RA 059, 025 no. 05 (P390546)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16204

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. 1(asz) _gu2_ [2(u)?] _ma-na# ku3-babbar_
2. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du#-[a-su2]
3. sza#-bu sza qi2-ip-ti2-szu
4. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ sza ki?-[x (x)]
5. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-[su2]
6. _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
7. sza _dam-gar3_
8. 1(disz) ri-ik-su2 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
9. ik-ri-bu sza sar-ma-ti2-in
10. 1(u) _gin2_ a-qa2-ra-bi4-tim
11. _e2_ ma-[na _uruda_] ik-ri-bu
reverse
1. sza be-lim 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
2. sza _tug2_-ti2-szu a-na a-szur3-ma-lik
3. _dumu_ asz2-qu2-dim 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. a-na _dumu_ hu-ra-s,i2
5. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2 la2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-na
6. i3-li2-a 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
7. sza i-ku-pi3-ta-asz2-me-tim
8. [1(disz)] da-li-tum ra-bi4-tum
9. 1(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu-um mi3-[ma]
10. a-nim sza#? li#-bi4-szu
11. [a-szu-mi3] wa-wa-li# a-na# puzur4#-a-na#
left
1. x-qi2-id _igi_ a-de8-la2-at
2. _igi_ puzur4#-a-na _igi#_ i-ku-pi3-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)	Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P390546
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P390546

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 16204
Accession Number

References

primary: RA 59, p.19-48, p. 25 no. 5

[Garelli1965RA59] Garelli, Paul. 1965. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 19–48.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:56:30	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:12:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-10-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RA 059, 025 No. 05 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390546.

RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry (No. P390546). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390546

RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390546 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390546},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 059, 025 No. 05 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390546.

RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry (No. P390546). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390546

RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390546 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2009RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390546},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/10/6/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P390546
LB  - CDLI:P390546
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RA 059, 025 no. 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P390546
ER  -