KTS 1, 30 (P360047)

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 0093

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 wa-ak-lum2-ma a-na
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
3. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma
4. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza as2-qu2-dim
5. a-na-kam! as,-ba-at-ma u3 1(u) _ma-na_
6. a-na s,i2-ib-tim / al-qe2-ma
7. _ku3-babbar_ u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um / lu-qu2-tam2
8. sza as2-qu2-dim / sza u2-s,a-bi-tu3
9. a-na _ku3-babbar_ u2-ta-ar-ma _ku3-babbar_
10. sza s,i2#-ib-tim / u2-ta-ar-ma
11. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um
12. 2(asz) _gu2_ 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ 3(u) ku-ta-ni
13. 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-ma 5(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
14. hu-sa3-ra-am _sag10_ wa-at-ra-am
15. 1(u) 1(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tum ki-is,-ru-um
16. mi3-ma a-nim a-na as2-qu2-tim
17. a-bi-i / i-di2-in _igi_ a-szur3
18. u3 i-li-a / a-ka3-ra-ba-kum
19. me-er-i a-ta / ki-ma a-an
20. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 1(disz) _gin2_ tu3-usz-ta-am-ru-s,u2
21. i-hi-id-ma / a-di2 1(asz) _gu2_
22. _ku3#-babbar_ u3 e-li-isz a-lik-ma
23. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 a-wi-lim / s,a-bi-it
24. t,up-pi / tu3-ka3-al
25. sza a-na e-ta-lu-ti2-ka3
reverse
1. a-na ma zu t,up-pi3-a / ta-s,a-bu-tu3
2. a-wi-lum2? / sze2-t,u3-ti a-bi4-a
3. u3 sze2-t,u3-ti2 / il5-te2-qe2
4. szu-ta-am-ri-is,-ma / ma-la
5. ta-ga-mi3-li-ni e-pu-usz
6. 2(disz) s,u2-ha-ri-a / usz-ti2-mi3-it
7. u3 _ku3-babbar_-ap-ku-nu / i-ta-ba-al
8. a-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a
9. ti2-i-ir-ti2 / i-ta-la2-ak
10. u3 a-ta / a-ma-nu-um
11. szu-pu-ur-szu-nu-ti2-ma _ku3-babbar_-pi2 / a-na
12. s,e2-ri-ka3 / lu-sze2-bi4-lu-nim
13. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2 / la2_ i-be-e-lu-nim
14. i-szar-be-li2 / s,u2-ha-ri
15. isz-ti2 as2-qu2-tim / wa-sza-ab2
16. i-hi-id-ma / i-pa2-ni-im-ma
17. sze2-ri-a-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 17f.: EL I, 140c; 19.2: Lewy, JAOS 78, 96f.A. 78; 33-37: Lewy, RA 35, 83; 36-38: EL I, 110c (111); 38-40: Lewy, JAOS 79, 96A.46; rev. 7: NB: lies _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu!-nu ?

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P360047

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 0093
Accession Number

References

  • primary: KTS 1, 30

    [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: OACC, p. 136 n. 95

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: LAPO 19, 11

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 64

    [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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:57:32 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, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360047.
KTS 1, 30 artifact entry (No. P360047). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360047 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 30 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360047 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360047},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360047
LB  - CDLI:P360047
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - KTS 1, 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360047
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360047.
KTS 1, 30 artifact entry (No. P360047). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360047 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 30 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360047 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360047},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360047
LB  - CDLI:P360047
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - KTS 1, 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360047
ER  -
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