Edinburgh 11 (P361613)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1922.397

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

45.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5
2. a-na en-nam-a-szur3
3. i-ku#-pa2-sza u2-t,a2-hi-ma
4. um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5#-ma
5. a-na en-nam-a-szur3-[ma]
6. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3#-ki#_
7. qa2-tam2 sza i-[ku-pa2]-sza#
8. asz2-a-ma! i-a#-[ti2] i#-za#-za#-am#
9. um-ma i-ku#-pa2#-sza-ma
10. a-szur3-mu#-ta-bi4-il5
11. a-hi-i / qa2-ti2 isz-a-ma#
12. szu-a-ti2 / i-za-zu-um
reverse
1. _igi_ da-da#-a#
2. _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2
3. _igi_ i-di2-a-szur3 _dumu_ dan-a-szur3
4. a#-szur3#-mu-ta-bi-il5 a-na#
5. en#-nam#-a-szur3 u2-t,a2-hi-ni-a-ti2-ma
6. um-ma a-szur3-mu-ta-bi-il5-ma
7. [a]-na# en-nam-a-szur3
8. 2/3(disz)# _ma-na_ 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17#_
9. qa2-tam2 sza su2-e-a a-hi-a
10. asz2-a-ma i-a#-ti2# i-za-za-am
11. _ku3-ki_ u2 ne2-ma-al-szu
12. a-na ma#-ma#-[an]
13. la2 tu3-[sza]-ar#
14. um-ma en-nam-a-szur3
15. la2 u2-sza-ar
left
1. szu a x [...] na [...] x x a-s,e2-er
2. sza# ki-ma# i#-a-ti2 [szu]-pu-ur#-ma
3. u2-za-szu-nu pi2-ti2 [_igi_] a#-la2-bi-im
4. _dumu_ la2-ta-ra-ak
5. _igi_ da-da-a _dumu_ a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

duplicate, with minor differences, of P361685

CDLI number	P361613
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P361613

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	45.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number	NMS A.1922.397
Accession Number

References

primary: Edinburgh, 11

[Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.
history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 311

[Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: OrNS 50 (pp. 98-105), 098-105 4

[Moren1981OrNS50] Moren, Sally M. 1981. “ Four Old Assyrian Tablets in a Private Collection.” Orientalia 50 (1): 98–105.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-02 at 14:48:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:11:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.; Larsen, Mogens Trolle	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Edinburgh 11 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361613.

Edinburgh 11 artifact entry (No. P361613). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361613 (Original work published 2007)

Edinburgh 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361613 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Edinburgh 11 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361613.

Edinburgh 11 artifact entry (No. P361613). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361613 (Original work published 2007)

Edinburgh 11 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361613 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {Edinburgh 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361613},
}

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