AAA 1/3, 01 (P360975)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 49.47.43

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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
2. qi2-bi-ma / um-ma
3. ta-ri-isz-ma-tum-ma
4. a-szu-mi3 _e2_-tim sza wa-asz2-ba-ni-ni
5. ki-ma _e2_-tum an-hu-ni
6. ap2-la2-ah-ma li-bi-tam2
7. i-na da2-asz-i-im usz-tal-bi-in-ma
8. e-me-ra-am / e-te2?-me er / a-szu-mi3
9. gu5-szu-ri sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
10. _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bu-lim! sze2-bi-lam
11. a-na-kam gu5-szu-ri li?-[...]
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ru-um i?-[...]
2'. u2-sa3-pa2-ah-ma ta-asz2-pu#-[...]
3'. a-hi a-ta a-na-ku a-na [...]
4'. u3 a-ta a-na ma-num-[...]
5'. a-la2-ki-ka3 / _ku3-babbar_ zi-tam2 sza# _e2#?_
6'. a-bi-ni ta-la2-ma-ad-ma li-ba-ka3
7'. u3 li-bi4 / i-nu-a-ah / a-na
8'. ta-ki!-li u3 li-sza-nim
9'. la2 ta-la-ak / i-na pa2-ni / wa-s,a-i-ka3
10'. a-szu-mi3 ka3-li-ti2-ni tu3-na-hi-da-ni
11'. um-ma a-ta-ma a-na _e2_-ni
12'. a-bi-sza la2 tu3-sze2-ri-szi2 qa2-di2-ki-ma
13'. i-na _e2_-tim lu tu3-sze2-szi2-ib-ma _e2_-tam2
14'. war-ka3-at-ki lu / ta-s,ur ki-ma tu3-us,-ni
15'. ma-ti2-ma ba-za-sza u3 szi2-la-sa2 / u2-la
16'. ib-szi2 / a-ni / isz-tu3 _u4 8(disz)-kam_
17'. isz-ti2-a wa-[s,a-a-am] la2 ta-mu-wa
left
1. tu3-usz-te2-s,a-ma a-na _e2_ a-bi-sza
2. mu-szi2-a-tim ta-ta-na-la-ak-ma [...]
3. la2 dam-qa2-tim asz2-ta-na-me-szi2-ma [...]
4. a-wa-ti2 sza-ma-a-am u2-la
5. ta-mu-wa

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AAA 1, 1

    [Pinches1908AAA1/3] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. “The Cappadocian Tablets Belonging to the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology.” Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology 1: 49-80 + plates XVII-XXXI.

  • history: LAPO 19, 320

    [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.: WML 49.47.43
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 18:39:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-06-18 at 01:20:31 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:49:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-09-18 at 16:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-02-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AAA 1/3, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360975.
AAA 1/3, 01 artifact entry (No. P360975). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360975 (Original work published 2007)
AAA 1/3, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360975 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
@misc{2024AAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {AAA 1/3, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360975},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P360975},
}


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