TMH 01, 23a & b (P358119)

Tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 0275a & HS 0275b (= HS 0373 + HS 0375 + HS 0419 + HS 0424 + HS 0425 + HS 0427 + HS 0430 + HS 0431)

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)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-gu5-za puzur4-mar-tu
2. is,-ba-at-ma
3. um-ma a-gu5-za-ma
4. 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
6. di2-nam um-ma szu-ut-ma
7. i-szi2-ri-is
8. sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
9. e-ri-isz-ma
reverse
1. li-di2-nu-ni-kum
2. szu-ma la2 i-di2-nu-ni-kum
3. 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na
4. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-na
5. _iti-kam e2 dam-gar3_
6. le-qe2-am _igi_ puzur4?-sza-du-e
7. e-ri-isz-ma
8. u2-la2 i-di3-nu-nim
9. ma-la2 pi3-szu
10. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim sza en-nam-a-a
left
1. 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im
2. a-si2-szum
3. _igi_ ge6-esz18-dar _igi_
4. {d}mar-tu-ba-ni
envelope
obverse
1. _kiszib3#_ ge6!-esz18-dar _kiszib3_
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
2. [{d}mar-tu]-ba#-ni
3. [_kiszib3_ puzur4]-mar-tu
  (seal, lost)
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
1'. [um-ma szu]-ut-ma sza ki-ma
2'. [i-a]-ti2 e-ri-isz-ma
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
3'. szu-ma <<szu-ma>> la2 i-di2-nu-ni-szum
4'. 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _ma-na_-em
5'. i-na _iti-kam e2 dam-gar3_
6'. szi2-si2-a-am sza ki-ma
7'. szu-a-ti2
left
1. _igi_ puzur4#-sza-[du-e e-ri-isz-ma]
2. u2-la2 i-di2-nu-nim#
3. isz-tu3 ha-[mu-usz-tim]
4. sza en-nam#-[a-a 3(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na]
5. 1(disz) _ma-na_-[im]
6. a-si2#-[szum]
right
  blank space
  seal 1 impression

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 1: zu GI6! s.o. Z.22; rev. 3': EL:-szum schreibf. f.-kum; rev. 7': followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358119

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 0275a & HS 0275b (= HS 0373 + HS 0375 + HS 0419 + HS 0424 + HS 0425 + HS 0427 + HS 0430 + HS 0431)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.431

References

  • primary: TMH 1, 23a & 23b

    [Lewy1932TMH1] Lewy, Julius. 1932. Die Keilschrifttexte Aus Kleinasien. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection of Babylonian Antiquities 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 224, 585

    [Teissier1994PIHANS70] Teissier, Beatrice. 1994. Sealing and Seals on Texts from Kültepe Kārum Level 2. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul = PIHANS 70. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 309

    [Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: TMH 1, 34a, 34b, 34d

    [Lewy1932TMH1] Lewy, Julius. 1932. Die Keilschrifttexte Aus Kleinasien. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection of Babylonian Antiquities 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

    (photos)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-17 at 18:37:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:12:38 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 01, 23a & b Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358119.
TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry (No. P358119). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358119 (Original work published 2006)
TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358119 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2026TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358119},
}


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DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P358119
LB  - CDLI:P358119
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358119
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 01, 23a & b Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358119.
TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry (No. P358119). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358119 (Original work published 2006)
TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358119 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2026TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P358119
LB  - CDLI:P358119
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - TMH 01, 23a & b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358119
ER  -
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