KTK 017 (P360869)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GE 8105

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-szur3-i-[di2 qi2-bi-ma]
2. um-ma a-bi#-la-ma [a-szu-mi3]
3. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni [um-ma a-ta-ma]
4. _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam _ku3-babbar_ x [x x]
5. i-ba-szi2-ma _ku3-babbar_ [...]
6. la2 u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum a-sza-[me-ma]
7. ma-num i-na qa2-qi2-ri-im#
8. [a]-nim _ku3-babbar_ i-da-ni-a-ti2
9. [u2] a-na ka3-ni-isz / szi2-ma-am
10. nu#-sze2-ra-ab2-ma _ku3-babbar_ isz-tu3
11. ka3-ni-isz / nu-sze2-s,a-a-am
12. a-hi a-ta szi2-ma-am szu-ra-am
13. i-szu / _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-ti2-a
reverse
1. la2-szu / a-na ka3-ni-isz ki-ma
2. e-ra-ab2-ma szi2-mi3-i a-na _ku3-babbar_
3. u2-ta-ar-ma i-na a-la2-ki-ka3
4. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-da-mi3-iq!-tim
5. a-da-na-kum a-na-ku-mi3-in
6. mi3-ma i-li-bi4-a la2 ti2-szu
7. ki-a-ma-mi3-in la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am
8. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ u2-ul _uruda_ 1(u) _ma-na_
9. i-qa2-ti2-a i-ba-szi2-ma la2 u2-sze2#-[bi-la2-ku?]
10. a-na-kam a-na a-hi-im [u2]
11. eb-ri-im ap2-nu-ma [x x]
12. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _gin2_ ta-da#-[nam]
13. la2 i-mu-a-am
14. s,u2-ha-ri [...]
15. u2-sza-di2#?-nu#-ma
left
1. u2 s,u2-ha-ru-a lu [...]
2. i-na ka3-ni-isz wa-asz2-bu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 6: Jank: a-ta [...]); rev. 4: Jank: i-sza-la2-mu-tim; rev. 10: Jank: a-[na]; rev. 11: Jank: su2-ri-im ab2-nu-ma; rev. 12: Jank: a-sza-qal; rev. 13: Jank: i-li?-am a-[...]

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P360869

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) State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Museum Number GE 8105
Accession Number

References

  • primary: KTK, 17

    [Jankowskaja1968KTK] Jankowska, Ninel B. 1968. Клинописные Тексты Из Кюль-Тепе в Собраниях СССР. (Письма и Документы Торгового Объединения в Малой Азии XIX в. До н.э.). Памятники Письменности Востока 14. Москва: Наука.

  • history: IRAIMK 1, p.356-364, p. 362-364 no. 7

    [Šilejko1921dokumenty] Shileiko, Voldemar K. 1921. “Документы Из Гюль-Тепе.” Известия Российской Академии Истории Материальной Культуры 1: 356–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30 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 23:05:55 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

“KTK 017 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360869.
KTK 017 artifact entry (No. P360869). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360869 (Original work published 2007)
KTK 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360869 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023KTK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTK 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360869
LB  - CDLI:P360869
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - KTK 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360869
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTK 017 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360869.
KTK 017 artifact entry (No. P360869). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360869 (Original work published 2007)
KTK 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360869 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023KTK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTK 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360869},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360869},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360869
LB  - CDLI:P360869
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - KTK 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360869
ER  -
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