CCT 2, 37, BM 113453 (P358545)

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 113453

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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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma puzur4-a-szur-ma
2. a-na ku-ra-ra szu-esz18-dar i-di2-a-szur3
3. u3 u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3 qi2-bi-ma
4. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-ka3-ni-isz
5. tu3-sze2-bi3-la2 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3-babbar_ a-na sza ki-ma ah-sza-lim
7. ta#-asz2-qu-la2 lu _ku3-babbar_ a-na i-di2-ku-be
8. ta-asz2-qu-la2 i-szi2-im _uruda sag10_
9. lu szi2-ki-im s,a-hi-ra-ma
10. szi2-tam2 sze2-bi-la2-nim szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3
11. sza szi2-ib-tim / be-li2
12. te9-er-ti _an-na_ sza
13. e-zi-ba-ku-nu-ti2-ni sze2-bi-la2-nim
14. 2(disz) me-at 5(u) _ma-na_
reverse
1. _uruda_ szi2-kam 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza isz-ti2
2. ha-ar-a-lim il5-qe2-u2 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
3. _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza i-ku-pi3-a
4. i-li-bi4-szu a-szi2-tam2
5. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im
6. ra-qi2-ti2-a _dumu_ u2-zu-a
7. sza-asz2-qi2-la a-di2 a-a-im u4-mi3-im
8. u2-ka3-al 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2_
9. _ku3-sig17_ sza ab-ni-szu
10. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-mu-tum mu-t,a2-u2
11. _ki gal_ si2-ki-tim 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
12. a-mu-tam2 _ki_ ku-ra-ra
13. lu szi2-im _tug2_-ti2-a sza sze2-ep
14. al-be-li2 mi3-ma a-nim
15. isz-ti2 szu-esz18-dar za-ki-a-nim
16. a-na u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur
left
1. qi2-bi4-ma szu?-ma _ku3-ki_ u3 szi2-im
2. a-mu-tim _ki gal_ si2-ki-tim
3. la2 tu3-sza-asz2-qi2-il5? a-na sza
4. ki-ma [x-(x)]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CCT 2, 37b

    [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, 188

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 113453
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:17:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 21: GKT 51b; 21-22: GKT 128c; 24: EL I, 100b; 28: EL II, 172; 11: verbinde ende 10 mit 11: _ku3-babbar-pi3-<<pi3>>-ni ?; 12: check kopie!

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 2, 37, BM 113453 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358545.
CCT 2, 37, BM 113453 artifact entry (No. P358545). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358545 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 2, 37, BM 113453 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358545 (Accessed: July 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 2, 37, {BM} 113453 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358545},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358545},
}

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