CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 (P358634)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113279

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-la2-hi-im
2. e-me-ma u3
3. a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
4. qi2-bi-ma um-ma
5. a-szur-na-da-ma
6. a-sza-me-ma / mi3-ma
7. i-na _illat_-tim
8. la2 ur2-ma-ku / _ku3-babbar_
9. _dumu_ a-ni-nim / u3 sza
10. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sa3-he-er-tam2
11. a-na lugal-{d}iszkur
12. u2-sze2-bi4-lu ta-ah-si2-is-tam2
13. am-ra-ma
14. lu a-ni-num mi3-ma
15. isz-qu2-ul lu a-tu3-nu
16. tu3-sze2-bi3-la2
reverse
1. sza lu-qu2-tum! a-na
2. s,e2-ri-su-ni
3. sza-asz2-qi2-la2
4. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. szi2-im masz-ki sza ba-ri
6. a-la2-hi-im u3 i-a-ti2
7. _ki_ asz2-ka3-pi3-im
8. sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu
9. szu-ma _ansze hi-a_
10. wa-aq-ru mi3-ma a-na
11. tur4-hu-mi3-it la2 <tu3>-sze2-ra-a
12. u2-za-ka3-ma a-ta-la2-kam
13. am-tam2 sza-hi-za-ma
14. _gig_ la-bi4-ra-tim
15. a-na ku-ru-ma-tim
16. li-di2-na ba-pi3-ra-am
17. mi3-ma la2 tu3-s,a-ab2
left
1. a-na _gu4 hi-a_ u3 _udu-hi-a_ ih-da
2. sza ku-ra-ra u3 tap-pa2-i-szu
3. sza qa2!-at-ni sza-ka3-nam qa2-bi4-u2
4. e-ri-isz

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 6 25-28: Michel, Fs Garelli 266A.75: 34: EL I, 7b; obv. 8: kol noetig

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358634

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 113279
Accession Number 1919-07-12, 0028

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113279
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-0712-28

References

  • primary: CCT 3, 7b-8a

    [Smith1925CCT3] Smith, Sidney. 1925. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 3. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: OAA 1, 60

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 218

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-19 at 09:12:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358634.
CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 artifact entry (No. P358634). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358634 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358634 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358634},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358634.
CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 artifact entry (No. P358634). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358634 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 07-08, BM 113279 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358634 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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