CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 (P358684)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 115064

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-i-di2-ma a-na
2. a-szur-na-da
3. u4 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku
4. qi2-bi4-ma 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) _ma-na_
5. _an-na_ ku-nu-ku 3(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
6. 2(disz) _ansze hi-a_ s,a-la-mu
7. 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u3 6(disz) _ma-na_
8. _an-na_ a-na qa2-ti2-szu
9. ki-ma _an-na illat_ i-sza-ku-nu
10. a-na _ku3-babbar an-na_
11. li-isz-ku-na-ku-nu-ti2
12. sa3-ri-dum ig-ri-szu
  szu followed by erasure
13. sza a-di2 hu-ra-ma
14. sza-bu mi3-ma a-nim
15. szu-li _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur
16. na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti2
17. lu _an-na_ lu _tug2 hi-a_
18. ma-la i-na _e2-gal_-lim
reverse
1. i-za-ku-u2-ni-ni
2. a-na a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku
3. pi-qi2-id-ma a-szar
4. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ba-la-t,i2-a
5. lu-bi-il5 u3 te2-er-ta-ka3
6. li-li-kam szu-ma la-szu
7. a-szar wa-asz-bu sze2-bi-il5-szu-um
8. i-di2-esz18-dar a-s,e2-er isz-ta-ri-qi2-ni
9. a-na _e2_ a-bi4-im
10. il5-qe2-a-ni-ma u3 _e2_
11. ip-lu-usz-ma e-ta-ba-at
12. i-di2-esz18-dar s,a-ab2-ta-ma
13. 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14. i-na _ku3-babbar_-szu sza-asz2-qi2-la-szu-ma
15. sze2-bi4-la2-nim-ma
16. u3 lu-mu-un li-bi4-a
17. la ap2-t,u3-ur-szu-um
18. _tug2 hi-a_ ma-la a-na
19. ni-ka3-si2-a
left
1. ta-ta-di2-a-ni
2. sza-li-t,a2-ma
3. lu _ku3-babbar_ ma-la na-ad-a-ku-ni szu-up-ra-nim

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 12-14: Garelli, AC 301A.10; 17-21: Garelli, AC 225A.4; 26-35: Lewy, Or 29, 26; 39: GKT section 97c

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358684

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 115064
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.115064
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1921-0709-24

References

  • primary: CCT 4, 2b

    [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, 37

    [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, 131

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:22:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358684.
CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 artifact entry (No. P358684). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358684 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358684 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 02, {BM} 115064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358684},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358684.
CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 artifact entry (No. P358684). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358684 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358684 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 02, {BM} 115064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358684},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358684
LB  - CDLI:P358684
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CCT 4, 02, BM 115064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358684
ER  -
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