ATHE 60 (P358392)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)

Museum Number

Erlenmeyer —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma im-di2-dingir-ma a-na
2. e-nu-be-lim hu-ra-s,a-nim
3. i-di2-{d}iszkur u3 a-mur-dingir qi2-bi4-ma
4. a-di2 tu3-wa-ar i-di2-{d}iszkur
5. si2-ki / u2-ka3-lu / i-di2-{d}iszkur
6. u2-qa2-a / a-hu-u2-a / a-tu3-nu
7. a-na / u4-um e-t,a2-ri-im et,-ra-ni-ma
8. i-na u4-mi3-im sza i-di2-{d}iszkur
9. e-ra-ba-ni / a-na te2-er-ti2-a
10. ih-da-ma mi3-ma t,up-pe2-e-a
11. u3 szi2-be-e-a / da-ni-na-nim-ma
12. u4-ma-kal2 / la2 i-bi-a-at t,ur4-da-ni-szu
13. u3 t,up-pa2-am isz-ti2 ka3-ri-im
14. sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na ni-ka3-si2-szu
15. asz2-qu2-lu le-qe2-a-nim
16. a-na hu-ra-s,a-nim qi2-bi4-ma
reverse
1. ku-tal-la-nam i-na
2. e-lu-hu-ut / isz-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a
3. i-la2-ak-ma / tam2-hu-ur-szu
4. u3 i-na ma-ah-ri-ka3
5. ba-ra-num / ku-tal-la2-nam
6. is,-ba-at-ma / u3 a-ta
7. _ku3-babbar_ / isz-ti2 _dumu_ i-ku-pi2-a
8. ta-ah-bu-ul-ma / _ku3-babbar_
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na la2_ 2(disz) _gin2_ a-na ba-ra-nim
10. ta-asz2-qul2-ma u3 _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a
11. a-na a-lim{ki} ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma
12. _ku3-babbar_ / sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
13. a-na _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a isz-qu2-lu
14. u4-ma-am ba-ra-num a-na
15. i-a-ti2 / i-tu3-ra-am-ma
16. i-s,a-ab2-ta-ni / _dumu_ i-ku-pi3-a
17. a-a-um szu-um-szu i-na
18. t,up-pi3-im lu-up-tam2
19. u3 szi2-be-e / sza i-na
20. ma-ah-ri-szu-nu
left
1. _ku3-babbar_ a-na ba-ra-nim ta-asz2-qu2-lu
2. x szu-nu-ti2 lu-up-tam2

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)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P358392
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P358392

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	58.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Erlenmeyer, Basel, Switzerland (dispersed)
Museum Number	Erlenmeyer —
Accession Number

References

primary: ATHE, 60

[Kienast1960ATHE] Kienast, Burkhart. 1960. Die Altassyrischen Texte Des Orientalischen Seminars Der Universität Heidelberg Und Der Sammlung Erlenmeyer-Basel. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, Band 1. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.
history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 206

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ATHE 60 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358392.

ATHE 60 artifact entry (No. P358392). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358392 (Original work published 2006)

ATHE 60 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358392 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358392},
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Cite this Artifact

“ATHE 60 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358392.

ATHE 60 artifact entry (No. P358392). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358392 (Original work published 2006)

ATHE 60 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358392 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358392},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358392},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358392
LB  - CDLI:P358392
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - ATHE 60 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358392
ER  -