ATHE 38 (P358370)

Letter tablet 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

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma i-ka3-a-ma mi3-szu#
3. sza ta-na-zu-mu-u2
4. ma-nu-um i-na tu3-ur#-hu#-mi3-it
5. sza _an-na_ a-na _uruda_ la2-mu-nim
6. i-ta-na-di2-nu i-nu-mi3
7. su2-e-a i-li-ka3-ni
8. _an-na_ 9(disz) _ma-na-ta_ u2 1(u) _ma-na-ta_
9. i-ta-na-di2-nu
10. a-na-ku 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na-ta_
11. u2-sze2-bi-la2-kum
12. a-szur u2 _dingir_-lu a-hu-tim
13. li-t,u3-la2 5(disz) _ma-na_
14. _an-na_ i-na li-bi
reverse
1. _an-na_-ki-ka3
2. a-na ha-na-nim a-na
3. 3(u) _ma-na-ta# uruda#_ la2-mu-nim
4. a-di2-szu-ma szu#-[ut]-ma# i-ta-ba-al
5. 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na# er#-bi-im
6. la2 i-di2-na#-ni#
7. a-na sza ku-[x] mi3#-szu-um
8. ta-na-zu-um wa-di-i
9. a-sa3-ka3-am il5-ta-na-qe2-u2
10. 5(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ szi2-kam
11. 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_
12. ma-su2-ha-am 6(disz) _ma-na_
13. ki-ib-sa3-tim a-na szu-esz18-dar
14. a-di2-in _uruda_
15. sza# szi2-na-ZU
16. ub-la2-ku-ni le-qe2-szu
left
1. a-szu-mi3 _uruda_ sza sza-du-ni-ma!
2. sza# ta-asz2#-pu-ra-ni 6(disz) _ma-na_
3. [_ku3]-sig17#?_ a-na ka3-ni-isz!(SZA)
4. ta#-ta-ba-al

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 56.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: ATHE, 38

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:09:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:53 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

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Cite this Artifact
“ATHE 38 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358370.
ATHE 38 artifact entry (No. P358370). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358370 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 38 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358370 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358370},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358370},
}


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