CCT 4, 13, BM 115139 (P358644)

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 115139

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
2. a-na ab2-sza-lim qi2-bi4-ma
3. te2-er-ti2 a-na sza ki-ma
4. i-a-ti2 i-li-kam
5. a-ma-kam t,up-pe3-a
6. li-ip-te2-u2-ma
7. a-la-an 2(disz) t,up-pe3-e
8. sza u2-sze2-lu-ni
9. mi3-ma t,up-pa2-am
10. sza-ni-am la2 u2-sze2-lu
11. i-zi-zi ki-ma
12. t,up-pe3-e u2-sze2-lu-<ni>
13. i-na ma-ah-ri-ki
14. li-ik-nu-ku-ma
15. ku-nu-ki-szu-<nu> sza-s,i2-ri-i
16. ki-ma pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma
17. t,up-pe3-e a-na ka3#-ri-im
18. sze2-li-i-szu-nu
19. ha-ra-ni a-mi3-sza-am
20. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki
21. esz18-dar-pa2-li-il5! ub-la2-ki-im
22. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
left
1. a-ta-a ub-la2-ki-im
2. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ nu-ur-ki-i3-li2
3. na-asz2-a-ki-im

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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 4, 13b

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 342

    [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 115139
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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 22:55:20 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: 8: GKT section 19c. 97b; 9-10: GKT section 121f; 10: GKT section 19c. 27a. 97b; 11: GKT section 100c; 18: GKT section 17h. 97b; 21, 23: GKT section 49b; 4: cp. Larsen, OACP 16A.13; 18: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 4, 13, BM 115139 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358644.
CCT 4, 13, BM 115139 artifact entry (No. P358644). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358644 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 13, BM 115139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358644 (Accessed: July 19, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 13, {BM} 115139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358644},
}

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