KTT 139 (P392774)

Administrative tablet excavated in Tuttul (mod. Tell Bi'a), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria

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Photo

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria

Museum Number

NMSR —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Tuttul (mod. Tell Bi'a)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

object tablet
note: collations RA 98, 135
obverse
1. 5(disz) _sila3 ninda us2_
2. 1(ban2) _ninda gu#_
3. 1(disz) pa2-an _ninda sze#_
4. 1(ban2) _kasz sag10_
5. 1(barig) 4(ban2) _kasz us2_
6. _nig2-gub lu2-mesz_
7. bi-ir-tim
reverse
1. _ku5_ i3-li2-li#-[im]
2. i-nu-ma
3. ku-usz2-szi-im
4. _iti_ a-ia-ri-im
5. _u4 2(disz)-kam_
6. li-mu {d}iszkur-ba-ni

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Mari period (Yasmah-Addu and Zimri-Lim)
Dates Referenced	Yasmah-Addu.Adad-bani.07.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P392774
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P392774

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	32.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Tuttul (mod. Tell Bi'a)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	Bi.28/48:141,29
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Syria, Raqqa, Syria
Museum Number	NMSR —
Accession Number

References

primary: Tall Bi‘a / Tuttul II, KTT 139

[Krebernik2001Tuttul] Krebernik, Manfred. 2001. Tall Bi‘a / Tuttul - II. Die Altorientalischen Schriftfunde. Saarbrücken: Saarbrücker Druckerei und Verlag.
collation: RA 98 (pp. 121-150), 135

[Durand2004RA98] Durand, Jean-Marie, and Lionel Marti. 2004. “Chroniques Du Moyen-Euphrate 3. Les Documents Du Tell Bi’a.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 98: 121–50.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-16 at 10:34:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 09:51:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-18 at 09:46:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-10-11 at 05:37:05	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-12-21 at 10:42:57	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-12-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tsouparopoulou, Christina	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“KTT 139 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392774.

KTT 139 artifact entry (No. P392774). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392774 (Original work published 2009)

KTT 139 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392774 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {KTT 139 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392774},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“KTT 139 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P392774.

KTT 139 artifact entry (No. P392774). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P392774 (Original work published 2009)

KTT 139 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P392774 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2024KTT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {KTT 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P392774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P392774},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P392774
LB  - CDLI:P392774
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - KTT 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P392774
ER  -