POAT 08 (P361121)

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-29-561

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-szur3-na-da u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3
2. u3 i-di2-su2-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
3. um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
4. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um 1(u) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
5. pa2-sza-lum2 sza ab2-ni-szu ku-nu-ki-a
6. i-di2-a-szur ka3-s,a-ar a-al-du10 ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2
7. 1(u) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
8. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ku-nu-ki
9. sza kur-ub-esz18-dar u3 a-mur-esz18-dar be-lum2-ba-ni
10. ub-la2-ku-nu-ti2 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
11. ku-nu-ki-a / a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
12. _dumu_ a-bu-sza-lim / na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2
13. _szunigin_ 2(u) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
14. u3 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ i-li-ka3-ku-nu-ti2
15. [_sza3]-ba_ 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
16. pu-szu-ke-en6 szu-uq-la2-ma t,up-pi3
17. li-di2-na-ku-nu-ti2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_
18. a-na a-szur3-na-da dingir-na-ma a-na
19. lu-qu2-ti2-szu le-ku-ul a-na s,e2-er
20. _ku3-babbar_ pa2-ni-im u3 te2-er-ta-ku-nu
21. li-li-kam 9(asz) _gu2 uruda sag10_
22. 5(disz)? _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-[um]
reverse
1. a-na u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3 u3
2. i-di2-su2-en6 i-di2-a-szur3 en-nam-be-lum2
3. u3 i-szar-be-lum2 isz-tu3
4. da-asz2-e u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-nu-ti2
5. _sza3-ba_ 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szu-be-lim i-szi2-qi2-il5
6. 3(u) 5(disz) masz-ki 1(u) 8(disz) _tug2_ pi3-ri-ka3-ni
7. i-di2-a-szur3 u3 en-nam-be-lum2 a-na
8. sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 i-di2-nu t,up-pa2-am
9. na-asz2-pa2-ar-tam2 u2-la2 ub-lu-nim um-ma
10. i-di2-a-szur3-ma la2-pa2-tam2 la2 i-mu-u2
11. a-ba-u2-a / a-tu3-nu _uruda_-i ma-la2 ta-[ad]-nu
12. szi2-im masz-ki u3 pi2-ri-ka3-ni / ma-la2 it-bu-lu-[ni]
13. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ / ma-la2 i-szi2-ta-ni te2-er-ta-ku-nu
14. a-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it li-li-kam
15. 2(u) _ma-na_ <_uruda_> _sag10_ a-na i-di2-a-szur3 a-na be-a-lim
16. a-di2 / u2 ma-la2 _uruda_ ba-lum2 te2-er-ti2-a i-di2-su2-en6
17. a-na i-di2-a-szur a-na szi2-a-ma-tim
18. a-na hu-ra-ma isz-pu-ru i-ma-la2 i-di2-nu-szu-ni
19. u3 be-u2-la2-ti2-szu e-la2 1(asz) _gu2_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
20. _uruda_ s,a-hi-ri-im u3 1(disz) _tug2_ pi3-ri-ka3-nim
21. mi3-ma a-na sza ki-ma i-a-ti2 u2-la2 i-di2-in
22. i-di2-a-szur3 isz-ti2-a u2-la2 i-na-me-er
23. a-ma-kam lu-ba-li-t,a2-ku-nu-ti2
24. a-na i-di2-su2-en6 qi2-bi4-ma a-szur3 lu i-de8
25. i-na s,e2-er sza pa2-ni-tim tu3-usz-ta-ab2-ri-am
26. mi3-szu-um _uruda_ a-na i-di2-a-<szur>
27. tu3-sze2-er u3 _uruda_ tu3-ma-li-ha szu-esz18-dar i-na [ka3]-ni-[isz]
28. a-ta a-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a te2-ti2-iq-ma x tap-pa2-[u2]-szu
29. i-di2-nu-ni-ku-ma
30. a-wi-lam tu3-ta-sze2-er-ma _ku3-babbar_ t,u3-ur-di2 eq-lam [im-...]-ma
31. a-la2 _lu2_ ta-asz2-ku-na-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 3: HUCA 39, 15ff.

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361121

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-29-561
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382685
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-561

References

  • primary: POAT, 8

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

  • history: OAA 1, 76

    [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. 15-17

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:07 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 08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361121.
POAT 08 artifact entry (No. P361121). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361121 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361121 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361121},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“POAT 08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361121.
POAT 08 artifact entry (No. P361121). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361121 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361121 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361121
LB  - CDLI:P361121
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - POAT 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361121
ER  -
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