Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 (P361620)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

HK 1003-5532

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. a-na e-na-su2-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma szal2-ma-a-szur-ma
3. 2(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
4. u2 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ a-s,e2-er
5. sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 szu-be-lum2 u2-bi4-il5
6. 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-di2-su2-en6
7. _dumu_ e-na-su2-en6 u2-bi4-il5
8. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3
9. 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-ki_ ku-nu-ki-ni
10. a-bu-sza-lim _dumu_ id-na-a
11. ub-la2-kum a-na-kam
12. a-na _tug2_-ba-ti2 szi2-mu-u2
13. ma-ah-s,u2 a-na ma-hi-ri-im
reverse
1. sza ka3-ni-isz3 ba-ti2-iq
2. _tug2 hi-a_ qa2-ab2-li-u2-tum
3. i-ba-szi2-u2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza qa2-tim
4. 3(u) _ma-na-ta_ sza ta-da-nim
5. a-di2-ma _uruda_-szu-nu na-di2 ki-ma
6. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a-szi2-a-ti2
7. la2-qa2-am la2 a-mu-a
8. a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta
9. te2-er-ta-ka3 a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma
10. ku-a-ti2
11. li-li-kam-ma _tug2_-ba-tu3
12. la2 ka3-s,u2-du lu ni-di2-szu-nu
13. u2 a-na-ku u4-me ma-du-tim
14. la2 a-sa3-hu-ur-ma
left
1. gam-ra-am ma-dam la2 a-ga!-mar
2. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-ki_ sza ik-ri-bi4-ka3
3. a-szur-gal _dumu_ a-zu-a
4. ub-la2-kum

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

20091124 oatp: rev. 10: followed by erasure

CDLI number	P361620
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P361620

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)	Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	HK 1003-5532
Accession Number

References

primary: Sadberk, 17

[Donbaz1999Sadberk] Donbaz, Veysel. 1999. Cuneiform Texts in the Sadberk Hanım Museum. Istanbul: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:11:49	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

“Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 14, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P361620.

Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 artifact entry (No. P361620). (2007, February 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361620

Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361620 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 14, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P361620.

Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 artifact entry (No. P361620). (2007, February 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361620

Sadberk Hanim Museum 17 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361620 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 14},
	title = {Sadberk {Hanim} {Museum} 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361620},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/30/
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