KTP 08 (P260347)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04031

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-tur4-dingir
2. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
3. isz-ma-a-szur-ma
4. a-na-kam szu-esz18-dar
5. ip-nu-a-ma um-ma
6. szu-ut-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
7. sza i-tur4-dingir
8. ha-bu-la2-ku-ni
9. sza e-pa2-szi2-im
10. ep-sza-ni ki-ma
11. _ku3-babbar_ isz-te2-et
12. ha-ra-nam i-li#?-ku?
13. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu usz-ta-bu-u2
reverse
1. u2 gi5-mi3-li
2. la2-hi-bi4-il5-szu-um
3. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza _dumu_ ma-ni-a
4. a-na pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar
5. ha-bu-lu 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
6. sza i#-a-sza-ri-im
7. szu-a-ti2-ma ha-bu-lu
8. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-bu-szu
9. ha-bu-la2-ku-ni
10. te2-er-ta-ka3
  (erasure li-li-kam-ma)
left
1. ma-la2 ga-ki-el
2. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3 le-pu-usz

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: ruled
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  • primary: KTP, 8

    [Stephens1927KTP] Stephens, Ferris J. 1927. “The Cappadocian Tablets in the University of Pennsylvania Museum.” Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 11: 101–36.

  • history: JSOR 11, 08

    [sec48010] N.d. Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 11.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04031
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“KTP 08 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260347.
KTP 08 artifact entry (No. P260347). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260347 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260347 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260347},
}

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