KTP 26 (P261859)

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 05666

Period

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

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ za-ka3-e
2. ub-ru asz2-qul2 1(disz) _ma-na uruda / sag10_
3. ag-ra-am a-gu5-ur-ma
4. a-di2 / ti2-tu3-ri-im
5. a-di2-szu-um 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 an-na#_
6. i-di2 sza a-wi-lim la2-ga sza
7. [...] da-tam2
  (broken)
reverse
1'. asz2-[qul2]
2'. a-na sza ma-s,a-ra#-tim#
3'. a-di2-in mi3-ma a-nim
4'. ga-am-ra-am i-ra-mi3-ni-a
5'. ag-mu-ur

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P261859

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
u. 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 05666
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 580491
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.5666

References

  • primary: KTP, 26

    [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, 26 (not yet checked)

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

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 290

    [Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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
2023-01-19 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 22:50:25 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 26 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261859.
KTP 26 artifact entry (No. P261859). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261859 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261859 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261859},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261859},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261859
LB  - CDLI:P261859
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - KTP 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261859
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTP 26 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261859.
KTP 26 artifact entry (No. P261859). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261859 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 26 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261859 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTP 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261859},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261859},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261859
LB  - CDLI:P261859
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - KTP 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261859
ER  -
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