POAT 10 (P361123)

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-29-563

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-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da
3. qi2-bi4-ma / ra-ma-ka3
4. za-ki-a-ma / ti2-ib-a-ma
5. a-ta-al-kam
6. a-szu-mi3 ha-ra-ni-ka3
7. _dingir_ / li-ba-ti2-ka3
8. ma-li / u2 szu-ma
9. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ma-ma-an
10. a-na na-ru-qi2-im
11. i-da2-na!-ku-um
reverse
1. na-an-szi2-am
2. sza-am-sza-am / sza
3. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
4. a-na a-szur3 ha-bu-la2-ku
5. i-na ik-ri-bi4-a
6. ep-sza-am 6(disz) _ma-na_
7. _ku3-babbar_ a-na {d}esz18-dar
8. i-na li-bi4 ik-ri-bi4-a
9. bi4-lam szu-ma la2 ma-s,i2
10. i-na ra-mi-ni-ka3
11. i-di2 / a-na szu-mi3-ka3
12. ak-ru-ub
13. al-kam-ma
left
1. a-he-ka3 a-na wa-ar-du-<<du>>-tim
2. la2 a-di2-na-ku-um

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/P361123

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-29-563
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382687
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-563

References

  • primary: POAT, 10

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

  • history: OAA 1, 20

    [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. 19-20

    [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, 222

    [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
2009-11-11 at 23:08:09 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 10 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361123.
POAT 10 artifact entry (No. P361123). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361123 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361123 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361123},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361123
LB  - CDLI:P361123
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - POAT 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361123
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 10 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361123.
POAT 10 artifact entry (No. P361123). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361123 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361123 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361123},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361123
LB  - CDLI:P361123
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - POAT 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361123
ER  -
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