CCT 5, 03, BM 119404 (P358840)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 119404

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
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1. a-na i-na-a qi2-bi-[ma]
2. um-ma a-szur3-re-s,i2-ma
3. ki-ma te2-er-ta-ka3 a-na
4. za-al-pa2 i-li-ka3-ni
5. um-ma a-ta-ma / a-ma-kam
6. la2 wa-asz2-ba-ti2 / ra-di2-u2
7. a-ma-kam / e-mu-ru-ka3-ma
8. i-a-um / a-na-kam / li-bi
9. e am-ra-as, / a-na te2-ga-ra#-ma#
10. e-ti2-iq-ma / i-na te2-ga-ra-ma
11. lu wa-asz2-ba-ti2 / ki-ma u3-mu
12. da-nu-ni / u3 sza szu-su2-en6
13. ra-ma-szu / la2 t,a2-bu-ni
14. s,u2-ha-ra-am szu-su2-en6 / u3 am-tam2
15. i-na za-al-pa2 / e-ta-zi-ba-am
16. a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta
17. te2-er-ta-ka3 / u3-qa2-a
18. te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma
19. a-szar ma-la2-ki-am!
20. _ku3-babbar_ / sza ku-ur-ku-ra-nim
21. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
22. um-ma a-ta-ma / a-na-kam
23. ku-ur-ku-ra-nam
24. as,-ba-at-ma um-ma [szu-ut-ma]
25. mi3-ma _ku3-babbar / la2_ ha-bu-la2-ku
26. i-nu-mi3 / a-ma-kam wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni
27. a-s,e2-er / szi2-bi sza [a-na-ku]
28. a-na ku-ur-ku-ra-nim
29. asz2-ku-nu / a-ta / la2 ta-[asz2-ku-un]
30. {d}utu-ba-ni u3 _ARAD2_ [...]
31. i-ku-nu-um _dumu_ {d}utu-ba-ni#
32. a-szur3-la2-ma-si2 / a-ta-[ta]
33. _dumu_ la2-qe2-pi2-im / ta-asz2-[...]
34. a-na ka3-lu-wa / a-szur# [...]
35. a-na 2/3(disz) _ma-na#_ [...]
36. [a]-na szi2-bu-[tim {d}utu-ba-ni]
37. u3 _ARAD2!_-ka3 [...]
38. isz-ku-nu-szu-nu / ki-[...]
39. [x]-x-ma qa2-qu2-ru-um [da-nu-um]
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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 5, 3b

    [Smith1956CCT5] Smith, Sidney, and Donald J. Wiseman. 1956. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 5. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Innaya, 42

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 19, 282

    [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 119404
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 22:55:39 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: obv. 19: 20. mi3-il5-ka3-ni u3 a-di2

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 5, 03, BM 119404 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358840.
CCT 5, 03, BM 119404 artifact entry (No. P358840). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358840 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 03, BM 119404 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358840 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 03, {BM} 119404 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P358840},
}


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