CCT 3, 43, BM 113475 (P358616)

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 113475

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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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma i-di2-a-bu-um-<ma>
2. a-na szu-a-nim qi2-bi4-ma
3. a-na-kam-ma
4. ta-aq-bi4-a-am!-ma
5. um-ma a-ta-ma
6. a-na 4(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ x _ku3_
7. u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum a-mi3-nim
8. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 dumu?_ ka3-za-za
9. tu3-<sze2>-bi4-lam _ku3-babbar_
10. sza _tug2 hi_-ti2-a
11. sze2-bi4-lam
reverse
1. 1(disz) _tug2_ i-li-bi4-ka3
2. _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam
3. ni-mar-esz18-dar
4. i-pa2-ni-u2-tim-ma
5. t,ur4-dam
6. e-la2-li2 a-szar
7. la2-mu-tim i-sze2-e-ka3
8. um-ma szu-ut-ma
9. i-na sa3-al-e
10. isz-ta#?-ru-qa2-nam
11. a-pu-tum
left
1. ra-ma-ka3 sza-s,e2-er!
2. i-na sa3-al?!-e la2 ta-sza-ri-<iq>

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Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CCT 3, 43a

    [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, 204

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 113475
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
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 View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CCT 3, 43, BM 113475 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358616.
CCT 3, 43, BM 113475 artifact entry (No. P358616). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358616 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 43, BM 113475 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358616 (Accessed: July 7, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 3, 43, {BM} 113475 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358616},
}

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