CCT 3, 08, BM 113315 (P358635)

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 113315

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. a-na a-szur3-i-di2 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma
3. a-bi4 a-ta be-li a-ta-ma
4. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza kur-ub-esz18-dar
5. ub-la2-ku-ni u3 mi3-ma lu-qu2-tim
6. sza i3-li2-a-lum2 u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni
7. i-na pa2-ni-im-ma
8. ab2-ka3-ma / lu-qu2-tum
9. a-na ba-ra-im li-ik-szu-da-ma
10. i-na ha-ra-nim
11. la2-am-hu-ur-szi2 / ma a-na-kam
12. li-szi2 mi3-ma be-el
13. qi2-ip-ti2-a / ba-ab2
14. ha-ra-ni-a sza qa2-ta-tim
15. la2 e-ri-szi2-ma
16. la2 a-ba-asz2 / szu-ma
17. lu-qu2-tum la2 us,-a-ma
18. a-na-kam la2 i-sze2-me
19. ma-nu-um sza a-na
reverse
1. ma-li-szu _ku3-babbar_
2. qa2-ta-ti2-a / il5-ta-pu-tu3
3. um-ma szu-nu-ma
4. a-na s,e2-er a-bi4-ka3 ta-la2-ak
5. a-bu-um ki-i szu-mi3-szu lu i-de8
6. ma-num
7. dam-qa2-ni-ku-um a-na
8. _ku3-babbar_ ma-ah-ri-ka3
9. na-di2-ma / a-na-kam
10. _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 u3
11. qa2-ti2-a _ku3-babbar_ u2-sza-qal-ma
12. ke-na ak-ki-tim asz2-ta-na ba am ma-am
13. u3 da-tam2 ki-a-ma u2-sza-qal
14. szu-ma ku-a-am la2 <tu3>-sze2-ba-lam5
15. _ku3-babbar_ sza qi2-ip-ti2-a
16. u3 na-ak-ra-am
17. sza a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
18. u2-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-ni
19. lu-qu2-tam2 za-ki-a-ma
left
1. ab2-ka3-ma a-na-kam li-sze2-me-ma
2. ba-ab2 ha-ra-ni-a be-el
3. qi2-ip-ti2-a / la2 i-ka3-le-e-ma la2 a-ha-li-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, 8b

    [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, 45

    [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, 260

    [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 113315
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2009-11-11 at 22:55:19 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 9: GKT 95e; 12: GKT 95h; 13: Larsen, OACP 76; 18: GKT 95h; 24: GKT 103f; 41: GKT 10a. 95b; rev. 5: zeichenverteilung unklar!; rev. 12: unklar, kol noetig!

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 3, 08, BM 113315 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358635.
CCT 3, 08, BM 113315 artifact entry (No. P358635). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358635 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 3, 08, BM 113315 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358635 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 3, 08, {BM} 113315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358635},
}


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