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KTP 13 (P260352)

Letter 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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04036

Period

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

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] ka3-ri-im
2. [ka3]-ni-isz3 qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma be2-lum2-ba-[ni-ma]
4. [i]-na di2-in
5. [_dumu_] a-szur szu-um-[szu]
6. [...]-kam u3 a-[...]
7. [...] x da-a [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. i-na# [...]
3. a-x [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...] mu x
7. [...] zi#-kan2 u3 ma-[...]
left
1. [...] ga [...]
2. [...] ba ti2 [...]

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: ruled, rev mostly broken away
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: KTP, 13

[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: LAPO 19, 38

[Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.
history: JSOR 11, 13

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 04036
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) [uncertain]
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:50:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (579180) (579180)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.4036) (CBS.4036)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“KTP 13 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260352.

KTP 13 artifact entry (No. P260352). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260352 (Original work published 2005)

KTP 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260352 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260352},
}

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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 13 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260352.

KTP 13 artifact entry (No. P260352). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260352 (Original work published 2005)

KTP 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260352 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260352},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260352},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260352
LB  - CDLI:P260352
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - KTP 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260352
ER  -