KTP 10 (P260376)

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 04060

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. wa-ah-szu-sza-na qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma wa-bar-tum
4. sza sza-la2-<tu3>-ar-ma
5. a-na pu-ru-usz-ha-[tim]
6. a-na a-sza-ar [...]
7. ni-isz-pur-ma [...]
8. sza ma zi#
9. is lu [...]
10. pu-ru#-[usz-ha-tim]
11. szi2-[...]
12. a-[...]
13. x-[...]
  (broken off)
reverse
1'. gam2-[...]
2'. a-na [...]
3'. ni-ka3-[...]
4'. i-na [...]
5'. szi2-ip-ri#
6'. ni-sza-pa2-ra#-[...]
7'. sza / la2-ma ar#
8'. sza pa2 u2-ta-di2-isz-ta-pa2-ar / um-ma# [szu-ut-ma]
9'. a-na ma-at / wa-ah-szu-sza#-[na]
10'. mu-uq-ta / szu-ma
11'. [la2] ta-am-qu2-ta
12'. isz-ti2-ku-nu / na-ak-ra#-ak#
left
1. i-di2-a-szur3 / u3 i-bi-ZU
2. szi2-ip-ru-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P260376

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
broken diagonally, lo. r. half missing

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 04060
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579204
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4060

References

  • primary: KTP, 10

    [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, 57

    [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, 10

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

Revisions and credits

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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 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
2017-10-27 at 10:50:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:50:22 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 10 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260376.
KTP 10 artifact entry (No. P260376). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260376 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260376 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260376},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260376
LB  - CDLI:P260376
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - KTP 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260376
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 10 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260376.
KTP 10 artifact entry (No. P260376). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260376 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 10 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260376 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260376},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260376},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P260376
LB  - CDLI:P260376
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - KTP 10 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260376
ER  -
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