CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 (P358839)

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 120515

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 um-mi3-a-ni e-la2-ma
2. u3 sza ki-ma / e-la-ma
3. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
4. a-szur-s,u2-lu-li i-ku-pi3-a
5. a-szur-du10 {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
6. i-di2-esz18-dar en-um-a-szur
7. u3 a-bu-sza-lim-ma
8. ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma
9. a-ma-kam _e2_ e-la2-ma
10. ma-s,a-ar-tam2 / pi3-te2-a-ma
11. lu _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 i-ba-szi2-u2
12. lu _uruda_ / i-ba-szi2 ku-un-ka3-ma
13. sze2-bi4-la2-nim / la2-ma
14. {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni
15. en-um-a-szur u3 a-bu-sza-lim
16. isz-tu3 ka3-ni-isz
17. i-li-ku-ni-ni
18. me-er-u2 hi-na-a
19. ma-s,a-ar-tam2
20. ip-te2-u2-ma t,up-pa2-am
21. ha-ar-ma-am
22. sza 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
23. sza hu-bu-ul
24. {d}iszkur-s,u2-lu-li
25. u3 i-di2-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-szur-na-da
26. il5-qe2-u2 / um-ma szu-nu-ma
27. a-na a-wa-at um-mi3-a-ni
28. ma-as,-a-ni / ki-ma
29. ma-s,a-ar-tam2 / ip-te2-u2-ni
30. 5(disz) / s,a-ba-am / a-hi-u2-tim
31. u2-sze2-ri-bu-ma
32. u2-sza-ak-ni-ku u3 szu-nu
33. isz-ti2-szu-nu / ik-nu-ku
34. ki-ma ku-nu-ki sza a-szur-du10 u3
35. sza a-szur-s,u2-lu-li
36. ip-te2-u2-ni / a-szu-mi3-ku-nu
37. ni-ip-la2-ah-ma
38. ma-s,a-ar-tam2 / la2 ni-ip-te2-te2
39. a-na sza-a-li-ku-nu
40. ni-isz-pu-ra-am
41. i-na sza-am-szi2
42. t,up-pi3-ni / ta-sza-me-a-ni
left
1. te2-er-ta-ak-nu li-li-kam-ma
2. ma-s,a-ar-tam2 lu ni-ip-te2
3. s,u2-ha-ru la2 i-sa3-hu-ru
4. isz-ti2 a-szur-ba-ni u4-ma-kal2
5. la2 tu3-sza-as-ha-ra

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 25: ebd. 340A.14; 28-33: ebd. 168A.26, 13b-20; 27-28: Deller, Or 27, 60; 19f.; 30; 45-46: Matousz, BO 16, 177;

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358839

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 120515
Accession Number 1928-11-10, 0025

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.120515
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-1110-25

References

  • primary: CCT 5, 3a

    [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: OAA 1, 135

    [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: AKT 8, p. 478-480 no. 1

    [Veenhof2017AKT8] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2017. Kültepe Tabletleri VIII: The Archive of Elamma, Son of Iddin-Suen, and His Family (Kt. 91/k 285-568 and Kt. 92/k 94-187). Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları. VI. Dizi, Sayı 33f. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

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 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-23 at 07:45:27 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration 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 22:55:38 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, 03, BM 120515 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358839.
CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 artifact entry (No. P358839). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358839 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358839 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 03, {BM} 120515 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358839},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358839.
CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 artifact entry (No. P358839). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358839 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358839 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 03, {BM} 120515 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358839},
}


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TI  - CCT 5, 03, BM 120515 artifact entry
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