CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 (P358609)

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 113313

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da
3. u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku
4. qi2-bi-ma
5. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na an-na_
6. ku-nu-ku 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la-mu
7. 3(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 4(disz) _tug2_ szu-ru-tum ka3-ab2-tu3-tum
8. sza li-wi-tim
9. 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_
10. a-qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-in 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-qu2-tum
11. 1(disz) _tug2_ sza ta-tur4-a-li-sza
12. 1(disz) _tug2_ sza dingir-szu-gal mi3-ma a-nim
13. lugal-{d}iszkur un-la-ku-nu-ti2
14. a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku qi2-bi-ma
15. lu-qu2-tam2 a-ni-tam2
16. za-ki-ma szu-ma a-hi a-ta
17. i-na isz-te2-en6 a-li-ki-im
18. _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam li-bi
19. la tu3-la-ma-an i-hi-id
20. me-eh-ra-tim i-na ra-mi-ni-ka3
21. sze2-bi-lam
22. 2(u) 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu 1(disz) _ansze_
reverse
1. s,a-la-mu-um 5(disz) _ma-na_
2. _an-na_ i-a-u2-tum mi3-ma
3. a-nim szu-nu-nu ub-la-ku-nu-ti2
4. 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_
5. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 3(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
6. 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la-mu 6(disz) _ma-na an-na_
7. u3 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. a-qa2-ti2-szu mi3-ma a-nim
9. i-a-um kur-ub-esz18-dar
10. na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2 _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_
11. ma-la i-na _e2-gal_-lim
12. i-za-ku-a-ni a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku
13. di2-in szu-ma
14. a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku la-szu
15. a-szar wa-asz2-bu sze2-bi-il5
16. lu-qu2-tum ma-la iz-ku-a-ni
17. t,up-pa2-am sze2-bi-lam
18. a-na a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku
19. qi2-bi-ma i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
20. ka3-ra-am
21. la tu3-sza-ab2 i-nu-mi2
22. te2-ru-bu a-la-an
left
1. 1(u) u4-me la tu3-sza-ab2 s,u2-ha-ra-tim
2. la#? e-ri-isz za-ki-a-ma ra-ma-ku-nu a-tal-ka3-nim

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
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Related publications

primary: CCT 3, 4

[Smith1925CCT3] Smith, Sidney. 1925. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 3. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: OAA 1, 39

[Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: LAPO 19, 267

[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 113313
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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	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:55:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.113313) (BM.113313)
The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-62) (W_1919-0712-62)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 22-32: Lewy, Or 15, 394; 24: GKT 50; 30-31: GKT 120c; 32-35: Garelli, AC 225A.3; 41-43: GKT 125h; Garelli, AC 174A.2; 41-46: EL I, 119c; e. 2: statt la? (erasure) ?

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358609.

CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 artifact entry (No. P358609). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358609 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358609 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 3, 04, {BM} 113313 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358609},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358609.

CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 artifact entry (No. P358609). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358609 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358609 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 3, 04, {BM} 113313 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358609},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358609},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358609
LB  - CDLI:P358609
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - CCT 3, 04, BM 113313 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358609
ER  -