CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 (P358707)

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 113483

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 pu-szu-ke-en6
2. zu-pa2 puzur4-a-szur
3. a-szur-tu3-ku-<ul>-ti2
4. u3 a-szur-sza-du-ni
5. qi2-bi-ma um-ma la-ma-sa3-tum-ma
6. szu-ma a-ba-u2-a
7. a-tu3-nu a-na ma-la2
8. t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim-ki
9. _e2#_{[be2-tam2} sza ka3-ni-isz{ki}]
10. tu3-ub?!-ta-am / lu a-ma-tim
11. lu t,up-pe2-e / lu a-li
12. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ i-ba-szi2-<u2>
13. ih-da-ma / ku-un-ka3-ma
14. sze2-bi-la2-nim / a-pu-tum
reverse
1. {d}iszkur-ba-ni
2. u3 _tug2_-tu3 / a-na
3. szi2-mi3-im / la2 ta-da-na
4. a-na ma-la2 t,up-pi2-im
5. sza a-lim{ki} i-na sza-ha-at
6. ra-bi-s,i2-im
7. i-zi-za-ma t,up-pa2-am
8. sza ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz3
9. a-na s,e2-er t,up-pi2-im
10. sza a-lim{ki} li-qe2-a-ma
11. a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
12. a-na s,e2-er / am-ri-a
13. t,ur4-da-szu / la2 i-sa3-hu-ur

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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, 40b-41a

    [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, 392

    [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 113483
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2016-07-28 at 14:22:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:26 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 7-14: H.Lewy - J. Lewy, HUCA 38, 9A.42; 11-12: Garelli, AC 355A.5; rev. 2: NB: pn ku?!-tu3?; rev. 12: sic!

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358707.
CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 artifact entry (No. P358707). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358707 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358707 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 4, 40-41, {BM} 113483 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358707},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
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M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358707.
CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 artifact entry (No. P358707). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358707 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358707 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {CCT 4, 40-41, {BM} 113483 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358707},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358707
LB  - CDLI:P358707
M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - CCT 4, 40-41, BM 113483 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358707
ER  - 
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