CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 (P358595)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113323

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 szu-pi3-a-ah-szu-szar
2. u3 ha-ti2-tim qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
3. szu!?-la2-ba-[an u3] a-sa3-a-ma
4. 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam qa2-ab-li-am
5. a-na szu-pi3-a-ah-szu-szar
6. 1(disz) _tug2_ szu!-ra-am sza! a-ki-di2-e
7. a-na um-me-na-ra 1(disz)? _tug2?!_ u3
  u3 certainly an error
8. sza! a-ki-di2-e a-na ha-ti2-tim
9. ku-nu-ki-a <<e>> u3 ku-nu-ki
10. a-ni-ni / me!-er!-i-ti2!-ki-na
11. ma!-s,i2-li ka3-s,a-ar
12. ma-nu-ba-lu-um-a-na
13. na-asz2-a-ki-na-ti2 / u3 a-na
14. wa-ar-dim u3 me-me-e
15. isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim
16. u2-sze2-ba-lam _ku3-babbar_
17. a-ma-kam sza ub-la2-ni
reverse
1. a-wi-il5-tum ta-ta-ba-al-ma
2. sza 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. tu3-di2-tam2 te2-pu-sza-am
4. ri-ih-tam2 ta-ta-ba-al
5. _ku3-ki_ mi3-ma szu-ku-bu-um
6. la2 i-di2-nam _geme2#_-[tu3-um]
7. i-a-tu3-ma / en-na-ma-num
8. mi3-ma la2 i-di2-nam
9. um-ma szu-ut-ma 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. i-na wa-ar-ki-ti2-a
11. a-da-na-ki-im 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. a-la2-hu-um ub-lam 1(disz) mu-usz-t,um
13. 2(disz)? szi2-ka3-tim _i3-gesz_ ma-al-a x ki-ma
  collation necessary
14. szi2-ka3-tam2 szu-ma na ar _ku3-sig17_
15. i-qe2-er-bi4-im sza-ak-nu
16. la2 i-de8 i-be-ti2-ni
17. ih-ti2-li-iq / pa2-ar-szi2?-x
18. _dumu_ ha-na-na-ri-im ub-la2-ki-<im>
left
1. na-ah-la2-ap2-tam2 en-lil2-i3-li2 / ni-a-u2-[um]
2. ub?!-la2-ki-im szi2-ka3-tam2 sza [_ku3?]-babbar_ a-tu3-di2-tim#
3. i-a-u2?-tim / [...] x-ma-tam2
4. mu?-sza?-am? mi3-ma szi-mu-x sze2-bi4-lim

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 11: Larsen, OACP 41A.61; 13: GKT 49b; 24: GKT 50; 36: GKT 30a; e. 2: alles fraglich!; e. 4: alles fraglich

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358595

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 113323
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.113323
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-0712-72

References

  • primary: CCT 3, 31

    [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, 332

    [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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:14 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, 31, BM 113323 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358595.
CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 artifact entry (No. P358595). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358595 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358595 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 3, 31, {BM} 113323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358595},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358595},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358595.
CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 artifact entry (No. P358595). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358595 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358595 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 3, 31, {BM} 113323 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358595},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358595},
}


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DA  - 2023/9/15/
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LB  - CDLI:P358595
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CCT 3, 31, BM 113323 artifact entry
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