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RA 059, 159 no. 25 (P390566)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16209

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Uncertain)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
2. qi2-bi-ma / um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma
3. ta-sza-me-ma / ta-ni-isz!-tum
4. il5!-te2-mi3-in
5. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im
6. a-na ha-la2-tim i-za-az
7. ku-ta-bi-it-ma
8. u3 al-kam-ma ku-ur-si2-ka3
9. pa2-ri-ir s,u2-ha-ar-tam2
10. a-na su2-un a-szur3
11. szu-ku-un i-na a-lim{ki}
12. _siki hi-a_ wa-aq-ra-at
13. i-nu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
14. ta-sza-ka3-na-ni
15. i-na qe2-ra-ab2
16. _siki hi-a_ szu-uk-nam
17. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
reverse
1. sza wa-s,i2-ti2-ka3
2. sza tu3-sze2-bi4-la2-ni mu-s,i2-um
3. e-ri-szu-ni-ma
4. a-szu-mi3-ka3 pa2-al-ha-ku-ma
5. u3-la2 a-<di2>-in
6. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
7. li-mu-um li-ru-ba-ma
8. _e2#_{[be2-tam2} li-bu-uk]
9. a-ha-at-ka3
10. _geme2_ a-na szi2-mi3-im
11. ta-di2-in-ma a-na-ku
12. a-na 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2_ ap2-t,u3-ur-szi2
13. sza-lim-a-hu-um
14. 2(disz){sze2-na} _e2#_[{be-te2-en}]
15. isz-tu3 a-ta tu3-us,-u2
16. e!-ta-pa2-asz2
17. ne2-nu-ma! a-na ma-ti2
left
1. ne2-pa2-asz2 _tug2_ sza a-szur-ma-lik
2. i-na pa2-ni-tim ub-la2-ni _ku3-babbar_
3. mi3-in la2 tu3-sze2-ba-lam

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Collections

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RA 59, p.149-176, p. 159 no. 25

[Garelli1965Genève] Garelli, Paul. 1965. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Suite). 3. Tablettes Conservées Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 149–76.
history: LAPO 19, 306

[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.: MAH 16209
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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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	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 23:12:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2009-10-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 11: gar.:qi2-ra-ab2; rev. 9: followed by erasure

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“RA 059, 159 No. 25 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566.

RA 059, 159 no. 25 artifact entry (No. P390566). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566

RA 059, 159 no. 25 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 159 no. 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566},
}

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“RA 059, 159 No. 25 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566.

RA 059, 159 no. 25 artifact entry (No. P390566). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566

RA 059, 159 no. 25 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-23]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 159 no. 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P390566},
}

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M1  - 2024/4/23/
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