CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 (P358685)

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 113334

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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma e-la2-li2-ma isz-tu3
3. a-li-ka3-ni i-di2-ku-bu-um
4. u3 _illat_-su2 1(u)-tum sza ha-hi-im
5. u3 a-na-ku a-na _e2-gal_-lim
6. ne2-ta-na-li-ma ru-ba-u2
7. ki-ma / i-ta-pu-lim / i-ta-na-pu#-lu-ni-a-ti2
8. a-ma / me-eh-ra-at
9. ma-mi3-tim sza [u2-bi]-lu-ni-a-ti2-ni
10. a-na ka3-ri-im la2-pu-ta-nim
11. u3 szi2-[ki-tam2] ni-im-gu5-ur-szu-nu-ma
12. a-wi-lu-u2 i-ta-ba-al-ku-tu3
13. lugal da-me / e-ta-pa2-asz2-ma
14. ku-si2-szu / la2 ta-aq-na-at
15. szi2-ik-na-tum / a-hu-ra
16. ru#-ba-u2 / i-na ba-ri-szu-nu
17. i-ta-t,u3-lu / a-bi a-ta
18. be-li a-ta / ki-ma
reverse
1. t,up-pa2-am / ka3-ru-um
2. isz-me-u2-ni / mu-hu-ur-szu
3. te2-er-ti2 ka3-ri-im
4. u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam-ma
5. la2-tal-kam / a-ma-kam-ma
6. ta-ta-wa-[am um]-ma a!-ta!-ma!
7. e la2 ta#!-[ap-ri]-id
8. a-na-ku a-na [a-la2]-ki#-a
9. u3 a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim#
10. na-ak-s,u2-di2-a a-[wa-tam2?]
11. a-ni-tam2 ah-sza#-ah-ma# [a-bi]
12. a-ta a-la2-nu-ka3 ma-[nam]
13. i-szu / u4-me-e ma-du!-[tim]
14. a-ta-sza-ab2 a-na ka3-ri-im
15. i-hi-id-ma / la2-ma ku-[s,i2-im]
16. la2-tal-kam-ma la2 ap2-ri-[...]
17. [x]-szu-ni [x] ni i-na ap2-ri-[x x]
18. [...] ha-la2-qam [...]
19. [...] e ih-li-qu2 ti2 [x]
left
1'. um-ma 1(u)-tum-ma at-la2-ak-ma ih-da
2'. ru-ba-um [...] a-di2
3'. [...]

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, 30a

[Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Innaya, 47

[Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 19, 98

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 113334
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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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	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 22:55:23	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.113334) (BM.113334)
The British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-83) (W_1919-0712-83)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 2-6: GKT section 153b; 2-17: Balkan, anum-hirbi 26; Garelli, ac 349f.A50; 4: EL I, 255a; 6: GKT section 97b; 7: GKT section 97d+A.5; 12: GKT section 101b

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358685.

CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 artifact entry (No. P358685). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358685 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358685 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 30, {BM} 113334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358685},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358685.

CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 artifact entry (No. P358685). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358685 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358685 (Accessed: December 7, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 30, {BM} 113334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358685},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P358685
M1  - 2025/12/7/
TI  - CCT 4, 30, BM 113334 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358685
ER  -