POAT 14 (P361127)

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-29-568

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 qi2-[bi]-ma#
3. a-szu-mi3 _ku3-babbar_ sza [ka3]-ri-a
4. u3 ku-a-ti2 / sza tu3-sze2-bi-la2-ni
5. um-ma [sza] ki-ma / ka3-ri-a-ma
6. lu-qu2-tam2 a-na i-ta-at,-li-im-ma
7. li-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_
8. lu-sze2-bi-[lam] / la u2-wa-szar
9. a-pu-tum a-na i-ta-at,-li-[im]
10. lu-qu2-tam2 / di3-in-ma
11. mi3-isz-li-szu _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam
12. u2-za-ka3 / la i-ba-szi2
13. _ku3-babbar_-ap a-wi-lim a-na na-ru-qi2-im
14. mi3-ma / la ta-na-szi2
15. u3 szu-ma / i-qi2-szu-ni-<kum>
16. mi3-ma / la ta-la2-qe2
17. szu-ma / ka3-ri-a
18. i-na _ku3-babbar_ / a-di2-im
reverse
1. me-ra-szu / i-na sza-ha-ti2-ka3
2. li-zi-[iz]-ma
3. t,up-pa2-am sza szi2-a-ma-tim
4. szi2-ta-me-a-ma / szi2-ma-am
5. di2-na-ma _ku3-babbar_ mi3-isz-li-szu
6. ku-un-ka3-ma
7. sze2-bi-la2-nim ki-ma
8. u2-ra-am a-na ma-mi3-tim
9. la i-s,a-bu-tu3-ka3-ni
10. _ku3-babbar_ i-na sze2-bu-lim
11. szi2-bi szu-ku-un
12. szu-ma um-ma me-ra-szu-ma
13. lu-qu2-tam2 / di2-nam a-na
14. a-wa-at _e2_ a-bi-a
15. ma-as,-a-ku / ma-a
16. i-na a-wa-tim ip-tu3-a-ka3
17. um-ma a-ta-ma / ma-la2
18. i-na _e2_ a-bi-ka3
19. i-s,e2-ri-a i-la2-qe2-u2-ni
20. i-na s,e2-ri-ka3
left
1. a-la2-qe2 / t,up-pa2-ka3 u3 szi2-bi-ka3
2. da-ni-in / lu-qu2-tam2 wa-sze2-er

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/P361127

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-29-568
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382692
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-568

References

  • primary: POAT, 14

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

  • history: OAA 1, 11

    [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. 24-25

    [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
2023-06-22 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 23:08:11 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 14 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361127.
POAT 14 artifact entry (No. P361127). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361127 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361127 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361127},
}


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TI  - POAT 14 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“POAT 14 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361127.
POAT 14 artifact entry (No. P361127). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361127 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361127 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361127},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361127},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361127
LB  - CDLI:P361127
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - POAT 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361127
ER  -
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