CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 (P358651)

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 115152

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 pu-szu-ke-en6
2. u3 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
3. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
4. um-ma du10-a-szur3-ma / a-szu-mi3
5. t,up-pi3-im sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. sza hu-bu-ul pu-szu-ke-en6
7. _dumu_ sza-ra-wa / sza i-na
8. mi3-ig-ra-ti2-szu-nu / pu-szu-ke-en6
9. _dumu#_ sza-ra-wa u3 a-szur3-i-di2
10. [_dumu_] x-i-x ip-qi2-du-ni-ku-ni
11. t,up#-pa2#-am# sza# 1(u) 7(disz)# _ma#-na# ku3#-babbar_
13. _dumu_ sza-ra-wa a-di2-szu-um-ma
14. i-du-wa-ak / na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2
15. sza a-szu-mi3 / t,up-pi2-im
16. sza a-szur3-i-di2 / a-hi-i-a
reverse
1. sza ki-ma t,up-pa2-am
2. tu3-szu-ru
  followed by erasure
3. na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 szi2-a-ti2
4. pu-szu-ke-en6 u2-ka3-al
5. na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 a-ta
6. u3 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 szi2-ta-me-a-szi2-ma
7. a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pe3-er-tim /
8. t,up-pa2-am sza 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
9. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
10. wa-sze2-er-ma t,up-pa2-am
11. szu-a-ti2 u3 t,up-pa2-am
12. sza sza-ba-e / sza 1(u) _ma-na_
13. _ku3-babbar_ / sza ku-nu-ki-a
14. t,up-pu-u2 ki-la2-la2-an-ma
15. li-mu-tu3
  blank

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 7ff.: EL I, 181b; 7: GKT section 27e; 16-23: Michel, RA 89, 21A.28; 20: GKT section 118c; 22-23: GKT section 86d; 27: GKT section 93e; 27-32: GKT section 110c; 31-32: GKT section 115b; 12. sza hu-bu-ul pu-szu-ke-en6

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358651

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 115152
Accession Number 1921-07-09, 0112

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.115152
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1921-0709-112

References

  • primary: CCT 4, 16a

    [Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 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 22:55:20 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 4, 16, BM 115152 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358651.
CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 artifact entry (No. P358651). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358651 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358651 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 4, 16, {BM} 115152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358651},
}


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TI  - CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358651
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358651.
CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 artifact entry (No. P358651). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358651 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358651 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 4, 16, {BM} 115152 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P358651
LB  - CDLI:P358651
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CCT 4, 16, BM 115152 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358651
ER  -
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