POAT 15 (P361128)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-569

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. um-na hi-na-a [sza] ki-ma ku-a-ti2
2. u3 puzur2-a-szur2 a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
3. qi2-bi-ma 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
4. u2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ dingir-ma-lik
5. ub-lam! 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-<<pi3>>-ap-szu
6. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 szunigin_ 3(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz)? _ma-na_
7. _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 _sza3-ba_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
8. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
9. 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. ni-ik-bu-us _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
11. 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) me-at 1(u) ku-ta-nu
12. sza qa2-tim qa2-dum sza li-wi-tim
13. 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu _sag10_ 2(disz) _tug2_
14. ka3-am-su2-tum 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2_
15. _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 6(disz) _ansze_
16. s,a-la2-mu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. szi2-im-szu-nu 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-su2-nu
2. 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ta-szu-nu
3. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ sza sa2-i-tim
4. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ dingir-ma-lik il5-qe2
5. um-ma szu-ut-ma dingir-a-at
6. s,u2-ha-ri 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
7. _ku3-babbar_ lu i-na sa3-u2-dim
8. lu i-na i-szi2-ra-tim
9. im-t,i2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
10. hu-bu-li-ka3 a-na im-di2-lim
11. ni-di2-in mi3-ma a-nim
12. dingir-ma-lik i-ra-de8-a-kum
13. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
14. 2(u) 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
15. it-bu-lu 1(disz) _ansze_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
16. szi2-im-szu 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
17. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap-szu
18. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze_
19. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum
left
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _ansze_ ni-isz-qu2-ul
2. me-et 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki-ni mi3-ma a-nim
3. {d}utu-ba-ni i-ra-de8-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep _dingir_-ma-[lik]
4. gam-ra-kum

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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: POAT, 15

    [Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 413

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 25-27

    [Lewy1968Philadelphia] Lewy, Hildegard, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1968. “Old Assyrian Texts in the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.” Hebrew Union College Annual 39: 1–33.

  • history: LAPO 19, 151

    [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.: UM L-29-569
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30 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
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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 23-24: Hecker, afO 31, 84b

Cite this Artifact
“POAT 15 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361128.
POAT 15 artifact entry (No. P361128). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361128 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361128 (Accessed: November 7, 2024).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361128},
}


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