Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 (P391070)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Museum Number

AMM —

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
1. [7(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_]
2. szi2-im _e2_-tim sza puzur4-esz18-dar
3. _sza3-ba_ 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) _ma-na_
4. _uruda_ a-ha-su2 [tal]-qe2
5. szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ 7(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. i-szi2-tam2 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
7. [_ku3]-babbar_ sza isz-ti2 / szu-hu#-bur#
8. a-s,i2-<ib>-tim a-mur-a-szur3
9. u3 en-nam-a-szur3
10. [ni]-il5-qe2-u2-ni _ku3-babbar_
11. u3 s,i2-ba-su2 a-na
12. [1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)] _ma-na ku3-babbar_
13. [i-tu3-ur-ma isz-tu3]
reverse
1. [szi2-im _e2_-tim 7(disz) _ma-na_]
2. [_ku3]-babbar_ e-ru-[bu-ni]
3. 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) _gin2 ta ku3-babbar_
4. i-ra-mi3-ni-szu-nu
5. a-mur-a-szur3 u3 en-nam-a-szur3
6. isz-tap-ku-ma t,up-pa2-am
7. ha-ar-ma-am isz-ti2
8. szu-hu-bur a-mur-a-szur3
9. u2-sze2-s,i2-a-szu / a-na a-wa-tim
10. a-ni-a-tim i-na
11. ka3-ni-isz en-nam-a-szur3
12. a-na a-mur-a-szur a-szi2-bu-tim
13. isz-ku-ni-a-ti2
left
1. _igi#_ ku-ku-la-nim szi2-ip#-ri-[im]
2. sza# a-lim{ki}

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	P391070
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P391070

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	kt b/k 111
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
Museum Number	AMM —
Accession Number

References

primary: Belleten 53, p.51-60, p. 53-54 no. 3

[Günbatti1989Kültepe] Günbattı, Cahit. 1989. “Ev Satışı İle İlgili Beş Kültepe Tableti ve Bunlardan Çıkan Bazı Sonuçlar.” Belleten 53: 51–60.

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 14:11:21	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:12:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-10-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P391070.

Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 artifact entry (No. P391070). (2009, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P391070

Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P391070 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P391070.

Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 artifact entry (No. P391070). (2009, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P391070

Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P391070 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {Belleten 53, 53f. {No}. 3 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P391070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P391070},
}

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DA  - 2009/10/31/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P391070
LB  - CDLI:P391070
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - Belleten 53, 53f. No. 3 artifact entry
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