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CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 (P358667)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 115173

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-na-da
2. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma
3. a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku-[ma]
4. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. ku-nu-ki-a a-na
6. a-bi4-ni sza ha-bu-la2-ak-szu-ni
7. 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. a-na ni-qi2-i-ka3
9. i-di2-a-bu-um
10. _dumu_ i-di2-esz18-dar
11. na-asz2-a-kum
12. szu-ma i3-li2-a-lum2
13. i-li-ka3-am
14. 2(asz) _gu2 an-na_
15. sza a-bi4-ni
16. sze2-bi4-la2-nim
17. a-szar ba-la2-t,i2-szu
18. le-pu-usz a-pu-tum
19. ki-ma _an-na_
20. i-na _e2_-_gal_-lim
21. us,-a-ni
22. sze2-bi4-la2-[ma]
left
1. i-di2-a-szur a-ma-la2
2. te2-er-ti2-a la2 ta-ga-mi3-il5

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CCT 4, 21c

[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, 87

[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.

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Museum No.: BM 115173
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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	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	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
2009-11-11 at 22:55:22	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

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Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.115173) (BM.115173)
The British Museum Collection (W_1921-0709-133) (W_1921-0709-133)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 6: GKT section 44c

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“CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358667.

CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 artifact entry (No. P358667). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358667 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358667 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 21, {BM} 115173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358667},
}

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“CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358667.

CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 artifact entry (No. P358667). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358667 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 21, BM 115173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358667 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 21, {BM} 115173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358667},
}

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M1  - 2025/7/18/
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