KKS 16a+b (P359950)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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Museum Collection(s)

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 463

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
3. zi-ki _dumu_ a-szur-sipa
4. szu-mi3-a-bi4-a i-szu
5. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza e-la2-li2
7. u3 a-szur-isz-ta-ki-il5
8. 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_
9. i-na _iti-kam_
reverse
1. s,i2-ib-tam2
2. u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_
3. qa2-ra-a-tim
4. li-mu-um
5. puzur4-ni-ra-ah
6. a-li zi-ki
7. a-mu-ru _ku3-babbar_-pi3
8. a-la2-qe2 _igi_ da-a-a
9. _dumu_ pi3-la2-ah-su2-en6
left
1. _igi_ a-bu-sza-lim
envelope
obverse
  seal A/52
1. _kiszib3_ da-a-a _dumu_ pi3-la2-ah-su2-en6
2. _kiszib3_ a-bu-sza-lim _dumu_ e-di2-na-a
3. _kiszib3_ zi-ki _dumu_ a-szur-sipa
4. 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
  seal A/52
5. i-s,e2-er zi-ki
  seal B/53
reverse
1. _dumu_ a-szur-sipa szu-mi3-a-bi4-a
  seal B/53
2. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
3. sza e-la2-li2 u3 a-szur-isz-ta-ki-il5
4. 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_ i-na _iti-kam_
5. s,i2-ib-tam2
  seal C/54
6. u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ qa2-ra-a-tim
7. li-mu-um puzur4-ni-ra-ah
  seal A/52
8. _ku3-babbar_-pi3 a-li zi-ki
left
1. e!-mu-ru a-la2-qe2
  seal A/52
right
  seal B/53

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
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  • Genre(s): Legal
  • Language(s):

  • Matouš, Lubor, and Marie Matoušova-Rajmova. 1984. [KKS 16a+b (Matouš1984-141344)]

    primary

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Prague I 463
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. CDLI CDLI approved
2016-07-28 at 15:17:21 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2009-11-11 at 22:56:59 Englund, Robert K. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 1: NB: Teissier, Sealing 127 nr.172; obv. 5: NB: Teissier, Sealing 134 nr.242; rev. 5: NB: Teissier, Sealing 144 nr.313

Cite this Artifact

“KKS 16a+b Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359950.

KKS 16a+b artifact entry (No. P359950). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359950

KKS 16a+b artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359950 (Accessed: April 1, 2023).

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}

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