CCT 5, 47, BM 113572 (P358857)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 113572

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma en-um-a-szur-ma
2. a-na bu-za-zu / a-szur-gal
3. u3 a-zi-a qi2-bi-ma
4. a-na a-szur-gal qi2-bi-ma
5. i-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-ki_
6. sza dan-a-szur i-di2!-na-ku-ni-ma
7. a-na a-lim{ki} a-na szi2-a-ma-tim
8. tu3-ub-lu _sza3-ba_ 2(u) ku-ta-ni
9. sza qa2-tim 3(disz) ku-ta-ni
10. _sag10_ ku-nu-ki-ka3
11. 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-am
12. u3 u2-nu-su2 i-na
reverse
1. ha-mi3-sa3-nim a-na bu-za-zu
2. ta-[di2]-nu-ma t,up#-pu#-szu
3. ta-[ah]-ri-mu a-na#-kam!
4. 2(u) ku-ta-ni sza qa2-tim
5. 3(disz) _tug2! sag10_ 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma-am
6. u3 u2-nu-su2 bu-za-zu
7. i-di2-nam a-ma-kam t,up-pa2-am
8. sza ku-nu-ki-szu di2-szu!-ma
9. li-du-uk a-na sza ki-ma
10. i-a-ti2 qi2-bi-ma a-ma-kam!
11. ma-mi3-tam2 id-a-szu-ma
12. i-li i-s,e2-ri-szu
13. lu i-szu
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. _kiszib3_ en-um-a-szur _dumu_ szal2!-mah!
2. a-na bu-za-zu a-szur-gal
3. _dumu_ en-na-nim
4. u3 a-zi-a
  blank space
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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: CCT 5, 47c

    [Smith1956CCT5] Smith, Sidney, and Donald J. Wiseman. 1956. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 5. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: LAPO 19, 298

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 113572
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
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 View
2021-04-02 at 00:58:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:40 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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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: rev. 12: ha-ra?-nim a-na bu-za-zu NB: Nashef, RGTC 4, 48: ha-mi3-a-nim

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 5, 47, BM 113572 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358857.
CCT 5, 47, BM 113572 artifact entry (No. P358857). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358857 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 47, BM 113572 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358857 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358857},
}


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