POAT 31 (P361144)

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-29-590

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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
2. a-na ab2-sza-lim
3. qi2-bi-ma / 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. du-di2-tam4 ku-nu-ki-a
5. a-na s,u2-ha-ar-tim
6. en-na-su2-en6 na-szi
7. a-ma-kam 2(disz) a-ma-tim
8. ud-ru-a-szu / u3 ga-da-da
9. a-na _e2#_{be2-ti2}-szu
10. sze2-ri-bi-szi2-na
11. u3 s,u2-ha-ra-am
reverse
1. sza a-[szar] / ab2-sza-lim
2. u3-ra-bu-u2-ni
3. a-na _e2#_{be2-ti2}-szu
4. ta-ru-e-szu 2(disz)? _sila3_ sa3-ar-dam
5. li-qe2-ma
6. t,a2-i-bi-szu / a-na
7. ha-ra-ni-a / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. en-na-su2-en6 ir-szi2-ma
9. ta-ar-bi-it
10. s,u2-ha-ri-im di2-ni

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/P361144

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-29-590
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382716
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-590

References

  • primary: POAT, 31

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 341

    [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.

  • history: WAW 42, 114

    [Michel2020WAW42] Michel, Cécile. 2020. Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants. Writings from the Ancient World 42. SBL.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-07 at 18:25:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2009-11-11 at 23:08:20 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 31 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P361144.
POAT 31 artifact entry (No. P361144). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361144 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 31 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361144 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2026POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {POAT 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P361144
LB  - CDLI:P361144
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - POAT 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361144
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 31 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P361144.
POAT 31 artifact entry (No. P361144). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361144 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 31 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361144 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2026POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {POAT 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P361144
LB  - CDLI:P361144
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - POAT 31 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361144
ER  -
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