KKS 34a+b (P359972)

Letter 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 700

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-ku-pi2-a-szur3 szu-isz-ha-ra
2. a-szur3-ma-lik u2 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur
3. a-na a-szur3-ma-lik
4. qi2-bi-ma um-ma in-bi4-esz18-dar-ma
5. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza i-na
6. a-lim{ki} / a-na a-ha-ti2-ka3
7. ha-bu-la2-ti2-ni 2(disz) / _ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. t,i2-re-e / a-na a-ha-ti2-ka3
9. a-wi-lum2 i-di2-in-ma
10. u2 na-asz2-pe3-ra-tu3-szu
11. i-ta-na-la2-ka3-ni
12. u2 i-na ta-wi-ni-a
reverse
1. aq-bi4-a-kum um-ma a-na-ku-ma
2. ku-nu-uk-ma a-na a-bi4-ni
3. sze2-bi4-il5 / um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_
4. i-qa2-ti2-a / la2 i-ba-szi2 / a-hi a-ta
5. i-na {d}utu-szi / na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2
6. ta-sza-me-u2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
7. ni-is-ha-ti2-szu / wa-te2-er-ma
8. sza-du-a-su2 / sza-bi4-ma
9. ku-nu-uk-ma / ku-nu-ki-ka3
10. a-na _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim / ke-nim
11. di2-in-ma / a-s,e2-er / a-wi-lim
12. sze2-bi4-il5 _ku3-babbar_
13. e-la2 tu3-sze2-bi-il5-ma
14. li-ba-ka3 / e im-ra-as,
left
1. a-na sza ki-ma / i-a-ti2
2. qi2-bi-ma _ku3-babbar_ u2-sze2-ba-al
3. la2 u2-sze2-ba-al te2-er-tak2-nu
4. li-li-kam
envelope
obverse
  seal 76
1. a-na i-ku-pi2-a-szur3
2. szu-isz-ha-ra
3. a-szur3-ma-lik
4. me-er-e i-di2-ku-bi4-im
5. u2 s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur
6. s,u2-ha-ri-szu
  seal 76
7. _kiszib3_ in-bi4-esz18-dar
reverse
  seal 76
left
  seal 76
right
  seal 76

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): Letter
  • Language(s):

  • Matouš, Lubor, and Marie Matoušová-Rajmová. 1984. [KKS 34a+b (Matouš1984-141366)]

    primary

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  • Museum No.: Prague I 700
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59 Englund, Robert K. atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:57:01 Englund, Robert K. atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“KKS 34a+b Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359972.
KKS 34a+b artifact entry (No. P359972). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359972
KKS 34a+b artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359972 (Accessed: May 30, 2023).
@misc{2007KKS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2023-05-30]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KKS 34a+b artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P359972},
}


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