-ku-la2] _kiszib3#_ a-zu-u2
  seal A/68
8'. _kiszib3_ ha-szu#-[i _kiszib3_] ha#-pu-a-la2
9'. [_e2_]-ti2 szu-[...] a-hu a-si2-nim
  seal B/69
10'. sza t,e2-hi _e2_ pu-szu-ke-en6
11'. a-szi2-et a-la2-hi-num hi-isz-ta-ah-szu
reverse
1'. _gal_ s,a-bi4-szu usz-ha-ta
  seal A/68
2'. a-zu ku-la2-ku-la2 ha-szu-i u3
3'. ha-pu-a-la2 ki-ma u2-pa2-ti2-nim sza
4'. a-szi2-et a-na szi2-mi3-im a-na
5'. bu-za-zu _dumu_ pu-szu-ke-en6 i-di2-nu
6'. szi2-im _e2#_{[be-ti2} sza-bu-u2 a-na]
7'. _e2_-ti2 a-na bu-za-zu u2-la# i-[tu3]-ru
8'. szu-ma ma-<ma>-an a-na be-ti2# [a]-na#
9'. bu-za-zu i-tu3-ar a-szi2-[et a-la2-hi-num]
10'. sza ta-ta-isz hi-isz-[ta-ah-szu]
11'. _gal_ s,a-bi4-szu usz-ha-ta [a-su2]
12'. ku-la2-ku-la2 ha-szu-i [u3 ha-pu-a-la2]
13'. ki-ma u2-pa2-ti2-nim
14'. _e2_-ti2 a-na bu-[za-zu u2-ba-ab2?]
  seal A/68
left
  (3 ring impressionse/70)
right
  seal B/69

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KKS, 21a & 21b

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

  • history: Fs Larsen p.137-177, p. 157-158

    [Dercksen2004society] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 2004. “Some Elements of Old Anatolian Society in Kaniš.” In Assyria and beyond. Studies Presented to Mogens Trolle Larsen, edited by Jan Gerrit Dercksen, 137–77. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 100. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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  • Museum No.: Prague I 568
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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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:56:59 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. 2: NB: Teissier, Sealing 155 nr.364; obv. 9': NB: Teissier, Sealing 171 nr.489; e. 14': NB: Teissier, Sealing 164 nr.429

Cite this Artifact
“KKS 21a+b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359956.
KKS 21a+b artifact entry (No. P359956). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359956 (Original work published 2007)
KKS 21a+b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359956 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KKS 21a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359956},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359956},
}


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