POAT 23a+b (P361136)

Tablet & envelope 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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-580 & UM L-29-585 + UM L-29-630

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. _2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
3. a-ba-tim u3 ku-ki-ni-im
4. me-er-i-szu a-hu-qar
5. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim
6. sza qa2-ti2 {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
7. u3 a-szur-na-da
8. a-na 8(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
9. i-sza-qal
10. szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul
reverse
1. i-_iti-kam_ / a-na
2. _1(disz) ma-na_-im
3. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2
4. u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_
5. s,i2-ip-im li-mu-um
6. a-szur-na-da
7. _dumu_ puzur2-a-na
8. _igi_ a-szur-isz-ta-kal2
9. _igi_ {d}iszkur-illat
10. _igi_ en-um-a-szur
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x x [...]
2'. [_kiszib3_ ku-ki]-ni#-im me-er-i-szu
3'. [_2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma]-na 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_
4'. [s,a-ru-pa2]-am# i-s,e2-er
5'. [a-ba]-tim# u2 ku-ki-nim
6'. [me-er]-i-szu / a-hu-qar!
  blank space
  seal impression
7'. [i-szu] isz-tu3 ha-musz-[tim]
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
1. sza qa2-ti2 {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
  blank space
  seal impression
2. u2 a-szur-na-da a-na 8(disz)!
3. ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal
4. szu-ma la2 isz-qu2-ul a-na
5. _1(disz) ma-na_-im i-na _iti-kam_
6. _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta_ s,i2-ib-tam2
  blank space
  seal impression
7. u3-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ s,i2-ip-im
8. li-mu-um
  blank space
  seal impression

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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  • primary: POAT, 23a+b

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

  • history: Rosen diss., p. 103

    [Rosen1977diss] Rosen, Bruce Leon. 1977. “Studies in Old Assyrian Loan Contracts.”

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM L-29-580 & UM L-29-585 + UM L-29-630
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 08:12:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 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
2015-12-08 at 18:08:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:16 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“POAT 23a+b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361136.
POAT 23a+b artifact entry (No. P361136). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361136 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 23a+b artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361136 (Accessed: November 7, 2024).
@misc{2024POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {POAT 23a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P361136},
}


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