POAT 03 (P361116)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-556

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-szur-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma lugal-{d}iszkur-ma
3. 3(disz)? _gu2 ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki
4. 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la2-mi3 ku-ta-ni
5. i-na wa-s,a-i-a / ba-ab / a-bu-lim
6. a-szur-i-di2 / ip-qi2-dam i-na
7. ka3-ri-im / a-szar ne2-ru-bu
8. _tug2 hi-a_ / a-sza-la2-ha-ma
9. a-pa2-qi2-id-ma / mu-nu-su2-nu
10. a-sza-pa2-ra-kam i-na
11. ma-ah-ri-a / u2-la2 isz-lu!-<uh3>
12. mu-nu-su2-nu u2-la2 i-de8
reverse
1. 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-a
2. i-di2-nam / um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma
3. 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_
4. i-mu-ta-ti2-im / sza-ki-in
5. a-qa2-ti2-ka3 li-qe2
6. a-sza-ar-ma! / za-ku-sa3
7. a-sza-pa2-ra-ku-um a-hi
8. a-ta ga-am-ru-um ma-ad
9. a-na a-ni-nim / szu-up-ra-ma
10. szu-uq-la2-an / la2 i-pa2-te2-a
11. u2-ul _ku3-babbar_ / sze2-bi4-lam
12. s,i2-pa2-ra-tim sza _ku3-babbar_
13. 2(disz) [_gin2_] sze2-bi4-lam

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/P361116

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) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM L-29-556
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382680
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-556

References

  • primary: POAT, 3

    [Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.

  • history: OAA 1, 102

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 7-8

    [Lewy1968Philadelphia] Lewy, Hildegard, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1968. “Old Assyrian Texts in the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.” Hebrew Union College Annual 39: 1–33.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 03 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361116.
POAT 03 artifact entry (No. P361116). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361116 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361116 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361116},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361116
LB  - CDLI:P361116
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - POAT 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361116
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 03 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361116.
POAT 03 artifact entry (No. P361116). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361116 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361116 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361116},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361116
LB  - CDLI:P361116
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - POAT 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361116
ER  -
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