AnOr 06, 069-070 15 (P361042)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1914-0425

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 e-szar-tim sza
2. [ni]-ih-ri-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma
3. [pu]-szu-ke-en6-ma 2(u) 8(disz) ku-ta-ni
4. [1(disz) e]-pi3-sza-am 1(disz) _ansze_
5. mar-tu-ba-ni
6. 2(u) 8(disz)! 1/3(disz) ku-ta-ni 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _tug2_
7. ni-is-ha-tum 2(disz)! 1/2(disz) _tug2_ a-szi2-mi3-im!
8. _e2-gal_-lum2 il5-qe2 _sza3-ba_ <<szu>>
9. sza 5/6(disz) _tug2_ 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
10. _ku3-[babbar]_ i-na wa-s,a-a _tug2 hi-a_
11. [ta]-la2#-qe2-a sza 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _tug2_
12. [2/3(disz)] _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ i-na
13. mi3-szi2-it e-la2-tim
14. ta-la2-qe2-a 1(u) 3(disz) 1/6(disz) _tug2_
15. iz-ku-u2-nim 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2-ta_
reverse
1. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3#-babbar_-ap2-szu-nu 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
3. szi2#-im _ansze_ 5(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) _tug2_
4. e-pe3-szi2-im 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
5. szi-im 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_-ku-nu
6. _szunigin_ 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
7. _ku3-babbar sza3-ba_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
8. szi2-im sza-nim asz2-qul2
9. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na
10. [a]-si2-ri-im asz2-qul2
11. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ a-qa2-ti2
12. [mar]-tu-ba-ni a-di2-in szi2-ti2
13. [_ku3]-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu / 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_
14. [ku]-nu-ki-a sza-nam
15. u3 a-si2-ra-am
left
1. [...] ma#? me? nim? mar-tu-ba-ni
2. [... en]-na-ma-nim u3
3. [...] _dumu?_ ki-la2-im

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361042

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) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1914-0425
Accession Number

References

  • primary: AnOr 6, p.69-70, 15

    [Driver1933Cappadocian] Driver, Godfrey R. 1933. “Cappadocian Texts at Oxford.” In Keilschriftliche Miscellanea, edited by P. Anton Deimel, 69-70 + pl. I-VIII. Analecta Orientalia 6. Roma: Pontificio Istituto Biblico.

  • history: OACC, p. 270 n. 59

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: LAPO 19, 61

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:07:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 06, 069-070 15 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361042.
AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry (No. P361042). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361042 (Original work published 2007)
AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361042 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361042},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“AnOr 06, 069-070 15 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361042.
AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry (No. P361042). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361042 (Original work published 2007)
AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361042 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361042},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361042
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M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - AnOr 06, 069-070 15 artifact entry
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