ARK 246 (P368341)

Tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Sammlung Professor Dr. A. B. Schmidt, Tübingen, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Sammlung Professor Dr. A. B. Schmidt, Tübingen, Germany

Museum Number

Schmidt 2

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6
2. a-na su2-in-_sipa_ is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma
3. um-ma me-er-u2 pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
4. a-na su2-in-_sipa_-ma
5. me-er-u2 me-tim ni-nu
6. a-bu-ni t,up-pa2-am e-zi-ib-ni-a-ti2
7. sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
8. i-na-ru-qi2-szu a-bu-ka3 i-na
9. a-lim{ki} szu-mi3 a-bi4-ni i-la2-pu-tu3
10. lu i-na-ru-qi2-szu szu-mi3 a-bi4-ni
11. il5-pu-ut lu a-bu-ni sza-bu
12. lu szi2-be-e ti2-szu lu t,up-pa2-am
13. ha-ar-ma-am tu3-ka3-al
14. ri-id-a-ma t,up-pa2-ka3 du-uk
15. me-er-u2 me-tim ni-nu
16. i-na ba-ab2 mu-a-ti2-szu sza a-bi4-ka3
17. ni-ka3-si2 a-bu-ni u3 a-bu-ka3
18. i-si2-u2-ma 1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na_
19. _uruda sag10_ i-li-bi4 a-bi4-ka3
20. a-bu-ni i-di2-i _uruda_
21. lu a-s,i2-it a-bi4-ni sza-qu2-ul
22. lu a-bu-ni sza-bu lu i-li-bi4-ku-nu
reverse
1. a-hu-ur me-er-u2 me-tim
2. ni-nu pa2-ti2-ni-a-ti2 su2-in-_sipa_
3. me-er-e pu-szu-ke-en6
4. e-pu-ul um-ma su2-in-_sipa_-ma
5. a-na me-er-e pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
6. t,up-pa2-am ha-ar-ma-am sza ku-nu-uk
7. a-bi4-ku-nu sza ki-ma t,up-pu-um
8. szu-um-szu sza hu-bu-ul a-mur-esz18-dar
9. sza i-na _e2_ pu-szu-ke-en6 sza e-li-a-ni
10. sa2-ar t,up-pa2-am u2-ka3-al
11. a-tu3-nu a-na 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
12. u3 1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na uruda_ ma-s,i-im
13. ta-ar-ta-ag-ma-nim me-ra
14. me-tim a-na-ku t,up-pu-um szu-um-szu
15. sza a-bi4-a sza tu3-ka3-la2-ni
16. di2-na-nim-ma la2-du-uk
17. la2 tu3-na-ha-ni-ma a-na di2-nim
18. la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-ni a-na a-wa-tim
19. a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um
20. ka3-ni-isz i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
21. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur
22. szi2-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in
left
1. _igi_ en-um-a-szur _igi_ szu-be-lim
2. _igi_ {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ szu-be-lim _dumu sag10_-im
2. _kiszib3_ en-um-asz-szur _dumu_
  seal B
3. i-da-a _kiszib3_ {d}en-lil2-ba#-[ni]
4. _dumu_ i-a-dan#
5. a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-[tim]
6. ka3#-ru-um ka3-ni-isz
  (lower edge: seal C)
reverse
1. [i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma]
  seal B
2. _igi gir2_ sza a-[szur]
3. szi2#-bu-ti2-ni ni-di2-in
  seal A
  seal A
top
  seal B
left
  seal C
right
  seal B
1. _dumu_ a-ba-[x]

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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: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 246

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Schmidt 2
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-30 at 09:56:20 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-30 at 09:41:40 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-28 at 15:32:06 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2019-06-21 at 08:45:08 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:12:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-03-21 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“ARK 246 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 30, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P368341.
ARK 246 artifact entry (No. P368341). (2023, June 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P368341 (Original work published 2007)
ARK 246 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P368341 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023ARK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 30},
	title = {ARK 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P368341},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P368341},
}


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