CCT 4, 20, BM 115179 (P358663)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 115179

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 mu-za u2 pu-szu-ke-en6
2. a-na mu-za qi2-bi4-ma
3. um-ma la2-ma-sza-ma
4. 3(disz) a-lu-na-tum sza si2-pa2-ri
5. a-sza-la2-szi2-szu szu-ga-ri-a-u2
6. a-sza-la2-szi2-szu ma-az-lu-gu5
7. szi-ta it-qu2-ra-tum / sza si2-pa2-ri
8. 2(disz) su2-pa2-nu / ma-me-ri
9. 3(disz) ha-s,i2-nu / ka3-la2-pu
10. 4(disz) ar-za-lu / u3 1(disz) si2-ru
11. sza 2(u) _ma-na_ mi3-ma
12. a-nim a-di2-na-ki-im
13. [a]-ha-ti2 / a-ti2-i / a-ma
reverse
1. pu-szu-ke-en6 pi2-qi2-su2-nu
2. a-szu-mi3 / u2-nu-tim a-mi3-tim
3. isz-tu3 8(disz)-_mu sze_ / isz-ti2-a
4. za-ni / a-ha-ma 7(disz) u2-ka3-pu
5. sza-pi2-u2-tum _sza3_ 3(disz) u2-ka3-pu
6. a-na pe2-ru-a / ta-di2-ni
7. szi2-ti2 u2-ka3-pi3 a-na ar-na
8. u2 a-sze2-ni-szu ta-ma-la2-ki
9. ku-nu-ki-a a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
10. di2-in u2 / si2-ru sa3-he-er!-tum
11. e-la2-nu-ma e-zi#-ba-ki-szu
12. u2 szu-a-ti2 / di2-ni
13. a-ha-[ti2] a-ti2-i mi3-ma
left
1. u2-tu3-ub-tim sza ta-du-nu-szu-ni
2. i-na-[asz-pe3]-er?#!-ti2-ki
3. lu-up-ti2-im

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CCT 4, 20a

    [Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: LAPO 19, 369

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 115179
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 4: GKT section 121c; 4-10: GKT section 104a; 7: GKT section 121c. section 122b; 7-12: Bilgic Appellativa 68f.; 13: GKT section 48a; 13-14: GKT section 35a+A.1; 17-23: Bilgic Appellativa 77f.; 21: GKT section 71c; 27: EL I, 4b; 13: NB: a-ma

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 4, 20, BM 115179 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358663.
CCT 4, 20, BM 115179 artifact entry (No. P358663). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358663 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 20, BM 115179 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358663 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 20, {BM} 115179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358663},
}


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