KTP 20 (P260351)

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 04035

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'. [...] qa2-ti2 [...]
2'. a [x x] x 2(u) _ma-[na]_
3'. sza szi2-na [t,up-pe2]
4'. ha-ar-mu-tim#
5'. hu-ra-sa3-num x [...]
6'. ki-ma hu-ra-[sa3-nim]
7'. _ku3-babbar_ sza-bu _la2#_
8'. t,up-pi2 a ma [...]
9'. i-da-na-kum#?
10'. um-ma hu-bi-[...]
11'. u3 i3-li2-szu#-[...]
12'. ki-ma hu-ra#-[sa3-nim]
13'. _ku3-babbar_ sza-bu [...]
14'. al-kam-ma [...]
15'. t,up-pi2-ka3 ni#-[...]
16'. [...] x ma
  rest broken

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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
  • Join Information:
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  • primary: KTP, 20

    [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, 20

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04035
  • Accession No.:

  • 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 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“KTP 20 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260351.
KTP 20 artifact entry (No. P260351). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260351 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 20 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260351 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260351},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260351
LB  - CDLI:P260351
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - KTP 20 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260351
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“KTP 20 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260351.
KTP 20 artifact entry (No. P260351). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260351 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 20 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260351 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260351},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260351
LB  - CDLI:P260351
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - KTP 20 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260351
ER  - 
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