CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 (P358704)

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 115056

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. a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma i-di2-esz18-dar-ma
3. la-ma a-na ka3-ni-isz
4. e-ra-ab2-ka3 / asz2-me-u2
5. _uruda_ 1(asz) _gu2_ sza qa2-at-ni
6. uk-szu-du um-ma
7. a-na-ku-ma la-ma ku-s,u2-um
8. ik-szu-di2-ni i-na
9. wa-ah-szu-sza-na li-ni-di2-ma
10. lu na-ap2-sza-ku
11. i-na ta-ta-ar-du
12. isz-te2-et mu-ta-tam2
13. sza-lim-be2-li
14. uh3-ta-li-iq-ma
15. a-szi2-a-ti2 a-di2 u4-mi3-im
16. a-nim a-su2-hu-ur
17. ki-ma ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
reverse
1. um-ma a-ta-ma
2. ra-ma-ka3 za-ki-ma
3. ti-ib-a-ma a-tal-kam
4. ki-ma _uruda_ 1(u) _gu2_ i-na pa2-ni-a
5. a-bu-ku-u2 um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. szi2-ti2 _uruda_-ni i-pa2-ni-a
7. la2-di2-ma i-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
8. ra-mi3-ni lu-za-ki-ma
9. a-ta-be2-a-ma a-s,e2-ri-ka3
10. a-ta-la2-kam _iti 1(disz)-kam_
11. isz-te2-en6 la2 ta-ha-da2-ar
12. a-bi a-ta be-li a-ta
13. e ta-aq-bi im-ma
14. a-ta-ma a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
15. e-ru-ub-ma
16. 1(u)! _tug2 hi-a_ i-na pa2-ni-szu#
17. la2 i-di2-ma szi2-im-szu-nu
18. i-na sze2-pi3-szu
left
1. la2 ub-lam-ma li-bi4-i la2 ih-du
2. _ku3-babbar_ sza u2-sze2-s,a-ni la2 ku-a-um
3. la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e ki-ma szi2-mu-um
4. ma-ah-s,u2-ni

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, 3a

[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, 118

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 115056
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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 22:55:25	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.115056) (BM.115056)
The British Museum Collection (W_1921-0709-16) (W_1921-0709-16)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 11-14: Lewy, Or 15, 396A.5; 3-9: GKT section 155; 7-8: EL II, 76c; 9: GKT section 97c; 22: GKT section 79g; 24. 34: GKT section 97c; 37: Lewy, Or 15, 396; 38-39: GKT section 154e; 10: check kopie!

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358704.

CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 artifact entry (No. P358704). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358704 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358704 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 03, {BM} 115056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358704},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358704.

CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 artifact entry (No. P358704). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358704 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358704 (Accessed: January 5, 2026).

@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 03, {BM} 115056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358704},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358704},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358704
LB  - CDLI:P358704
M1  - 2026/1/5/
TI  - CCT 4, 03, BM 115056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358704
ER  -