KBo 09, 005 (P361635)

Tablet excavated in Ḫattusa (mod. Boğazkale), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06180

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Ḫattusa (mod. Boğazkale)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. da-a-a [_dumu_ il5-ba-ni]
2. a-na su2-en6#-[...]
3. is,-ba-at-ni#-[a-ti2-ma um-ma]
4. da-a-a-ma / a-na su2#-[en6-x x-ma]
5. t,up-pa2-ka3 / sza 5(disz) ma#-[na _ku3-babbar_]
6. sza i-na _e2_{be-et} nu-wa#-[e]-em
7. _uruda?_-a-[am sza i-na] ma za x ri im
8. 2(disz) s,u2-ha-[re-e?]-ka3? / u2 / _e2?_-be-et-ka3
9. asz2-u2-mu / a-di2#? _uruda?_
10. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1/2(disz) _gin2# ku3#-babbar_ i-na ka3-ne2-esz15
11. a-na nu-wa-e asz-qu2-ul-ma
12. isz-tu3 _e2_{be-et} nu-wa-e
13. u2-sze2-s,i2-a-ka3
14. 2(disz) me-er-u2-a-ti2-ka3
reverse
1. ta-ri-sza a-szi2-ti2 1/2(disz) [_ma-na ku3-babbar_]
reconstruction uncertain
2. a-na nu-wa-e ta-asz2-qu2-ul#-[ma]
3. isz-tu2 _e2_{be-et} nu-wa-e
4. tu3-sze2#-[s,i2-a-szi2]-na-ma
5. t,up-pi2#?-[szu-nu la2]-pi2#-it#
6. am-[...]-ne2-e-ka3
7. 2(disz) ma-[na ...]-x u2 _e2_-be-<et>-ka3
8. u2-ta-ra#-[kum a-s,e2-er]
9. e{be-ti2}-a / e-pa2-szi2-im#
10. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ x [...]
11. sza-na-su2-ma / ta-ta#-[na-di2-nam]
12. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ kan2-mar-da li#-[mu-um]
13. pi3-la2-ah-su2-en6 [_dumu_ i-ku-nim]
14. _igi_ a-szur3-mu-[ta?-bi?-il5?]
15. _dumu_ ma-[... _igi_ ...]
16. _dumu_ du-[...]
17. _igi_ a-[...]
left
1. _dumu_ il5-ba-ni _igi_ a-mur!-{d}utu _dumu_ mi3-lik-sza
2. _igi_ tu3-re-e-a _dumu_ e-nam-a-szur3

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)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced	232: 00.Pilah-Suen.09.00
Accounting Period

Record

20080529 hethportalmainz: cp. J. Klinger, Xenia 32, 1992, 194

CDLI number	P361635
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P361635

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ḫattusa (mod. Boğazkale)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06180
Accession Number

References

primary: KBo 09, 005

[Otten1957KBo9] Otten, Heinrich. 1957. Vol. 9. Keilschrifttexte Aus Boghazköi. Berlin.
history: Fs Veenhof p.39-66, p. 54 n. 81

[Dercksen2001FsVeenhof] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 2001. “‘When We Met in Ḫattuš’. Trade According to Old Assyrian Texts from Alishar and Boğazköy.” In Veenhof Anniversary Volume. Studies Presented to Klaas R. Veenhof on the Occasion of His Sixty-Fifth Birthday, edited by Wilfred H. van Soldt, 39–66. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul = PIHANS 89. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-10 at 12:46:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:11:56	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

“KBo 09, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361635.

KBo 09, 005 artifact entry (No. P361635). (2024, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361635 (Original work published 2007)

KBo 09, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361635 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 10},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361635},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“KBo 09, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361635.

KBo 09, 005 artifact entry (No. P361635). (2024, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361635 (Original work published 2007)

KBo 09, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361635 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {KBo 09, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361635},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P361635
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - KBo 09, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361635
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