KTP 18 (P260348)

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 04032

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. ah-sza-lim ki-ma
2. i3-li2-a-lim a-la2-ha-am
3. _dumu_ i-bi-zu-a ma-ah-ri-ni
4. is,-ba-at-ma um-ma ah-sza-lim-ma
5. zu-[...]-ru-ma x
6. x [...]
  (broken)
reverse
1'. a-na x [...]
2'. li-ku x
3'. _igi_ szu-a-nim _dumu_ szu-x [...]
4'. _igi_ a-szur-i-di2 _dumu_ mu-mu-la2-nim
5. _igi_ a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ i-di2-lim

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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: u. part, ruled
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  • primary: KTP, 18

    [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: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 301

    [Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 116 Text 9

    [Hertel2013OAAS6] Hertel, Thomas K. 2013. Old Assyrian Legal Practices. Law and Dispute in the Ancient Near East. Old Assyrian Archives, Studies, Volume 6. PIHANS 123. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: JSOR 11, 18

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04032
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Cite this Artifact
“KTP 18 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260348.
KTP 18 artifact entry (No. P260348). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260348 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260348 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	month = {jun 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260348},
}

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