CCT 2, 02, BM 113258 (P358523)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113258

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. um-ma sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
2. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
3. 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ e-la2 ub-lam
4. 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-di2-su2-en6
5. ub-lam _sza3-ba_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. a-mu-ru-um ne2-pi3-sza-am / sza
7. i-di2-su2-en6 ub-la2-ni _igi_ ku-lu-ma-a
8. ap2-t,u3-ur-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2_
9. _ku3-babbar_ ba-ti2-iq sza-ap2-ra-tum
10. ra?-bi4-a i-na mi3-ta-hu-ri-im
11. e ta-li-ib 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
12. a-na ni-is-ha-at ni-is-ha-tim
13. a-di2-in 1(u) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
14. _ku3-babbar_ a-na lu-qu2-tim
15. sza a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku
16. ir-de8-ku-ni asz2-qu2-ul
17. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_
18. ku-nu-ku 1(u) _ma-na an-na_-ak
19. qa2-tim _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
20. 1(u) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_
21. 1(u) _tug2 hi-a_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
22. it-bu-lu 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_
23. lu szi2-im [_ansze_]
reverse
1. lu u2-ku-[ul-tu3-szu]
2. u3 2(disz) _gin2 [ku3-babbar_]
3. a-na e-[x]-x 2(disz) _gin2_
4. u2-nu-ut _ansze_ 5(disz) _gin2_
5. wa-s,i2-tum 1(disz) _tug2_ ka3-ab2-tum
6. a-ha-ma sza a-zi-a
7. mi3-ma a-nim ku-nu-ki-a
8. e-la2 i-ra-de8-a-kum
9. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 9(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
10. 2(asz) _gu2_ 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ku
11. 9(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ak qa2-tim
12. 1(u) 5(disz) la2 1/6(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
13. 9(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
14. szi2-im _ansze_ 5(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum
15. 1(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-ut _ansze_ mi3-ma a-nim
16. ku-nu-ki-a ku-lu-ma-a
17. i-ra-de8-a-kum _ku3-babbar_
18. sza sze2-ep e-la2 u3 i-di2-su2-en6
19. gam2-ra-kum sza sa3-ri-dim
20. a-na ku-lu-ma-a la2 a-di2-in
21. 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nim sza a-zi-a
22. ku-lu-ma-a na-asz2-a-kum
23. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-lu-a
left
1. e-la2 ub-lam 1(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2_ ni-is-ha-tim a-di2-in 1(u) 4(disz) la2 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta_
2. 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 an-ba_ ri-ik-su2 i-li-bi4 szu-uq-li-ka3
3. na-di2 ku-lu-ma-a i-ra-de8-a-kum

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: CCT 2, 2

    [Smith1924CCT2] Smith, Sidney. 1924. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 2. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: OACP, p. 117

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 150

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: BM 113258
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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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:06 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 1: GKT 7a; 10: GKT 87a; 33: GKT 7a; 48-49: GKT 103c; 10: sfs.

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 2, 02, BM 113258 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358523.
CCT 2, 02, BM 113258 artifact entry (No. P358523). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358523 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 2, 02, BM 113258 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358523 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 2, 02, {BM} 113258 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358523},
}


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