POAT 15 (P361128)

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-29-569

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-na hi-na-a [sza] ki-ma ku-a-ti2
2. u3 puzur2-a-szur2 a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
3. qi2-bi-ma 2(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
4. u2 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ dingir-ma-lik
5. ub-lam! 6(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_-<<pi3>>-ap-szu
6. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 szunigin_ 3(u) 9(disz) 5/6(disz)? _ma-na_
7. _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3 _sza3-ba_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 2(u) _ma-na_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
8. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 4(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
9. 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ u2 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. ni-ik-bu-us _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
11. 1(u) 8(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ 1(disz) me-at 1(u) ku-ta-nu
12. sza qa2-tim qa2-dum sza li-wi-tim
13. 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu _sag10_ 2(disz) _tug2_
14. ka3-am-su2-tum 1(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2/3(disz) _gin2_
15. _ku3-babbar_ it-bu-lu 6(disz) _ansze_
16. s,a-la2-mu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. szi2-im-szu-nu 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-su2-nu
2. 3(disz) _gin2_ u2-ku-ul-ta-szu-nu
3. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ sza sa2-i-tim
4. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ dingir-ma-lik il5-qe2
5. um-ma szu-ut-ma dingir-a-at
6. s,u2-ha-ri 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
7. _ku3-babbar_ lu i-na sa3-u2-dim
8. lu i-na i-szi2-ra-tim
9. im-t,i2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
10. hu-bu-li-ka3 a-na im-di2-lim
11. ni-di2-in mi3-ma a-nim
12. dingir-ma-lik i-ra-de8-a-kum
13. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
14. 2(u) 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
15. it-bu-lu 1(disz) _ansze_ 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
16. szi2-im-szu 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
17. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_-ap-szu
18. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ u2-nu-ut _ansze_
19. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum
left
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na _ansze_ ni-isz-qu2-ul
2. me-et 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ ku-nu-ki-ni mi3-ma a-nim
3. {d}utu-ba-ni i-ra-de8-a-kum _ku3-babbar_ sza sze2-ep _dingir_-ma-[lik]
4. gam-ra-kum

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 23-24: Hecker, afO 31, 84b

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361128

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-29-569
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382693
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-569

References

  • primary: POAT, 15

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 413

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 25-27

    [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, 151

    [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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata 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 23:08:11 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 15 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361128.
POAT 15 artifact entry (No. P361128). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361128 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361128 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361128},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361128
LB  - CDLI:P361128
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - POAT 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361128
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 15 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361128.
POAT 15 artifact entry (No. P361128). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361128 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361128 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361128},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361128},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361128
LB  - CDLI:P361128
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - POAT 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361128
ER  -
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