KTP 15 (P261858)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 05665

Period

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

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter ((Obv)19x(LoE)1x(Rev)10x(UE)2x(LE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-szur3-na-s,i2#-[ir?]
2. u3 ma-ma-hi-ir qi2-bi#-[ma]
3. um-ma a-lu-la2-a u3
4. du10-a-hi-ma i-na# [x x]
5. ma-x x x u3# x x
6. [...] x
7. [...] x
8. [...] x
9. x [...] di2 a ku [x]
10. a-x [...] x
11. x [...] x ka3-szu
reverse
1. a-na _ku3#-babbar#_ ta#-e#-ra-ma
2. gi5-mi3#-lam i-s,e2-er
3. a-szur3-ma-lik szu-uk-[na]
4. _ansze_ s,a-ah-ra-am
5. a-na szi2-mi3-im di2-na
6. la2 u2!-ta#-ru-nim
7. 3(disz) _ma-na uruda_ a-na
8. qa2-ti2-szu! ni-di2-in#
9. a-mur-a-szur t,ur4#-[{d}nim]
10. la2 i-ki x x
11. x x x x x
12. isz-ti2 x
left
1. [...] ta ni [...]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: lo. part & ru. corner damaged, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Letter ((Obv)19x(LoE)1x(Rev)10x(UE)2x(LE)1 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: KTP, 15

    [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, 15 (not yet checked)

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 05665
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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 22:50:24 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 15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261858.
KTP 15 artifact entry (No. P261858). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261858 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261858 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {KTP 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261858},
}


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