KTS 1, 38a (P360066)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ka 040b

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma pi3-la2-ah-a-a ir#-ma#-[a-szur]
2. u3 ma-nu-um-ba-lum2-a-szur-[ma]
3. a-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
4. u3 ku-[ku]-la2-nim qi2-bi4#-[ma]
5. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is#-[ha-su2]
6. [_diri_] ku-nu-ki-ku-nu
7. ku-ku#-la2-num / ub-lam [_ku3-babbar_]
8. ni-is-ni-iq-ma? 2/3(disz)# [_ma-na_]
9. _ku3-babbar_ im-t,i2 _sza3-ba#_
10. 1(disz) me#-at# 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2!_ ku-[ta]-nu!
11. [_ku3-bi_ 4(disz)+3(disz)] 1/2(disz) _ma-[na]_ 4(disz)! 1/4(disz) [_gin2_]
12. [2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u)+5(disz)] _ma-na an-na_
13. [ku-nu-ku 1(u)+3(disz)] 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_
14. [4(u) _ma-na] an-na_ ku-nu-ku
15. [a-ha-ma 8(disz) ma]-na ku-nu-ku <<ni-ku>>
16. [1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3]-bi_
17. [1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) la2] 1/6(disz) _gin2_
18. [6(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2]-mu#
reverse
1. [2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz)+4(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. [qa2-dum u2]-kul2#-ti2-szu-nu
3. [it-bu]-lu 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_
4. [u2-nu]-su2#-nu 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
5. _an-na_ qa2-tim 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta_
6. _ku3-bi_ 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
7. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [be-u2-la2]-at#
8. 2(disz)! ka3-s,a-ri 4(disz) _gin2_ [lu]-bu-<szu-nu>
9. 7(disz) _gin2# ku3-babbar_ a-[s,e2]-er
10. be-u2-la2-ti2-szu a-na# [na!]-bi4#-[ZU]
11. nu-ra-di2 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te2-[s,u2-bu]
12. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ wa-[s,i2]-tum [6(disz) _gin2_]
13. _ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2 a-szur#-[ma-lik]
14. ni-di2-in 5/6(disz) ma#-[na]
15. _ku3-babbar_ ku-ku-la2-num [il5-qe2]
16. um-ma szu-ut-[ma szu-ma]
left
1. _dam#-gar3 ku3-babbar la2_ usz-ta-ak#-[szi2-da-ni]
2. i-na# _ku3-babbar_ a-nim a-la2-qe2
3. [_ku3-babbar_]-ka3# gam-[ra]-kum

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KTS 1, 38a

    [Lewy1926KTS1] Lewy, Julius. 1926. Die Altassyrische Texte Vom Kültepe Bei Kaisarije. Keilschrifttexte in Den Antiken-Museen Zu Stambul. Konstantinopel: Im Selbstverlage der Antiken-Museen.

  • history: OACP, p. 13

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 61-62

    [Donbaz2015KTS1] Donbaz, Veysel. 2015. “To Remind the Past: KTS I Revisited.” In Cahit Günbattı’ya Armağan. Studies in Honour of Cahit Günbattı, edited by İrfan Albayrak, Hakan Erol, and Murat Çayır, 59–69. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakultesi Yayınları 476. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-coğrafya Fakültesi.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ka 040b
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2009-11-11 at 22:57:43 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 28: EL I, 127a

Cite this Artifact
“KTS 1, 38a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360066.
KTS 1, 38a artifact entry (No. P360066). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360066 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 38a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360066 (Accessed: March 21, 2025).
@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360066},
}


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