KTP 06 (P261874)

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 05681

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ru-ba-im
2. szi2-ir-mi3-i-a-im
3. qi2-bi-ma / um-ma
4. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz-[ma]
5. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um
6. u3 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
7. a-bi-a-a u3 a-gu-a
8. szi2-ip-ru-ni
9. na-asz2-u2-ni#-kum
10. t,up-pi3-ka3 / ni-isz-me-ma
11. li#-bi-ni-ma
reverse
1. [...]-asz2
2. [a]-ma#?-la
3. [ta]-asz2-pu-ra-ni
4. e-pu-usz-ma
5. ta-aq-bi-ta-ka3
6. i-li-bi4-ni
7. i-ba-szi2 me-ra-ni be-el-ni a-ta
8. ma-la? szi2-ip-ru-ni
9. i-qa2-bi-u2-[ni-ku-ni]
10. [...] x x [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [x ...] ...
14. _dumu_ x x x x
left
1. sza a-na s,e2-ri x x
2. i-la2-ka3-ni x li [x]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter ((Obv)10x(LoE)1x(Rev)10x(UE)2x(LE)2 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 6: followed by erasure

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P261874

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev. u. &lo. parts badly effaced, ruled

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 05681
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 580506
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.5681

References

  • primary: KTP, 6

    [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, 97

    [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: Orlin, ACC, p. 155 n. 88

    [Orlin1970ACC] Orlin, Louis Lawrence. 1970. Assyrian Colonies in Cappadocia. Vol. 1. Studies in Ancient History. The Hague ; Paris : Mouton.

  • 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, 06

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-01 at 15:15:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-23 at 19:22:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2021-07-08 at 07:39:52 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“KTP 06 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261874.
KTP 06 artifact entry (No. P261874). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261874 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261874 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2024KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {KTP 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261874},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P261874
LB  - CDLI:P261874
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - KTP 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261874
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“KTP 06 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261874.
KTP 06 artifact entry (No. P261874). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261874 (Original work published 2005)
KTP 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261874 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2024KTP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {KTP 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261874},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P261874
LB  - CDLI:P261874
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - KTP 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261874
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.