KTK 056 (P360908)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GE 8106

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. 1(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2]
2. szal2-ma-a-szur 1(u) 4(disz)? [_gin2_]
3. _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 szu-ku-[bi?-im?]
4. _dumu_ u2-zu-a 6(disz) _gin2#?_
5. _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2
6. szu-ma-li-bi4-a-szur3#
7. 1(disz) _ma-na an-na_
8. u3 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. isz-ti2 a-szur-gal
reverse
1. _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep
rest blank

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)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P360908
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P360908

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 8106
Accession Number

References

primary: KTK, 56

[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: Ulshöfer, APU, 344

[Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:06:16	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

“KTK 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360908.

KTK 056 artifact entry (No. P360908). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360908 (Original work published 2007)

KTK 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360908 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTK 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360908},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360908
LB  - CDLI:P360908
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - KTK 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360908
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTK 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360908.

KTK 056 artifact entry (No. P360908). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360908 (Original work published 2007)

KTK 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360908 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2023KTK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTK 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360908},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360908},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360908
LB  - CDLI:P360908
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - KTK 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360908
ER  -