Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 (P361618)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

C 01

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 hu-ha-ri!-ma-ta-ku-ma
2. a-na i-na-a qi2-bi-ma
3. a-na-ku me-ra-ka3 / a-ta a-bi
4. me-er-dam / a-mi3-am / di2-nam
5. a-na si2-ka3-tim / a-la2-ak
6. ku-a-um / me-ra-ka3 / a-na-ku
7. i-na sze2-pi2-a / a-la2-ak
8. di2-na-szu-ma a-na si2-ka3-tim
9. la2-ar-ka3-ab2-ma lu szu-um-ka3
10. a-ni 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ti2-ri
11. sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be-er-dam
12. ke-e / i-ba-szi2 / a-ni / di2-na-szu-ma
13. 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / la2-asz2-qul2
14. a-ni / pa2-ar-s,e2-e
15. 2(disz){szi2-na} ru-ba-um u2-sza-as,-ba-ta-ni
16. a-la2-hi-nu-tam2
17. u2 szi2-na-hi-lu-tam2
18. u3 er-ba-am / a-na
19. ru-ba-im / ma-dam / aq-bi4
20. a-ni / i-na ha-ra-nim
21. a-ni-tim / szi2-im / be-er-di2-ka3
22. _ku3-babbar / la2_ te2-ri-sza-ni
23. _tug2 hi-a / udu-hi-a_ / u3 _siki hi-a_
24. lu-sze2-bi4-la2-kum / szu-ma
25. la2 li-ba-ka3 s,u2-ha-ru-u2-a
26. a-ma-kam / a-na szi2-mi3-im
27. li-di2-nu-ma / _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
28. li-isz-qu2-lu-ni-kum
29. szu-ma / be-er-dam tu3-sze2-ba-lam
30. u3 s,u2-ha-ar-ka3 szu-up-ra-am
31. u4-ma-kal2 / la i-bi4-du
32. a-na si2-ka3-tim / a-la2-ak
33. szi2-im 1(disz) [n] _gin2 ku3-sig17_
34. a-na-kam / a-na i-di2-ku-bi4 / a-da-an
35. 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-s,a-ba-at-ma a-bi
36. a-ta szi2-im _ku3-sig17_ a-da-an / szu-ma
37. la ki-a-am / la wa-tar

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 31: Michel: ...-kal3 (waere KAK) ich habe aber keine kopie gesehen!

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361618

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) Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number C 01
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Fs T. Özgüç p.515-525, p. 517-518

    [Veenhof1989status] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1989. “Status and Offices of an Anatolian Gentleman. Two Unpublished Letters of Ḫuḫarimataku from Kārum Kanish.” In Anatolia and the Ancient Near East. Studies in Honor of Tahsin Özgüç, edited by Kutlu Emre, Barthel Hrouda, Machteld J. Mellink, and Nimet Özgüç, 515–25. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

  • history: Innaya, 235

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: TTK 10, p.467-479, p. 478-479

    [Sever1990Metinlerine] Sever, Hüseyin. 1990. “Kültepe Metinlerine Göre ‘birtum’ Kelimesinin Yeni Anlamı.” In X. Türk Tarih Kongresi, 467-479 + Levha 289-291. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2009-11-11 at 23:11:48 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.; Larsen, Mogens Trolle CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 14, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P361618.
Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 artifact entry (No. P361618). (2007, February 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361618
Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361618 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 14, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P361618.
Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 artifact entry (No. P361618). (2007, February 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361618
Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361618 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361618},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361618},
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TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/14/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P361618
LB  - CDLI:P361618
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Fs T. Özgüc 517-518 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361618
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