AAA 1/3, 02 (P360976)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 49.47.45

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

48.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na szu-a-nim
2. qi2-bi2-ma um-ma
3. szi2-la-ma-si2-ma
4. _1(disz) sila3_ re-esz#-tam2
5. u2# lu-bu-sza-am
6. sza s,u2-uh3-ri-im
7. sze2-bu-ul-ta-ka3
8. nu-nu-a ub-la-kum
9. hu#-szi2-kam x x
10. u3 1(u) 3(disz) x
11. x x-kum
reverse
1. na#-ni#-a
2. na-asz2#-a-ku-um
3. _2/3(disz) gin2?_ par2#-zi-lam
4. na-ni-a
5. na-asz2-a-ku-um
6. a-hi a-ta
7. di2-szu-ma
8. _ku3-babbar_-pi2-szu
9. _ki_ pa2-ni-am!-ma
10. sze2-bi4-lam-ma

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	P360976
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P360976

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	48.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 13.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Museum Number	WML 49.47.45
Accession Number

References

primary: AAA 1, 2

[Pinches1908AAA1/3] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. “The Cappadocian Tablets Belonging to the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology.” Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology 1: 49-80 + plates XVII-XXXI.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-05-25 at 18:39:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2020-06-18 at 01:21:47	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Dercksen, Jan Gerrit	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2019-06-22 at 18:44:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:06:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-13 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AAA 1/3, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P360976.

AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry (No. P360976). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360976 (Original work published 2007)

AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360976 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2024AAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360976},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P360976
LB  - CDLI:P360976
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360976
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AAA 1/3, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P360976.

AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry (No. P360976). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360976 (Original work published 2007)

AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360976 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2024AAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360976},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P360976
LB  - CDLI:P360976
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - AAA 1/3, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360976
ER  -