CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 (P358683)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 115080

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. um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma a-na
2. a-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
3. i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza ik-ri-bi4-a
4. sza 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ sza-am-sza-am
5. a-na a-szur e-ep-sza-am
6. ni-is-ha-sa3 / a-ha-ma
7. ku-un-ka3-ma 6(disz) _ma-na_
8. _ku3-babbar_ hu-sza-e _sag10_
9. u3 ni-is-ha-su2 a-na
10. {d}esz18-dar ku-un-ka3-am
11. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ a-ha-ma
12. ku-nu-uk-ma sze2-bi4-lam
13. u3 a-ta za-ki-a-ma
14. ra-ma-ka3 ti-ib-a-ma
15. a-tal-kam sza i-s,e2-ri-ka3
reverse
1. s,a-hu-ru-ni na-ru-qa2-tim
2. na-asz2-u2 u3 sza i-s,e2-ri-a
3. s,a-hu-ru-ni 1(u) _ma-na_
4. _ku3-sig17_ isz-ta-ap2-ku
5. al-ka3-ma na-ru-qa2-am
6. na-an-szi2-ma u3 s,i2-i
7. u3 szu-ma a-ma-kam ma-ma-an
8. i-da-na-kum li-qe2
9. al-ka3-ma u3 a-na-kam
10. a-szar la2-qa2-im la2-szu
11. a-szu-mi3 ha-ra-ni-ka3 i-lu-um
12. li-ba-ti2-ka3 ma-li ti2-ib-a-ma
13. a-tal-kam 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14. sza tu3-wa-ta-ra-ni
left
1. a-di2-na-an na-pa2-asz2-ti2-ka3
2. li-li-ik ik-ri-bu sza a-szur
3. u3 {d}esz18-dar sza _tug2_ ga-su2-ri-im
4. u3 sza {d}nin-szubur szu-[ma la2-szu]
5. li-ba-al!-ki-tu3-x

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

20091124 oatp: 3-5: Garelli, AC 267A.2; GKT section 103c; 3-12: Hirsch, UAR 14b; 3-34: Garelli, AC 254+A.3; 4: GKT section 58a; 4ff.: Lewy, Or 18, 160A.5; 5: GKT section 27c; 6: GKT section 58a; 7ff.: Lewy, Or 19, 18A.3; 20: EL II, 102A; 20-21: EL II, 101

CDLI number	P358683
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P358683

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 115080
Accession Number	1921-07-09, 0040

References

primary: CCT 4, 2a

[Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: OAA 1, 19

[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, 221

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-08-19 at 09:12:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358683.

CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 artifact entry (No. P358683). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358683 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358683 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358683},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358683.

CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 artifact entry (No. P358683). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358683 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 02, BM 115080 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358683 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 4, 02, {BM} 115080 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358683},
}

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