KTP 19 (P260367)

Legal 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 04051

Period

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

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Old Assyrian Laws (Tablet II); 9x7x3(u.e.)x5(le.e.) lines; collected by A. Long of Robert College and sold by him to J. P. Peters in 1890)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1'. u2-[...]
2'. a-wa-su2-nu [i-mu-ru-ma] szu-ma
3'. sza _dumu gal_ / pa2-hu-ri-im i-na
4'. pu-uh3-ri-szu-nu / a-na _dub-sar_
5'. i-qa2-bi4-u2-ma _dumu gal dub-sar_
6'. u2-pa2-ha-ar / ba-lum2 / a-wi-li
7'. _gal_-u2-tim nam-e-dim we-dum
8'. a-wi-lum2 sza _nig2-ka_-si2 a-na
9'. _dub-sar_ / u2-la2 i-qa2-bi4-ma
10'. _dumu gal_ u2-la2 u2-pa2-ha-ar
11'. szu-ma _dub-sar_ ba-lum2 a-wi-li
12'. _gal_-u2-tim i-pi3-i we!-dim
13'. _dumu gal_ / up-ta-hi-ir 1(u) _gin2-ta_
14'. _dub-sar_ i-sza-qal / ma-ma-an
15'. i-na s,a-hu-ru-tim / a-s,e2-er
16'. a-wi-lim sza _nig2-ka_-si2 u2-la2 i-t,a2-hi-ma
17'. ma-su2-kam _e2?_ ka3-ri-im u2-la2
  KA2?
18'. i-ta-na-la2-ak [szu]-ma ma-su2-kam
19'. [...]
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reverse
1'. [...]-di2-in _ku3-babbar_ u2 _ku3-ki_
2'. [...] _dam#-gar3_-ru-tim e-ta-wu
3'. [i-na pu-uh3-ri]-im# i-zi-zu-ma di2-nam
4'. [i-di2-nu (...) i]-na# pu-uh3-ri-im a-wi-li
5'. [...] i-pu-uh3-ri-im i-ta-ru

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lo. part, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Old Assyrian Laws (Tablet II); 9x7x3(u.e.)x5(le.e.) lines; collected by A. Long of Robert College and sold by him to J. P. Peters in 1890)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: KTP, 19

    [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, 290

    [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: MJ 9 (pp. 148-150), p. 150

    [Sayce1918MJ9] Sayce, Archibald H. 1918. “The Museum Collection Of Cappadocian Tablets.” Museum Journal, University of Pennsylvania 9 (2): 148–50.

  • history: JSOR 11, 19

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04051
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 19:22:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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 View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“KTP 19 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260367.
KTP 19 artifact entry (No. P260367). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260367 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260367 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2024KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {KTP 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P260367
LB  - CDLI:P260367
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - KTP 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260367
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 19 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260367.
KTP 19 artifact entry (No. P260367). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260367 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 19 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260367 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2024KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {KTP 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260367},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P260367
LB  - CDLI:P260367
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - KTP 19 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260367
ER  -
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