POAT 18a+b (P361131)
Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM L-29-573 & UM L-29-573_eProvenience
Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. um-ma wa-ak-lum2-ma
2. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
3. qi2-bi-ma / a-na-kam-ma
4. a-bi / u2-na-hi-id-ka3
5. um-ma szu-ut-ma / szu-ma me-er-i a-ta
6. szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni
7. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 / as2-qu2-dim
8. s,a-ba-at / a-ni i-na t,up-pi2-ka3
9. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am
10. um-ma a-ta-ma / a-wi-lum2
11. i-na qa2-qi2-ri-im
12. da-nim / wa-sza-ab2
13. [la2 e]-ta-la2-ku-ma!
14. [_ku3]-babbar_ la2 a-s,a-ba-at
reverse
1. szu-ma a-bi4 a-ta
2. szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni
3. a-ma 2(disz) t,up-pe2-en6
4. na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-um
5. isz-te2-en6 / t,up-pa2-am szi2-me
6. 1(disz) t,up-pa2-am / i-na qa2-ti2-ka3
7. ka3-i-il5 / szu-ma a-bi4 a-ta
8. szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni
9. a-bu-ni lu-qu2-tam2 ma-a-tam2
10. i-di2-szu-um lu e-ta-la2-ti2-ma
11. isz-tu3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(asz) _gu2_ u3 e-li-isz
12. s,a-ba-at / _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
13. la2 i-ha-li-iq ki-ma
14. sza a-ta / ta-qi2-sza-ni
15. li-bi4 ha-di _igi_ a-szur
16. u3 i-li-a a-ka3-ra-ba-kum!
17. [ki]-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2 ra-mi3-ni-ka3
18. szu-tam2-ri-is
left
1. a-szu-mi3 a-wa-ti2-ka3 / sza i-bu-lu-ut, a-bi4-a
2. ta-ap2-te2-a-ni u3 t,up-pa2-ka3! / asz2-[ta-me]
3. a-na-ku a-na-kam ma-s,a-ku-um
envelope
4. [_kiszib3_ wa-ak]-lim
5. [a-na] pu#-szu-ke-en6 _dumu_ su2-e-a
6. [a-na a]-wa-at t,up-pi3-im
7. [i]-hi#-id u3 t,up-pa2-am
8. [sza] a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-mur-dingir
9. [na]-asz2-u2 / t,up-pa2-am
10. li#-qe-ma / sze2-bi4-lam
11. a-ta ki-ma ta-le-e-u2
12. e-pu-usz / sza-ku-kam
13. a-na qa2-ab2-li-ka3
14. na-asz2-u2-ni-kum
15. t,up-pa2-am isz-te2-en6
16. pi3-te2-ma / szi2-ta-me
17. [1(disz)] t,up-pa2-am ka3-i-il5
reverse
1. a-na pi3-am lu ma-al-a-ti-ma
2. lu! e-ta-la2-ti2
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}lugal]-gi#
2. _ensi2#_
3. [{d}a]-szur3
column 2
1. _dumu_ i-ku-[nim]
2. _ensi2_
3. {d}a-szur3
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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Seal information:
RIMA 1.0.035.001, ex. 05
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primary: POAT, 18a+b
[Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.
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history: OACC, p. 135 n. 94
[Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
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history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 30-32
[Lewy1968Philadelphia] Lewy, Hildegard, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1968. “Old Assyrian Texts in the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.” Hebrew Union College Annual 39: 1–33.
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history: LAPO 19, 10a & 10b
[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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citation: Bateman et al., Preservation and Reproduction of Clay Tablets… (1966) pl. 15 (photo of a cast of the case),
[sec94646] N.d.
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- Museum No.: UM L-29-573 & UM L-29-573_e
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- Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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- Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved | ||
2023-06-20 at 05:55:32 | 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 | |
2016-05-20 at 08:04:46 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2015-12-03 at 03:34:02 | Firth, Richard | Atf | Firth, Richard | CDLI | approved | ||
2013-06-10 at 16:37:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2009-11-11 at 23:08:13 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved | ||
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (382697)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (L.29-573)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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CDLI Seals 003474 (composite) (P456184) | Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) | Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) | Sargon1.00.00.00 |