ATHE 28 (P358360)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Heidelberger Orientalisches Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Heidelberger Orientalisches Seminar, Heidelberg, Germany

Museum Number

HD —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

52.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. um#-ma sza-lim-a-szur3
2. im-di3-dingir u3 pu-szu-ke-en6
3. u3 i3-li2-ba-ni-ma
4. a-na ku-zi-zi-a qi2-bi-ma
5. 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3
6. i3-li2-ba-ni ub-lam 6(disz) _gin2_
7. i-na ma-sa3-im / im-t,i3
8. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na na-pa2-hi-im
9. u3 e-s,i2 ni-di3-in
10. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ mu-su2-ka3-u2
11. ku-nu-ku-ni i-na _e2_
12. pu-szu-ke-en6 i-ba-szi2
13. 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ lu ki-ib-sa3-tim
14. lu mu-t,a2-u2 _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3
reverse
1. i-[bi]-ti#-iq#
2. u3 a-ma#-[la2] ti-er-ti-ka3
3. a-s,e2-er 1(u) 8(disz)# _ma-na ku3-babbar_
4. sza il5-ba-ni / ub-la2-ni
5. 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_
6. s,a-ru-pa2-am 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na
7. s,i2-ib-tim / ni-il5-qe2-a-kum-ma
8. t,up-pi2-ni ih-ri-mu
9. 3(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
10. hu-bu-la2-ka3 a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
11. ni-isz-qul2 t,up-pa2-ka3 ne2-ri-szu#-ma
12. um-ma szu-ut-ma 2(disz) ha-mu-usz-ta-an
13. u4-mu-szu e-ti-qu2 s,i2-ib-tam2
14. szu-uq-la2-nim-ma u3 t,up-pu-szu
15. la2-di3-na-ku-nu-[ti] t,up-pa2-ka3
16. a-na s,i2-ib-tim u2-ka3-al
17. ku#-zi-zi-a li-li-kam-ma
left
1. a-s,i2-ib-tim lu ni-tu3-u2
2. i-hi-id-ma 1(u) 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
3. sza a-na s,i2-ib-tim ni-il5-qe2-u2!(A)
4. sze2-bi4-lam

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Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 52.0 high × 50.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: ATHE, 28

    [Kienast1960ATHE] Kienast, Burkhart. 1960. Die Altassyrischen Texte Des Orientalischen Seminars Der Universität Heidelberg Und Der Sammlung Erlenmeyer-Basel. Untersuchungen Zur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, Band 1. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 281

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

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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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2020-06-18 at 06:30:00 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Dercksen, Jan Gerrit CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ATHE 28 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358360.
ATHE 28 artifact entry (No. P358360). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358360 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 28 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358360 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358360},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358360},
}


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