KTP 43 (P260357)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04041

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (12x1x11x2x1 lines; collected by A. Long of Robert College and sold by him to J.P. Peters in 1888)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. am-tam2 zi-be-zi-be?
2. u2 ti2-pu-ku-ni-a-an
3. _dumu-munus_-su2 tar2-hu-a-an
4. la#!-ba!-da-ni-ka3
5. a-sza-at pe3-ru-wa
6. pe3-ru-wa-ah-szu szar-pa2
7. me-er-u2-szu a-szi2-mi3-im
8. i-di2-nu-ma a-na
9. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. sza-ap2-ta-ma-ni-ka3
11. isz-a-am-szu
12. szu-ma a-ma-ti2-ma
13. a-szu-mi3 zi-be-[zi-be]
reverse
1. u2 _dumu-munus_-i-ti2-szu
2. sza a-na sza-ap2-ta-ma-ni-ka3
3. i-tu3-ru
4. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-da-an?
5. u2 i-du-ku-szu
6. i-qa2-ti2 wa-ar-sza#-ma
7. ru-ba-im
8. hal!-gi-a-szu
9. _gal_ si2-mi3-il5-tim
10. _igi_ ga-la2-ga
11. _igi_ pe3-ru-wa
12. _igi#_ i-na-ar
13. _igi#_ pe3#-ru#-wa#
left
1. _gal_ na-gi5-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (12x1x11x2x1 lines; collected by A. Long of Robert College and sold by him to J.P. Peters in 1888)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 4041; = EL 189; Kienast, AK text 18 (pp. 130-131); 10': foto: Balkan, anum-hirbi, figs. 15-20

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P260357

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
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 04041
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579185
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4041

References

  • primary: KTP, 43

    [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 1-2, 189

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: FAOS 1, 18

    [Kienast1984Kaufvertragsrecht] Kienast, Burkhart. 1984. Das Altassyrische Kaufvertragsrecht. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 1. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: Orlin, ACC, p. 069

    [Orlin1970ACC] Orlin, Louis Lawrence. 1970. Assyrian Colonies in Cappadocia. Vol. 1. Studies in Ancient History. The Hague ; Paris : Mouton.

  • history: JSOR 11, 43

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

  • history: Balkan Letter 44

    [sec48026] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-01 at 15:15:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 43 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260357.
KTP 43 artifact entry (No. P260357). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260357 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260357 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {KTP 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260357},
}


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TI  - KTP 43 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 43 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260357.
KTP 43 artifact entry (No. P260357). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260357 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 43 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260357 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2024KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {KTP 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260357},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P260357
LB  - CDLI:P260357
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - KTP 43 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260357
ER  -
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