ATHE 21a&b (P358353)

Tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Heidelberger Orientalisches Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Heidelberger Orientalisches Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany

Museum Number

HD —

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

59.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. zu-pa2 / a-na me-er-e
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma
3. um-ma zu-pa2-ma
4. a-na me-er-e
5. pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
6. sza _dub_ t,u3-<pi2>-a / ha-ar-mi3-im
7. _ku3-babbar_ / a-bu-ku-nu il5-qe2
8. mi3-szu-um / ZU-re-i
9. i-a-ti2 / u2-ka3-la2-ni
10. [um]-ma# ma-ru pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
11. [a]-na# ZU-re-i-ma
12. [sza _dub_] t,u3-pi3-szu
13. [ha-ar]-mi3#-im
reverse
1. [mi3?]-ma _ku3-babbar_
2. [a-bu]-ni / il5-qe2
3. [u2]-sze2#-er-szu-ma / ne2-nu
4. [a]-wa#-tam2 / ni-da-na-ku-um
5. ma-ah-ri-ni-ma / ZU-re-i
6. zu-pa2 / u2-sze2-er
7. a-na a-wa-tim
8. a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um
9. ka3-ni-isz / i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
10. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur
11. szi2-bu-ti2-ni
12. ni-di2-in
13. _igi_ zi-a-ta-tu3
left
1. _igi_ {d}ar-tu-[ba-ni]
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ zi-a-ta-tu3 _dumu_ a-la2-bi4-im
2. _kiszib3_ {d}mar-tu-ba-ni / _dumu_ bu-bu-wa-tal#
3. _dub_ t,u3-pu-um
4. sza ba-ab2-_dingir_ a-num#
5. sza _igi gir2_ sza [a-szur]
  seal A
  seal A
6. [ni-di2-nu]
reverse
  seal B
  (freier raum)
  seal B
  seal A
left
  seal B
right
  seal B

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
  • Measurements (mm): 59.0 high × 47.0 wide × 16.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; ATHE seal 10; 29

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: ATHE, 21A & 21B

    [Kienast1960ATHE] Kienast, Burkhart. 1960. Die Altassyrischen Texte Des Orientalischen Seminars Der Universität Heidelberg Und Der Sammlung Erlenmeyer-Basel. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, Band 1. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HD —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2020-06-18 at 06:27:29 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-16 at 09:23:12 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 9: followed by erasure; obv. 11: followed by erasure; obv. 12: followed by erasure; obv. 13: followed by erasure; rev. 1: followed by erasure; rev. 6: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“ATHE 21a&b Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358353.
ATHE 21a&b artifact entry (No. P358353). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358353 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 21a&b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358353 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 21a&b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358353},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358353},
}


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