KTS 1, 12 (P360019)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ka 0134

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 a-la2-hi-im / szu-{d}a-szur3
2. zu-pa2 u2 i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma
4. 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza sza-la2-ah-szu-a
5. uh3-ta-bi-la2-ma / ha-lu-li
6. me-eh-ra-tim i-di2-nam
7. i-na a-wi-ti-ni 6(disz) ku-ta-ni
8. u2-sze2-ba-al-szu-ma
9. a-wi-lu-um / i-a-ti2 / i-za-za-am
10. 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni / i-ku-pi2-a
11. na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 a-wi-lam
12. sza-hi-t,a2-ma _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-szu]
13. li-il5-qe2-ma s,i2-ib-tam2
14. sza sza-tim a-ni-tim
15. a-na _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-ni lu-sze2-ri-ib]
16. li-bi / la2 u2-la2-ma-an
17. szu-ma s,i2-ib-tam2 sza sza-tim
reverse
1. a-ni-tim ta-da-nam
2. la2 i-mu-a / _tug2 hi-a_
3. la ta-da-na-szu-um
4. szu-{d}a-szur3 sza pa2-szu a-na _ku3-babbar_
5. i-di2-na-ni mi3-szu-um _ku3-babbar_
6. la u2-sze2-bi-lam a-na ni-ih-ri-a
7. a-na pa2-ni-a sze2-bi-la2-nim
8. sza 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sa3-he-er-tam2
9. lu s,i2-pa2-ra-tum lu tu3#-di2-na-tum
10. lu 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ lu [7(disz)] _ma-na_
11. _ku3-babbar_ a-na pa2-ni-a sze2-bi-la2-nim
12. szu-ma i-na ba-ab2-ti2-a / mi3-ma
13. la2 ta-al-qe2-a / _ku3-babbar_ / a-hu-um
14. lu-sze2-bi-lam-ma u2-ul s,i2-ib-tam2
15. ki-ma a-hu-um a-na [a]-hi#-im
16. i-du-nu la2-di-in u2-ul
17. be2-u2-la2-tim lu ha-bu-la2-ku-szu-um
18. a-szur-ta-ak-<<ta-ak>>-la2-ku szu-ma
19. wa-sza-ab2 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
left
1. [x x]-hi sza ma ti2 a lu-sze2-bi-lam szu-ma la2-szu a-ser2#
2. [x] bu szu / szu-up-ra-szu-um / ti2-ib-nam u2 e-s,i2
3. sza _ku3-babbar_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ <u2> e-li-isz-sza-ma-nim
4. s,u2-ha-ri na-hi-da-ma ba-a-ba-tim x la2 a-di2
5. a-la2-ka3-ni bi-it

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 21: GKT 62c; 21-22: GKT 103b; 23: GKT 8c; 29-34: EL I, 127a(130); 31-33: GKT 154a; 31-34: Garelli, AC 249A.2; 35-38: Lewy, WO 2, 434A.6; 41: GKT 94b

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P360019

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ka 0134
Accession Number

References

  • primary: KTS 1, 12

    [Lewy1926KTS1] Lewy, Julius. 1926. Die Altassyrische Texte Vom Kültepe Bei Kaisarije. Keilschrifttexte in Den Antiken-Museen Zu Stambul. Konstantinopel: Im Selbstverlage der Antiken-Museen.

  • history: OAA 1, 63

    [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.

  • collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 66

    [Donbaz2015KTS1] Donbaz, Veysel. 2015. “To Remind the Past: KTS I Revisited.” In Cahit Günbattı’ya Armağan. Studies in Honour of Cahit Günbattı, edited by İrfan Albayrak, Hakan Erol, and Murat Çayır, 59–69. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakultesi Yayınları 476. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-coğrafya Fakültesi.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:57:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 12 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360019.
KTS 1, 12 artifact entry (No. P360019). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360019
KTS 1, 12 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360019 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360019},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360019
LB  - CDLI:P360019
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - KTS 1, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360019
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 12 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360019.
KTS 1, 12 artifact entry (No. P360019). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360019
KTS 1, 12 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360019 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360019},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360019
LB  - CDLI:P360019
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - KTS 1, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360019
ER  -
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