CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 (P358614)

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 113466

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 a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma wa-qur2-tum-ma 2(disz) t,up-pe3
3. s,u2-ha-ru-um ub-la2-kum
4. a-ta mi3-ma-sza-ma la2 tu3-ta-e-ra-am
5. mi3-nam e-pu-usz-ka3-ma
6. a-ni-tam2 la2 a-ni-tam2 uz2-ni
7. la2 ta-pa2-te2 / szu-ma a-hi a-ta
8. a-ma-kam ki-ma i-a-ti2 u2 s,u2-ha-ar-tim
9. a-ta i-zi-iz u2-za-ni
10. i-na a-wa-tim pi3-te2
11. i-na _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_
12. e-ru-ub-ma u4-ma-am e-ri-tum
(erasure u2-s,a-am)
13. a-ma-kam a-t,up-pi3-im
15. sza hu-bu-li-szu-nu
reverse
1. sza a-bu-ni ih!-ri-mu
2. ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-szur usz-ta-bi4-u2
3. a-ta szi2-tam2 a-t,up-pi3-szu-nu
4. ha-ar-mi3-im s,a-ba-at
5. be-li2 a-ta isz-tu3 _mu 1(disz)-sze3_
6. _ki_ da-tim ar-ta-na-pu-ud
7. x me-er-um _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
8. szu-mi3 i-za-kar3 la2 a-hu-um
9. sza _ku3-babbar_ be-li2-a u2-sa3-pu-hu
10. szu-mi3 iz-ku!-ur
11. szu-ma a-hi a-ta isz-ti2
12. ba-ti2-qi2-im a-wa-at-ka3
13. li-li-kam-ma
14. uz2-ni pi3-te2 szu-ma a-ta#
left
1. a-ma-kam la2 ta-s,a-ba-at a-wa-at-ka3
2. li-li-kam-ma a-na-kam
3. sza e-pa2-szi2-im le-pu-usz

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
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CCT 3, 41b-42a

[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, 317

[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

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Museum No.: BM 113466
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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
2023-06-20 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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:17	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: 5-7: GKT 135b; 2: n9: GKT 27b; 12-13: GKT 66c; 17: GKT 95g; 17-19: Hirsch, UAR 51b; 21: GKT 87a; 23-24: GKT 142b; rev. 7: x = ras. ?

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358614.

CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 artifact entry (No. P358614). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358614 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358614 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358614.

CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 artifact entry (No. P358614). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358614 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 3, 41-42, BM 113466 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358614 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358614},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358614},
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