CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 (P358643)

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 115141

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. um-ma a-szur3-ka3-szi2-id-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da
3. u3 zi-kur-i3-li2 qi2-bi-ma
4. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am um-ma a-ta-ma
5. 5(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni u3 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-me
6. szum-ma-hu-um ir-de8-a-am
7. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni u3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. ta-na-pa2-al 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-na
9. szi2-mi3-im u3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-me-szi2-tim
10. ta-la2-qe2 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na sa3-e-tim
11. hu-lu-qa2-u2 ik-szu-du-ka3
12. sza 5(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. i-na ni-ka3-si2 ta-la2-qe2 6(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
14. i-na sa3-e-tim a-szu-mi3 e-lam-ma
15. u3 hi-na-a / la2-qi2-u2 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
16. i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum _sza3-ba_
17. 1/2(disz) _ma-na la2 gin2_ ni-il5-qe2
18. 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu a-na
reverse
1. sza-du-e-tim la2-qi2-u2
2. 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam szum-ma-hu-[um]
3. il5-qe2 1/2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-num lu hu-lu-qa2-u2
4. lu ni-is-ha-tum lu a-szi2-mi3-im
5. 2(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu iz-ku-u2-nim
6. 1(u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2-ta_ ta-da-nu
error for ta-ad-nu
7. 5(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-ka3
8. szum-ma-hu-um ub-lam
9. 2(disz) _ansze_ a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. ta-ad-nu 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ ni-il5-qe2
11. 1(u) 8(disz) _gin2_ a-hu-ur a-la2-qe2-ma
12. u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
13. da-at szum-ma-hi-im asz2-qul2
14. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-in
15. 2(disz) _gin2_ i-di2-su2-en6 _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar
16. il5-qe2 a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
17. szu-ma a-hi a-ta t,up-pa2-am
18. szi2-ta-me-ma isz-ti2 zi-kur-i3-li
19. i-zi-iz-ma lu _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_
20. ka3-ri-im
left
1. lu sza e-lam-ma u3 hi-na-a lu sza
2. szi2-im _ansze_ sza-di2-in-ma _ku3-babbar_
3. ku-nu-ki-ka3 sze2-bi4-lam u3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
4. u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ sze2-bi4-lam _an-na_ la-ak-nu-uk!

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 4, 13a

[Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: OAA 1, 111

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 115141
Accession No.:

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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:55:20	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.115141) (BM.115141)
The British Museum Collection (W_1921-0709-101) (W_1921-0709-101)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 8: EL I, 219a; 14: EL I, 236b; 16: EL I, 219a; 39: EL I, 236b;

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358643.

CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 artifact entry (No. P358643). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358643 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358643 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 13, {BM} 115141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358643},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P358643
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358643
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358643.

CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 artifact entry (No. P358643). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358643 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358643 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 13, {BM} 115141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358643},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358643},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358643
LB  - CDLI:P358643
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - CCT 4, 13, BM 115141 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358643
ER  -