CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 (P358543)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113289

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
2. a-na la-ma-si2 qi2-bi-ma
3. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-<is-ha-su2>
4. _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
5. dan-a-szur3 na-asz2-a-ki-im
6. lu szi2-im 1(disz) _tug2_ u3 2(disz) _tug2_ sza qa2-bu-ul-tim
7. sza a-na s,e2-ri-a tu3-sze2-bi4-li-ni
8. _ku3-babbar_-ap-ki / gam2-ra-ki-im
9. 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na uruda sag10_ ik-ri-bu
10. sza be2-lim 2(disz) su2-pa2-na-an sza _u4 ka-bar_
11. 1(u) 3(disz) e-x [x ma]-na masz-qal-tim
12. a-la-nu? / mi3-isz-lum2 / ka3-bu-tu3-tum
13. mi3-isz-lum2 / ta-zi-ki
14. pa2-szu-ru-um sza a-na
15. ki?-ta?-um 5(disz) e-pa2-da-tum
16. tal-ha-di2-a-tum 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
17. lu sza-wi-ru / lu mu-sa3-ru-um
reverse
1. sza s,u2-ha-ri-im
2. _ki-la2-bi_ 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
3. a-ha-ma / a-nu-qu2!-szu / s,u2-ha-<ra>-am
4. u2 am-tam2 [mi3]-ma a-nim
5. dan-a-szur3 i-ra-de8-a-ki-im
6. a-pu-tum s,u2-ha-ra-am
7. a-na ma-ma-an / la2 tu3-szi2-ri-ma
8. i-na qe2-ra-be-tim
9. li-ir-bi / i-nu-mi3 dan-a-szur3
10. a-ni-sza-am / u2-s,i2-a-ni
11. sza-wi-ri-szu / u3 mu-sa3-ra-am
12. a-s,e2-er 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
13. sza a-di2-nu-szu-ni a-na dan-a-[szur]
14. di2-ni-ma / _szunigin!_ sza 1(disz) _ma-[na ku3-babbar_]
15. szi2-ma-am / li-isz-am
16. lu-sze2-ri-am

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CCT 2, 36a

[Smith1924CCT2] Smith, Sidney. 1924. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 2. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: LAPO 19, 301

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 113289
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Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 10: EL I 96a; 17: GKT 40g; 17-20: Lewy, anbib12, 225A.2; 19: EL I 112a; 23-26: Michel, CRRAI 40, 289A.10; 28-31: Lewy, anbib12, 225A.2; 31: GKT 100b

Cite this Artifacts

“CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358543.

CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 artifact entry (No. P358543). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358543 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358543 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358543},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358543.

CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 artifact entry (No. P358543). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358543 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358543 (Accessed: January 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 2, 36, {BM} 113289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358543},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P358543
M1  - 2026/1/27/
TI  - CCT 2, 36, BM 113289 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358543
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