KKS 18a,b (P359952)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 465 & Ist Ka 0456

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. _7(disz) ma-na 1(u) 7(disz) gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
3. i-di2-a-bi4-im i-di2-esz18-dar
4. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
5. sza a-szur-be-el-a-wa-tim
6. u3 a-mur-esz18-dar
7. a-na 4(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
8. i-sza-qal szu-ma
9. la2 isz-qu2-ul
10. ki-ma a-wa-at
reverse
1. ka3-ri-im s,i2-ib-tam2
2. i-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na
3. _1(disz) ma-na_-em _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_
4. u2-s,a-ab2
5. li-mu-um a-al-du10
6. _dumu_ ib-ni-li2 _iti 1(disz)-kam_
7. na-ar-ma-ka3-a-szur
8. sza ke-na-tim
9. _igi_ a-szur-du10
10. _dumu_ a-szur-ma-lik
11. _igi_ a-mur-dingir
left
1. _dumu_ i-bi4-su2-a
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] _dumu#?_ puzur4#?-[...]
2'. [i-szu isz]-tu3 ha-mu-usz-[tim sza]
3'. [a-szur-be]-el-a-wa-tim [u3]
4'. [...]-isz a-na 4(u) [n]
5'. [ha-am-sza]-tim# i-sza-[qal]
  rest broken
reverse
2. [_kiszib3_ a]-szur#-du10
3. [_dumu_ a]-szur#-ma-lik
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
4. _kiszib3_ a-mur-dingir
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
5. _dumu_ i-[bi4-su2-a]
6. [...]
left
1'. [...] _1/2(disz) gin2_
2'. [...]-ta
3'. [...]-tim?
seal 1
  (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, 18a & 18b

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

  • history: OAA 1, 174

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: ICK 2, 3

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

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  • Museum No.: Prague I 465 & Ist Ka 0456
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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
2016-07-28 at 15:17:22 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-23 at 12:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-23 at 11:17:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-07-23 at 11:15:39 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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: rev. 11: followed by erasure; e. 3: NB: Teissier, Sealing 149 nr.343

Cite this Artifact
“KKS 18a,b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359952.
KKS 18a,b artifact entry (No. P359952). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359952 (Original work published 2007)
KKS 18a,b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359952 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KKS 18a,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359952},
}


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