ATHE 46 (P358378)

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

57.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# im-di3-dingir qi2-bi-ma
2. [um-ma i]-di2-a-szur-ma
3. [x] _tug2# hi-a_ 6(disz) mu-ta-tim#
4. sza# [_an]-na_ 8(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-me
5. [... isz]-tu3? bu-ru-dim
6. [...] x u3 a-na-kam
7. [x] _tug2_ ku-ta-nu [x] 4(disz) ku-si2-a-tim
8. sza# a-ki-di2-e sza# a-puzur4-a-szur
9. e-zi-bu isz-te2-ni-isz3
10. 8(u) ku-ta-ni 4(disz) ku-si2-a-tim
11. sza a-ki-di2-e 6(disz) mu-ta-tim
12. sza# _an-na_ / 8(disz) _ansze hi-a_
13. u3 u2-nu-[su2-nu] a-na ma-la2
14. te2#-er-ti2 puzur4-a-szur
15. [a]-na a-wi-lim x x
16. [...] ap2-qi2-id
reverse
1. [u2-sze2-ba]-la2#-kum a-na-kam
2. _ansze# hi-a_ ak-lu u2
3. a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3
4. s,u2-ha-ri / u2-na-hi-su2-nu um-ma
5. a-na-ku-ma a-pu-tum ki-ma
6. sza# a-na-kam _ansze# hi-a_
7. i-na ha-ra#-nim# lu ak-lu

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 49.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: ATHE, 46

    [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.

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 288

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

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  • 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
2016-07-28 at 14:09:48 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 2: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“ATHE 46 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358378.
ATHE 46 artifact entry (No. P358378). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358378 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358378 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 46 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358378},
}


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