Sadberk Hanim Museum 28 (P361622)

Business / Contracts 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 1005-5534

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. mu-sa3 _dumu-munus_ dingir-isz3-ti2-kal2
2. a-sza-at i-la2-ab2-ra-at-ba-ni
3. i-na _e2_ be-ti2 sza a-szur-ma-lik
4. _dumu_ puzur2-esz18-dar a-di2
5. ba-al-t,a2-at-ni
6. tu3-sza-ab2 i-na _e2_-tim
7. sza a-szur-ma-lik-ma
8. ta-sza-be-er a-szur-ma-lik
9. u3 me-er-u2-szu la2 i-t,a2-ru-du-szi2
10. _e2_-tam2 6(disz) gu5-szu-ri
11. da-la2-tim u3-tu3-up-tam2
12. la2 ta-da-an
13. u2-la2 tu3-ra-ab2
14. _igi_
blank after igi
reverse
1. _igi_ a-ta-a
2. _igi_ i-di2-a-szur
3. _igi_ a-mur-a-szur
4. _igi_ ma-s,i2-i3-li2
blank

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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P361622
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P361622

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 1005-5534
Accession Number

References

primary: Sadberk, 28

[Donbaz1999Sadberk] Donbaz, Veysel. 1999. Cuneiform Texts in the Sadberk Hanım Museum. Istanbul: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi.
history: WAW 42, 51

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-07 at 17:19:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:11:50	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 28 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P361622.

Sadberk Hanim Museum 28 artifact entry (No. P361622). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361622 (Original work published 2007)

Sadberk Hanim Museum 28 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361622 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Sadberk Hanim Museum 28 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P361622.

Sadberk Hanim Museum 28 artifact entry (No. P361622). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361622 (Original work published 2007)

Sadberk Hanim Museum 28 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361622 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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