KTS 1, 38a (P360066)

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 040b

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. um-ma pi3-la2-ah-a-a ir#-ma#-[a-szur]
2. u3 ma-nu-um-ba-lum2-a-szur-[ma]
3. a-na {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
4. u3 ku-[ku]-la2-nim qi2-bi4#-[ma]
5. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is#-[ha-su2]
6. [_diri_] ku-nu-ki-ku-nu
7. ku-ku#-la2-num / ub-lam [_ku3-babbar_]
8. ni-is-ni-iq-ma? 2/3(disz)# [_ma-na_]
9. _ku3-babbar_ im-t,i2 _sza3-ba#_
10. 1(disz) me#-at# 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2!_ ku-[ta]-nu!
11. [_ku3-bi_ 4(disz)+3(disz)] 1/2(disz) _ma-[na]_ 4(disz)! 1/4(disz) [_gin2_]
12. [2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u)+5(disz)] _ma-na an-na_
13. [ku-nu-ku 1(u)+3(disz)] 1/4(disz) _gin2-ta_
14. [4(u) _ma-na] an-na_ ku-nu-ku
15. [a-ha-ma 8(disz) ma]-na ku-nu-ku <<ni-ku>>
16. [1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta ku3]-bi_
17. [1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) la2] 1/6(disz) _gin2_
18. [6(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2]-mu#
reverse
1. [2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz)+4(disz)] _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. [qa2-dum u2]-kul2#-ti2-szu-nu
3. [it-bu]-lu 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2_
4. [u2-nu]-su2#-nu 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
5. _an-na_ qa2-tim 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2-ta_
6. _ku3-bi_ 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_
7. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [be-u2-la2]-at#
8. 2(disz)! ka3-s,a-ri 4(disz) _gin2_ [lu]-bu-<szu-nu>
9. 7(disz) _gin2# ku3-babbar_ a-[s,e2]-er
10. be-u2-la2-ti2-szu a-na# [na!]-bi4#-[ZU]
11. nu-ra-di2 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te2-[s,u2-bu]
12. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ wa-[s,i2]-tum [6(disz) _gin2_]
13. _ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2 a-szur#-[ma-lik]
14. ni-di2-in 5/6(disz) ma#-[na]
15. _ku3-babbar_ ku-ku-la2-num [il5-qe2]
16. um-ma szu-ut-[ma szu-ma]
left
1. _dam#-gar3 ku3-babbar la2_ usz-ta-ak#-[szi2-da-ni]
2. i-na# _ku3-babbar_ a-nim a-la2-qe2
3. [_ku3-babbar_]-ka3# gam-[ra]-kum

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 28: EL I, 127a

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P360066

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 040b
Accession Number

References

  • primary: KTS 1, 38a

    [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: OACP, p. 13

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 61-62

    [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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:57:43 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, 38a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360066.
KTS 1, 38a artifact entry (No. P360066). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360066 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 38a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360066 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360066},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360066
LB  - CDLI:P360066
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - KTS 1, 38a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360066
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 38a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360066.
KTS 1, 38a artifact entry (No. P360066). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360066 (Original work published 2007)
KTS 1, 38a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360066 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 38a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360066},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360066
LB  - CDLI:P360066
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - KTS 1, 38a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360066
ER  -
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