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CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 (P358551)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113490

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-szur-i-mi3-ti2-ma
3. asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma
4. a-na#-[ku]-ma a-di2 _ku3-ki_
5. [u3] _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na za-ha-a
6. a-na a-szi2-im ta-di2-nu
7. a-szi2-um ma-se2-er
8. a-na sza ki-ma qa2-qi2-di2-ka3
9. szu-pu-ur-ma te2-er-ta-ka3
10. qa2-at-ka3 li-is,-ba-at
11. u3 szu-ma a-szi2-am
12. qa2-su2-nu i-s,a-ba-at
13. isz-ti2 i-[ib]-ri# a-wi-li
14. sza pi3-szu-nu i-di2-nu-ni-ku-ni!
reverse
1. e#-di2-il5 tap-pa2-e-szu
2. [asz2]-ta#-al-ma a-szi2-am
3. a-na e-t,a2-ar ra-mi3-<ni>-szu
4. a-s,e2-er qa2-qu2-ru-um
5. da#-nu-um u2-ka3-lu-ka3
6. li-ba-ka3 i-ma-ra-as, /
erasures after word separator
7. a-wi-lu-um a-na
8. a-szi2-im ma-di2-im
9. a-na _e-gal_-lim pi3-szu
10. i-di2-in szu-pu-ur-ma
11. lu te2-er-ta-<ka3> lu a-szi2-a-ka3
12. e-ba-ar lu-hu-sa3-ti2-a
13. la2 e-ti2-iq# [a]-di2 t,up-pi3-ka3
14. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra#-ni
15. a-na ku?!-nu-ki [a]-szur#-i-mi3-ti2
16. sza esz18-dar-[...]
left
1. e-ta-wu-u2 [um-ma szu]-ut-ma t,up-pi3
2. sza e-la2-li2 [a-ma-la2 di2]-in
3. ka3-ri-im [...] qa2-ti2-ni
4. u2-ka3-al# [...]-ma
5. a [...]

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CCT 2, 43

[Smith1924CCT2] Smith, Sidney. 1924. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 2. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Innaya, 59

[Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 19, 193

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 113490
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113490)
The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-239)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 6: followed by erasure

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“CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551.

CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 artifact entry (No. P358551). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 2, 43, {BM} 113490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551},
}

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“CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551.

CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 artifact entry (No. P358551). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 2, 43, BM 113490 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 2, 43, {BM} 113490 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358551},
}

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