CCT 4, 33, BM 113349 (P358691)

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 113349

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. a-na i-di2-a-szur# [puzur4-a-szur]
2. u3 en-nam-a-szur# [qi2-bi4-ma]
3. a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi4-ma
4. um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma i-na
5. 1(u) 6(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza pa2-zu-ur-tim
6. sza sze2-ep / a-szur-ba-asz2-ti2
7. 3(disz) _tug2_ i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
8. ta-di2-nu um-ma a-ta-ma
9. szi2-im / _tug2_ i-pa2-ni-ka3 ah-sza-lim
10. li-di2-na-ku-um um-ma
11. szu-ut-ma _uruda_ a-na s,i2-ti2-szu
12. u2-sza-qi2-il5 mi3-ma
13. u2-la2 i-di2-nam a-hi a-ta
14. eb-ri a-ta szi2-ti2 szi2-im
reverse
1. _tug2 hi-a_-ti2-a / _ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-uk-ma
2. isz-ti2 / a-li-ki-im pa2-ni-e-ma
3. sze2-bi4-lam / u2-ra-am
4. ma-la2 / szi2-im _tug2#_ ki-li-szu-nu
5. ga-ma-al-ka3 a-le-e
6. 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ sza i-na [ka3-ni-isz]
7. te2-zi-ba-ni-ma a-na-ku a-na
8. bu-za!-zu! e-zi-bu _igi_ en-um-a-szur
9. _dumu_ szal2-ma-hi-im _igi_ a-[szur-x-x]
10. _dumu_ a-ni-nim bu-za-[zu]
11. asz2-a-al-ma# [...]
12. mi3-szu-um [...]
13. a-na [...]
14. um-ma szu?-[ut-ma ...]
15. a-di2-szu-um [...]
16. x x ba ti2 x [...]
left
1. u2 a-na sze2-na lu-bu-szi2 pa2-s,i2-u2-tim
2. i-a-u2-tim a-s,e2-ri-ka3
3. i-ta-na-pu-usz a-hi a-ta
4. szi2-im _tug2_-ti2-a sze2-bi4-lam

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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, 33a

    [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, 154

    [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 113349
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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
2016-07-28 at 14:22:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:24 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: 17-19: GKT section 62b; 19: GKT section 98a; 22: EL I, 223a

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 4, 33, BM 113349  Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358691.
CCT 4, 33, BM 113349  artifact entry (No. P358691). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358691 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 33, BM 113349  artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358691 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 33, {BM} 113349  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358691},
}


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