ATHE 40 (P358372)

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

43.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma il5-we-da-ku u3
3. bu-za-zu-ma a-szu-mi3 da-da-a
4. _dumu_ ti2-li-a a-na-kam qa2-su2
5. _uruda_-ka3 a-mu-ti2-szu-nu i-di2-in-ma
6. _ku3-sig17_ isz-am ni-is,-ba-su2-ma
7. um-ma ne2-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_
8. szu-qul2-ma lu ni-ik-nu-ka3-kum#-ma#
9. a-ta-ma na-an-szi2-szu
10. um-ma szu-ut-ma / a-na-ku-ma
11. a-s,e2-ri-szu a-la-ak
reverse
1. u3 i-s,e2-er um-me-a-ni-a
2. ma-da-tim-ma
3. i-szu a-la2-ak-ma isz-ti2-szu
4. a-za-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ asz2-ra-kam
5. sza i-la-qe2-u2-szu li-il5#-[qe2]
6. a-wi-lum2 a-s,e2-ri-ka3
7. i-tal-kam a-na-kam si2-ku-szu
8. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ isz-te2-en6 nu-ka-il5
9. um-ma szu-ut-ma a-s,e2-ri-szu-ma
10. a-la2-ak mi3-nam
11. tu3-ka3-la2-ni ki-ma
12. a-s,e2-ri-ka3 a-wi-lum2
left
1. i-la2-ka3-ni a-szi2-a-ti2
2. a-wi-lam la2 nu-sza-am-ri-is,

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 48.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: ATHE, 40

    [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.

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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 Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:09:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-03-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“ATHE 40 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358372.
ATHE 40 artifact entry (No. P358372). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358372 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358372 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358372
LB  - CDLI:P358372
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - ATHE 40 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358372
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ATHE 40 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358372.
ATHE 40 artifact entry (No. P358372). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358372 (Original work published 2006)
ATHE 40 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358372 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
@misc{2023ATHE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {ATHE 40 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358372},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358372
LB  - CDLI:P358372
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - ATHE 40 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358372
ER  -
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