KTP 04 (P260363)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04047

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na ka3]-ri-im ka3-ni-isz
2. [...] a-li-[ku] qi2-bi2#-ma
3. [...] x x [...]-ma
4. [...] mi3 szu x x x tum
5. [...] da? [...] im
6. [...] ma [...]-x-a
7. [...] ma-la2 [... x ...]-ru-ni
8. [...]-a-at ma-ka3-ri-im
9. [...] x-tim [...] am?
10. [... sze2]-bi-la2-ma u3 a-na-ku
11. [...] ma#-am u2-sze2-bi-il5#
12. [...] x x ru-ba-um
13. [ka3]-ni-szi2-um
14. [...] sza ru ri-ir um-ma#
15. szu#-ut-ma a-na pu-ru-usz-[ha-tim]
reverse
1. sza wa-ah-szu-sza-na
2. la2 tu3-szar-szu-nu a-na-ku
3. a-na pu-uz2-ri-im
4. la2 u2-szar-szu-nu um-ma a-na-ku-ma
5. szi2-bu-tum a-na ru-ba-im
6. u3 szi2-ip-ri i-ma-li-ku mi3-nam
7. t,a2-hu-u2 te2-i-ra-tim
8. [a]-na ru-ba-im ra-di2-um sza t,up-pa2-am
9. [na]-asz2#-a-ku-nu-[ti2]-ni na-szi2
10. [na]-pa2-al-ta-ak-nu sza ta-ba-a-ni
11. [...] ru#-ba-im ka3-ni-szi2-im
12. [...] x al szu ma a x a ma
13. [a-s,e2]-ri-a la2 u2-szu-ru a-na-ku
14. [...] x tim la2 asz2-im
15. [...] na#-ku-ma-la2 me-er-e?
16. [...] ...

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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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: le. e. wanting, rev effaced
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  • primary: KTP, 4

    [Stephens1927KTP] Stephens, Ferris J. 1927. “The Cappadocian Tablets in the University of Pennsylvania Museum.” Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 11: 101–36.

  • history: LAPO 19, 39

    [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.

  • history: JSOR 11, 04

    [sec48010] N.d. Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 11.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04047
  • Accession No.:

  • 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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 3: (2 signs erased?)

Cite this Artifact
“KTP 04 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260363.
KTP 04 artifact entry (No. P260363). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260363 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260363 (Accessed: November 7, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260363},
}


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