KTS 1, 37a (P360064)

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 0157

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 i]-na#-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma
2. [a-szur3]-re-s,i2-ma / a-di2-i
3. [...] sza ki x sza a-szur3-ma-lik
4. a-ta-ta [i-ku]-nim
5. u3 a-szur3-la2-[ma-si2] a-s,e2-er
6. szal2-ma-a-szur3 [u2 a-szur3]-ba-ni
7. isz-pu-ru-ni-ni / _ku3-babbar_ [x]
8. a-szur3-ma-lik / a-ma-la2 na#-[asz2-par2-ti2-im]
9. sza i-ku-nim u2 a-szur3-[la2-ma-si2]
10. u2-szi2-ru-ma ki-ma
11. a-wa-tum8 sza _e2-gal_-lim
12. a-ma-kam dingir-na-ni / [u2] ma-s,a-ra-tum
13. sza-hu-za-ni / ap2-la2-[ah]-ma
14. um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-bi-i
15. i-na qa2-qi2-ri-im da-nim
16. wa-sza-ab2 / u2 _e2_-et a-bi-a
17. _e-gal_-lum2 i-na-s,a-ar
18. a-su2-ri / i-na ha-ra-nim
19. ri-ik-su2-um e i-na-me-er-ma
20. a-bi-i / a-na szi2-li-tim
reverse
1. ra-bi-tim / e a-di2-i
2. u3 _e2_ a-bi-a e ih-li-iq
3. u3 _e2-gal_-lum2
4. li-bi a-bi-a e u2-sza-am-ri-is,
5. a-szi2-a-ti2 a-szur3-ma-lik
6. u3 _ku3-babbar_ ak-la2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma
7. a-di2 a-bi i-sza-pa2-ra-ni-ma
8. a-szar u2-sza-hu-zu
9. _ku3-babbar_ i-du2-nu _ku3-babbar_ a-na-kam-ma
10. li-ib-szi2 a-bi a-ta be-li2
11. [a]-ta te2-et?-a-ka3 li-li#-[kam]
12. [a]-szar ma-la2-ak _ku3-babbar_-pi3-[ka3]
13. [mi3]-li-ik u3 ki-ma [...]
14. [... na]-asz2-pe2!-er-tum sza a-[bi-a]
15. [...] sza ku-nu-ki-ka3
16. [i-la-kam] a-wa-tam2
17. [a-ni]-tam2 i-li-bi-a
18. [...]-ma? _ku3-babbar_ ak-la2 a-bi
19. [a-ta be2-li2 a]-ta isz-ti2 pa2-ni-im-ma
20. [te2-er]-ta#-ka3 li-li-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 10-13: KTbl S. 35; Garelli, AC 360A.4; 10-17: KTH S. 10; 13: GKT 89c; 14: GKT 49d; 14-19: Garelli, AC 360A.5; 14-26: Lewy, ArOr 18/3, 433A.384; 16: GKT 93e; 18-19; GKT 106b; 19: GKT 89d; 20: GKT 49d; 22: GKT 23a; 23-24: Balkan, Fs Gueterboc

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P360064

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 0157
Accession Number

References

  • primary: KTS 1, 37a

    [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: Innaya, 43

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 19, 205

    [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. 68

    [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 22:57:42 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, 37a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360064.
KTS 1, 37a artifact entry (No. P360064). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360064 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 37a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360064 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 37a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360064},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 37a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360064.
KTS 1, 37a artifact entry (No. P360064). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360064 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 37a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360064 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 37a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360064},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360064},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360064
LB  - CDLI:P360064
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - KTS 1, 37a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360064
ER  -
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