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

Lineart

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

Measurements

-

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

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358578

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 113283
Accession Number

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

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: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	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: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 3, 20, {BM} 113283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358578},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358578
LB  - CDLI:P358578
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CCT 3, 20, BM 113283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358578
ER  -
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