SM 1948.05.003 (P408045)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1948.05.003

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter [identification uncertain] (SM catalogue: fragment of a sealed envelope.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

73.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 73.0 high × 33.0 wide × 16.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: fragment of envelope
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Letter [identification uncertain] (SM catalogue: fragment of a sealed envelope.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1948.05.003
  • Accession No.: 08974 (SM catalogue: 3170)

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. 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
“SM 1948.05.003 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P408045.
SM 1948.05.003 artifact entry (No. P408045). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P408045
SM 1948.05.003 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P408045 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1948.05.003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P408045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P408045},
}


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