KTP 01 (P260350)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04034

Period

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

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1'. [...] _tug2_ [...]
2'. [...] a-ma-kam [...]
3'. [...]-ba / a-du-x
4'. [...] x la2-ti2 ta x [...]
5'. [a]-na#-kam _e2-gal_-lim a-[...]
6'. [...] x u2 szi2 be ni / isz x [...]
7'. [...] x sza-im _tug2_ sza qa2-tim
8'. [x me]-at _tug2 sag10_ pi2-ni / ni-ti2-di2-in
9'. [...] x sza _nig2-ka_-si2
10. [...] _ku3-babbar_ / i-szu-u2 _ku3-babbar_
11. [...] _ku3-babbar_ sza ka3-sa3-tim
12. [...] za [...] x ba / u2-sze2-bi4-lu
13. [...] ta-di2-szu-nu-ma
14. [... x x] a-na-ku x
reverse
1. [...] am-ma um-ma a-na-[ku-ma]
2. [...] x ta-i-ni-ip-la2-tim
3. [...] x a e u2 sza ga? ri ma?
4. [a]-s,e2#-er 6(u) _tug2_ sza qa2-tim
5. [x] _tug2# sag10_ sza i-a-x-ma-ba
6. [...] x-zu?-u2-ni 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
7. [...] ta#? lam / u2-sze2-bi4-il5-ma
8. [_tug2_]-ti2 _sag10_ / u2 sza qa2-tim
9. [...]-mu-nim / a-hu-u2-a
10. [be-lu-a] a#-tu3-nu / a-qa2-ta-ti2-ma
11. [...]-il5-tim / mi3-ma [...]
12. [...] x-ha-a / a-na ma x [...]
13. [...] x / mi3-ma [...]
14. [...] x [...]

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P260350

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
ruled

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 04034
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579178
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4034

References

  • primary: KTP, 1

    [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, 01

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260350.
KTP 01 artifact entry (No. P260350). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260350 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260350 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260350},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260350
LB  - CDLI:P260350
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - KTP 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260350
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260350.
KTP 01 artifact entry (No. P260350). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260350 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260350 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260350},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260350
LB  - CDLI:P260350
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - KTP 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260350
ER  -
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