Or 36, 396A.2 (P361681)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Trinity Museum of Archaeology, San Antonio,Texas, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Trinity Museum of Archaeology, San Antonio,Texas, USA

Museum Number

TrMA 001

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
(first 20 lines appear to be missing in transliteration-rke)
1. 2(u) 1(disz) a-na a-bi4-la2-ma-si2 u3 a-mur-dingir
2. qi2-bi4-ma szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza-ha-tam2
3. la2 i-mu-a-ma lu-qu2-tam2
4. la2 u2-szar 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. 2(u) 5(disz) a-na s,i2-ib-tim le-qe2-a-nim
6. u3 pi3-la2-ah-a-szur qa2-su2
7. li-di2-ma 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2
9. sza-bu ku-un-ka3-ma
10. 3(u) a-na a-lim{ki} sze2-bi-la2-ma
11. ma-la2 pi3-la2-ah-a-szur szi2-ma-am
12. i-qa2-bi4-u2 t,up-pa2-am
13. isz-ti2-szu la2-pi3-ta szu-ma la2 ta-qi2-pa2
14. qa2-ti2 ma-ah-s,a-ma a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u2-sze2-ba-la2-ni
15. 3(u) 5(disz) ka3-i-la2 a-hu-a a-tu3-nu-ma ih-da-ma
16. li-bi4 pi3-la2-ah-a-szur la2 i-ma-ra-as,
(tafelende)

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P361681
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P361681

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)	Trinity Museum of Archaeology, San Antonio,Texas, USA
Museum Number	TrMA 001
Accession Number

References

primary: OrNS 36 (pp. 393-415), p. 396 n. 2

[Balkan1967idiom] Balkan, Kemal. 1967. “Contributions to the Understanding of the Idiom of the Old Assyrian Merchants of Kanish.” Orientalia NS 36: 393–415.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 09:51:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:12:14	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

“Or 36, 396A.2 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361681.

Or 36, 396A.2 artifact entry (No. P361681). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361681 (Original work published 2007)

Or 36, 396A.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361681 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Or 36, 396A.2 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361681.

Or 36, 396A.2 artifact entry (No. P361681). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361681 (Original work published 2007)

Or 36, 396A.2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361681 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Or 36, 396A.2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361681},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361681},
}

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