CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 (P358578)

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 113283

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. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma la2-ma-si2-ma 9(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
3. ku-lu-ma-a na-asz2-a-kum 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
4. i-di2-su2-en6 na-asz2-a-kum
5. 2(disz) su2-pa2-ni sza _u4 ka-bar_ dan-na-a-szur3
6. ub-lam / 1(disz) su2-pa2-nam sza _u4 ka-bar_
7. u2 it-gu5-ra-am sza _u4 ka-bar_ i-a-szar
8. ub-lam 2(disz) it-gu5-ra-tim sza _u4 ka-bar_
9. i-di2-su2-en6 ub-lam / 1(disz) it-gu5-ra-am
10. sza _u4 ka-bar_ a-hu-wa-qar ub-lam
11. 1(disz) su2-pa2-nam sza _ku3-babbar_ i-ku-pi2-a ub-lam
12. 1(disz) su2-pa2-nam sza _ku3-babbar dumu_ i-bi-su-a ub-lam
13. sa3-ma-la2-tim it-gu5-ra-tim
14. u2 s,i-ba-tim ub-lu-nim szu-ma be-li2 a-ta
15. a-szu-mi3 _tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
16. la2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni bi-ba-ka3
17. la2 i-la2-mi3-in ki-ma s,u2-ha-ar-[tum]
18. i-ir-ta-bi-u2-ni / _tug2_ isz-te2-en6 u2 sze2-na
reverse
1. ka3-ab-tu3-tim a-na na-ar-ka3-ab-tim
2. e-ta-pa2-asz2 u2 a-na ni-szi2 be2-tim
3. u2 a-na s,u2-uh3-ri-im
4. e-pu-usz u2-la2 ak-ta-sza-ad-ma
5. _tug2 hi-a la2_ usz-te2-bi-la2-kum _tug2 hi-a_
6. ma-la2 qa2-ti2 i-ka3-szu-du isz-ti2
7. wa-ar-ki-u2-tim u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum
8. _e2_ a-bu-um-dingir i-na i-ga-ar-tim
9. ku-a-tim i-ku-pi2-a sza _e2_ a-ta-a
10. i-ga-ar-tam2 szu-a-tam2 isz-ta-kan2
11. u2 a-na-ku a-s,a-al-ma um-ma szu-ut-ma
12. ta-pa2-u2-tum-ma u2-ta-pa2-szu mi3-ma-ma
13. u2-la2 u2-ta-pa2-szu / it-be2-a-ma
14. i-ta-s,a-am a-ta a-ma-kam qi2-bi-szu-um
15. um-ma a-ta-ma mi3-szu-um i-ga-ar-ta-ka3
16. i-na _e2#_{[be2-ti2}-a / ta-asz2-ku-un]
17. ki-ma _e2 la2_ a-szi2-ri-im te2-pu-usz
18. u3 a-szu-mi3 ba-pi2-ri sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
19. ba-pi2-ru-um wa-di2 e-pi-isz sza-ak-lu-ul
20. u2 s,u2-ha-ar-tum da-ni-isz
left
1. ir-ti2-bi ti2-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam a-na su2-ni a-szur
2. szu-ku-szi2 u3 sze2-ep i3-li2-ka3 s,a-ba-at

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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 3, 20

[Smith1925CCT3] Smith, Sidney. 1925. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 3. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: LAPO 19, 307

[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

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 113283
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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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:13	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 11: Larsen,3 OACP 60, 69; 13: EL I, 135b; 15-16: GKT 133a; 17-18: Balkan, Fs Gueterbock II, 1f.; GKT 86d. 115c; 18: GKT 22d; 26-28: GKT 58d; 26-35: Lewy, Or 15, 386f.; 30f.: vSoden. Or 20, 269; 27, 28: GKT 50; 32: GKT 97e; 33-34: GKT 58d; 3

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358578.

CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 artifact entry (No. P358578). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358578 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358578 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 3, 20, {BM} 113283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358578},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358578.

CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 artifact entry (No. P358578). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358578 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358578 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 3, 20, {BM} 113283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358578},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358578
LB  - CDLI:P358578
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358578
ER  -