KTH 28 (P361018)

Tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

SFH —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
  (28a)
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. sza a-szur3-na-da a-na
3. usz-hu-ba _dumu_ ha-al-ki-a-szu
4. u3 a-szi2-i-id _dumu_ lu-uh3-ra-ah-szu
5. i-hi-ib-lu-ni _ku3-babbar_
6. u3 s,i2-ba-su2 usz-hu-ba
7. u3 a-szi2-i-id a-szur3-na-da
8. u2-sza-bi-szu-nu / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu
9. sza-bu-u2 / a-na
10. a-szur3-na-da a-szi2-ti2-szu
11. u3 me-er-e-szu a-na
reverse
1. mi3-ma / szu-um-szu / usz-hu-ba
2. u3 a-szi2-id u3-la2
3. i-tu3-ru / szu-ma
4. i-tu3-ru-u2 2(disz) _ma-na_
5. _ku3-babbar_ / i-sza-qu2-lu
6. _igi_ zu-zu-a
7. _igi_ <<_igi_>> a-gi5-a
8. _igi_ zu-la2
9. _igi_ hu-ba-li-a
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
1. _kiszib3_ zu-la2 _dumu_ ka3-ru-a
2. _kiszib3_ hu-ba-li#-a _dumu_ <...>
3. _kiszib3_ zu-zu-wa# _dumu#_ i3-li2-dan
4. _kiszib3_ a-gi-a [_dumu_] puzur4-a-szur3
5. _kiszib3_ usz-hu-ba# _dumu_ ha-al-gi-a-szu
6. _kiszib3_ a-szi2-i-id# _dumu_ lu-uh3-ra-ah-szu
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
7. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-szur3-na-da
8. _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar a-na
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
9. usz-hu-ba _dumu_ ha-al-gi-a-szu
reverse
1. u3 a-szi2-i-id _dumu_ lu-uh3-ra#-[ah-szu]
2. i-hi-ib-lu-ni
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
3. _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2 usz-hu-[ba]
4. _dumu_ ha-al-gi-a-szu [u3 a-szi2-i-id]
5. _dumu_ lu-uh3-ra-ah-[szu]
6. a-szur3-na-da _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar
7. u2-sza-bi-szu-nu / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu-[nu]
8. sza-bu-u2 / a-na mi3-ma szu-um-[szu]
9. a-na a-szur3-na-da _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar#
10. zu-usz-ka3-na a-szi2-ti2-szu
  traces of seal
11. u3 me-er-e-szu usz-hu-ba
  blank space
  seal 1 impression
12. [_dumu_ ha]-al-gi-a-szu [u3 a-szi2-i-id]
13. [_dumu_ lu]-uh3-ra-ah-szu u3-[la2]
left
1. [i]-tu3-ru szu-ma i-tu3-ru-u2
2. [2(disz) ma]-na# _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qu2-lu-szu-um
  blank space
  seal 4 impression
right
  blank space
  seal 5 impression

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KTH, 28

    [Lewy1930KTH] Lewy, Julius. 1930. Die Kültepetexte Aus Der Sammlung Frida Hahn, Berlin. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 194

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SFH —
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:17:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:07:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“KTH 28 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361018.
KTH 28 artifact entry (No. P361018). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361018 (Original work published 2007)
KTH 28 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361018 (Accessed: June 26, 2025).
@misc{2023KTH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTH 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361018},
}


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TI  - KTH 28 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361018
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