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

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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)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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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 [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: ruled
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04034
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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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 5, 2025).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260350},
}

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