POAT 06 (P361119)

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-29-559

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. um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma a-na a-szur3-na-da
2. i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku
3. qi2-bi-ma / ma-asz2-qal-ti2 a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a
4. i-na na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur a-sza-qal
5. 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i3-li2-a-lum2
6. li-ik-nu-kam u3 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
7. sza a-na ma-na-ah-tim a-na ku-zal-li
8. ha-bu-lu szu-ut-ma li-ik-nu-kam
9. a-pu-tum a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
10. la2 i-ba-re t,ur4-da-ni-szu i3-li2-a-lam5
11. i-na da-asz2-e t,ur4-dam
12. a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma
13. _ku3-babbar_ 2(u) _ma-na_ u2 ma-la2 ta-ka3-szu-du
14. isz-ti2 a-szur-[ta]-ak-la2-ku
15. sze2-bi-lam a-na-kam lu a-na _an-na_
16. lu a-na _uruda_ a-di2 ta-la2-ka3-ni
17. la2-di2 a-pu-tum a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku
reverse
1. la2 i-ba-ri a-szu-mi3 _an-na_
2. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni 3(u) _ma-na an-na_
3. a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 a-di2-na-kum sza 1(u) _ma-na_
4. _an-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-na-kum _szunigin_ 4(u) _ma-na_
5. a-szu-mi3 sza _e2_ nu-ur-ZU sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
6. u2-za-ka3-ma a-sza-pa2-ra-kum
7. a-pu-tum / a-wa-at / _dingir hi-a_
8. u2-s,ur / a-di2 5(disz) ha-am-szi2-szu u3 6(disz) szi2-szi2-szu
9. pa2-ka3 a-na _dingir_ / ta-di2-ni
10. la2 tu3-pa2-sze2-er / a-pu-tum
11. a-na ni-ki-isz-tim sza _dingir_ i-ki-szu-ka3
12. la2 ta-tu3-ar / ta-tu3-ar-ma
13. ta-ha-liq a-ma-kam e u2-sza-<am>-t,u3-ka3-ma
14. e ta-[tur4!] dingir-na-at
15. _dingir hi-a_ la2 ta-ma-szi2 a-na i3-li2-a-lim
16. qi2-bi-ma a-na! sza qi2-ip-tam2
17. ta-aq-ti2-pu i-a-ti2 a-na ma-ga-ri-im
18. ta-ta-na-ah-ma ta-aq-ti2-ap2!
19. i-a-am / _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a
left
1. sza-ni-u2-tim ta-aq-ti2-ap2-ma a-ta
2. a-szar sza-nim tal-te2-qe2 i-na ka3-ri-im
3. tu3-uk-ta-bi-da-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 24-32: Hirsch, UAR nachtr. 5f; 33-37: CAD Q 96a

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361119

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-29-559
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382683
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-559

References

  • primary: POAT, 6

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

  • history: OAA 1, 34

    [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. 12-13

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 262

    [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
2023-01-21 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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:05 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 06 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361119.
POAT 06 artifact entry (No. P361119). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361119 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361119 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361119
LB  - CDLI:P361119
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - POAT 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361119
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 06 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361119.
POAT 06 artifact entry (No. P361119). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361119 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361119 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361119
LB  - CDLI:P361119
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - POAT 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361119
ER  -
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