CCT 5, 18, BM 115121 (P358767)

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 115121

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. ka3-ru-um _igi gir2_ <sza a-szur>
2. di2-nam / i-di2-in-ma
3. t,up-pu-u2
4. a-ni-u2-tum
5. a-ku-szu / u2 sza-ra-a-ma
6. szi2-bi
7. i3-li2-a-lim
8. szi2-bi-szu a-na
9. ba-ab2-_dingir_-lim
10. u2-sze2-ra-ad
reverse
1. u3 i-tu3-ar
2. as2-qu2-di2-a / szi2-bi-szu
3. a-na ba-ab2-_dingir_-lim
4. u2-sze2-ra-ad
5. dingir-a-a-nu-szu-nu
6. dingir-a-a-nu-szu-nu-ma

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 299; 5: Garelli, AC 145; 8-10, 14-15: Matousz, BO 16, 181; cf. Larsen, OACC 329; 15-16: ebd. 169A.31

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358767

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 115121
Accession Number 1921-07-09, 0081

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.115121
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1921-0709-81

References

  • primary: CCT 5, 18d

    [Smith1956CCT5] Smith, Sidney, and Donald J. Wiseman. 1956. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 5. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 194 Text 31

    [Hertel2013OAAS6] Hertel, Thomas K. 2013. Old Assyrian Legal Practices. Law and Dispute in the Ancient Near East. Old Assyrian Archives, Studies, Volume 6. PIHANS 123. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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 22:55:31 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 5, 18, BM 115121 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358767.
CCT 5, 18, BM 115121 artifact entry (No. P358767). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358767 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 18, BM 115121 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358767 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 18, {BM} 115121 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358767},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 18, BM 115121 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358767.
CCT 5, 18, BM 115121 artifact entry (No. P358767). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358767 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 18, BM 115121 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358767 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358767},
}


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