KTS 1, 18 (P360028)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ka 0136

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. a-na im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar-ma
3. u3 u2-zu-a-ma u2-nu-tum
4. a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-ru-ub!-ma
5. 1(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ma-ku-hi sza puzur4-a-szur!
6. 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-a-u2-tim _e2-gal_-lum2
7. 2(u) _ma-na-ta_ a-na szi2-mi3-im
8. il5-qe2 4(disz) me-at 2(u) _ma-na uruda_
9. ma-as-am _e2-gal_-lum2 a-na
10. szi2-mi3-im sza-na-um il5-qe2-ma
11. _uruda_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im ni-la2-qe2-a!-ma
12. _uruda_ szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _uruda sag10_
13. _e2-gal_-lum2 u2-sza-bi-ni-a-ti-ma
14. mi3-ma a-na sza na-am-e-dim
15. la2 i-di2-ni-a-ti2 li-ba-ka3
16. la2 i-ma-ra-as, i-na
reverse
1. _tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-da-nim ta-ad-nu
2. lu _an-na_ lu _uruda_ ni-da-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ ne2-pa2-asz2-ma
4. isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim a-du-u2
5. ni-t,a2-ra-dam la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e
6. ki-ma _ku3-babbar_-pu da-nu-ni
7. u3 a-na _tug2_ szi2-mu-um la2 i-ba-szi2-u2
8. _ku3-babbar_-pu a-na-kam da-nu i-na
9. t,up-pi2-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma szi2-mi3
10. [ba]-ti2-iq u3 wa-tur4 di2-na-ma a-tal-ka3-nim
11. a-na szi2-mi3-im _ku3-sig17_ i-za-az
12. _ku3-sig17_ lu ne2-pu-sza-kum _iti 1(disz)-kam_
13. isz-te-en6 u3 2(disz) _iti-kam_ ni-sa3-hu-ur-ma
14. _ku3-babbar_ ne2-pa2-sza-kum szu-ma la2 te2-er-ta-ka3
15. _ku3-sig17_ la2-qa2-am la2 ni-mu-a
16. szi2-mu-um a-na-kam a-na _ansze_
17. la2 i-ba-szi2 2(disz) _ansze_ ni-di2-in
left
1. 9(disz) _ansze_ u3 u2-nu-su2-nu i-di2-{d}iszkur
2. i-ra-de8-a-kum 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. i-di2-{d}iszkur il5-qe2 lu-ba-li-t,a2-kum

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)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 3-4: Larsen, OACP 86; 7-8: Larsen, OACP 159; 8-10: Hecker IX. TTKK I, 150A.27; 9: GKT 95e; 10: GKT 71c; 14: GKT 17f; 26: EL I, 219a(222); GKT 93; 29: EL I, 339b; 30: GKT 103A.3

CDLI number	P360028
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P360028

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 0136
Accession Number

References

primary: KTS 1, 18

[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: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 125 n. 397

[Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 333

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
history: OACC, p. 321 n. 90

[Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 66-67

[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	Reviewer	Status
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
2016-07-28 at 15:17:51	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:57:21	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360028.

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (No. P360028). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Original work published 2007)

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
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ID  - P360028
LB  - CDLI:P360028
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - KTS 1, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360028
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360028.

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (No. P360028). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Original work published 2007)

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360028
LB  - CDLI:P360028
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - KTS 1, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360028
ER  -