CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 (P358705)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 115061

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
2. u2 i3-li2-a-lim qi2-bi4-[ma]
3. um-ma ku-za-zu-um-ma
4. _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-tu3-szu
5. i-s,e2-er / a-zu-da
6. i-mi3-di2-id / a-as,-ba-su-ma
7. um-ma szu-ut-ma 5(disz) _ma-na [ku3-babbar_]
8. i3-li2-a-lum2 a-szu-mi3-ka3
9. i-s,a-ba-at / a-hi a-ta
10. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 la2 tu3-re-a-aq
11. a-na-ku u3 a-zu-da
12. szu-ta-al-mu-na-ni
13. szu-ma _ku3-babbar la2_ ta-as,-ba-at
14. te2-er-ta-ka3
reverse
1. li-li-kam / a-na _ku3-sig17_
2. ma-al-a-num ra-ku-sa3-am
3. a-na ta-ar-ki-is-tim
4. u2-la2 a-ga-mi3-il5-szu / a-na u4-ma-kal2
5. sza x-mi3?-ig-du-u2-ni
6. 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-s,e2-ri-a / il5-qe2
7. i-hi-id-ma te2-er-ta-ka3
8. li-li-kam szu-ur i-s,e2-ri-a
9. a-wi-il5-ma / ma szu-wa-ti
10. ta-qi2-ip-ma i-a-ti
11. u2-la2 ta-aq-ti2-pa2-ni
12. mi3-szu-um / pu-ru-i
13. i-ka3-ri-im _sag10_
14. ta-asz2-ku-un te-er-[ta-ka3]
15. li-li-kam / u2-la2 [...]
left
1. a-na ta-ar-ki-sa2-tim
2. la2 a-ga-mi3-il5-szu

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, 3b

[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, 126

[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 115061
Accession No.:

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 metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:55:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.115061) (BM.115061)
The British Museum Collection (W_1921-0709-21) (W_1921-0709-21)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 6: GKT section 27c; 10: GKT section 91f; 12: GKT section 88d; 15-18: Garelli, RA 58, 116; 16: GKT section 127A.3; 18-20: Hirsch, WZKM 62, 61+A.47; 22-23: GKT section 103c; 23-28: Lewy, RHA 5, 120+A.14; 23: GKT section 72b; 25: GKT section 9

Cite this Artifacts

“CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358705.

CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 artifact entry (No. P358705). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358705 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358705 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358705},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358705.

CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 artifact entry (No. P358705). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358705 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358705 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 03, {BM} 115061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358705},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358705
LB  - CDLI:P358705
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - CCT 4, 03, BM 115061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358705
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