KTP 42 (P260369)

Administrative 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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04053

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain] (10x3(lo.e.) lines; collected by A. Long of Robert College and sold by him to J.P. Peters in 1890)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain] (10x3(lo.e.) lines; collected by A. Long of Robert College and sold by him to J.P. Peters in 1890)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P260369
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P260369

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment r. part, 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 04053
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	579197
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.4053

References

primary: KTP, 42

[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, 42

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
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
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

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 42 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260369.

KTP 42 artifact entry (No. P260369). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260369 (Original work published 2005)

KTP 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260369 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260369},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“KTP 42 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260369.

KTP 42 artifact entry (No. P260369). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260369 (Original work published 2005)

KTP 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260369 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260369},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260369
LB  - CDLI:P260369
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - KTP 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260369
ER  -