CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 (P358881)

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 119412

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-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-la-hi-im e-la-ma
3. pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku
4. qi2-bi-ma a-hu-a a-tu3-nu
5. isz-tu3 _mu 3(u)-sze3_
6. i-na a-lim{ki} wa-asz2-ba-ku-ma
7. u3 ni-ka3-si2 u3-sza-qal
8. ka3-ra-am / mu-uh3-ra-ma
9. isz-ti2 ka3-ri-im e-na-na-tim
10. er!-sza-nim-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
11. 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 3(disz) _gin2_ la-di2-ku-nu
12. szu-ma la i-ma-gu5-ru
13. a-li-a-ma mi3-szal2
14. a-wa-tam2 la-zi-iz
15. a-tu3-nu la2 ti2-de8-a-a
16. a-i-a-tum ma-asz2-ka3-na-tu3-a
17. e-la ma-la
18. ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 la asz2-ku-nam
19. 3(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ka3-si2
20. asz2-qul2 gi-mi3-lam
21. i-s,e2-ri-a szu-ku-na
22. ih-da-ma a-na mi3-szal2
23. a-wa-tam2 la-zi-iz a-ni-tum
24. la a-ni-tum te2-er-ta-ak-nu
25. i-pa2-ni-e-ma
26. li-li-kam isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a
27. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ku-ru-ub-esz18-dar
28. ba-ab2-tam2 e-zi-ba-ku-nu-ti2
29. sza-asz2-qi2-la-ma sze2-bi-la-nim
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Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 5-7: Michel, Fs Garelli 269A.110;

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358881

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 119412
Accession Number 1928-06-09, 0010

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.119412
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-0609-10

References

  • primary: CCT 5, 6a

    [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, 1

    [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.

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 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 22:55:42 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, 06, BM 119412 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358881.
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (No. P358881). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358881},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358881.
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (No. P358881). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358881},
}


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