BM 014377bis (P315940)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014377bis

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [na]-ab2-su2-en6#
3'. sza hu-bu-li#-[...]
4'. a-na-ku u3 ma-[num-ba-lum2-a-szur]
5'. _dumu_ e-na-ma-nim [...]
6'. um-ma i-na-a-[ma]
7'. la ta-du-ka3-[ni]
8'. isz-ti2-ku-nu-ma [...]
9'. a-na-ku / a-na [...]
10'. [a]-pu-la2-ma u3 [...]
11'. [a]-pu-lam / a-di2 [...]
12'. [...] x x [...]
rest broken
reverse
broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) [uncertain]
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P315940
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P315940

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 014377bis
Accession Number	1896-04-06, 0075bis

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2014-01-31 at 12:34:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-01-31 at 12:34:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:52:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014377bis Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 4, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315940.

BM 014377bis artifact entry (No. P315940). (2006, April 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315940

BM 014377bis artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315940 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315940},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 014377bis Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 4, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P315940.

BM 014377bis artifact entry (No. P315940). (2006, April 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315940

BM 014377bis artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315940 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2006BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 4},
	title = {BM 014377bis artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P315940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315940},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/4/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P315940
LB  - CDLI:P315940
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BM 014377bis artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P315940
ER  -