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CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 (P358714)

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 113412

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] im-di2-lim / qi2-bi4-[ma]
2. um-ma u2-sa3-num / u3
3. a-du-ma / i-na 5(u) 4(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2
4. sza i-di2-{d}iszkur / a-na en-um-a-szur
5. e-zi-bu _sza3-ba_ 4(u) 9(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2
6. a-na [a-du u2] 5(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2
7. i-li-bi-szu / um-ma [szu-ut-ma]
8. 4(disz) _tug2 hi_-ti2 / a-na-ku [al-qe2]
9. 1(disz) _tug2_ i-di2-{d}iszkur il5-qe2
10. a-na ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-ka3
11. [en]-um-a-szur u3 [il5]-szu-ba-ni
12. [ni]-is,#-ba-at-ma
reverse
1. um-[ma] en-um-a-szur#-ma#
2. a-di2 [... sza]-ap2-tim
3. i-ma-qu2-tu3 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. u2-sze2-ba-al / mi3-ma
5. i-s,u2!-ba-ti2-ka3 / la2 il5-qe2
6. qa2-tam2 / [szi2-ti2 _tug2] hi-<a_>
7. szi2-mu / la-szu / isz-ti2
8. u2-sa3-nim / a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
9. e-ra-ab2 puzur4-dingir
10. a-mi3-<sza-am> ha-ra-szu / a-di2
11. sza-[...] isz-ti2
(1 Z. broken)

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, 44a

[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, 143

[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

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 113412
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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	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
2016-07-28 at 14:22:23	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	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.113412) (BM.113412)
British Museum Collection (W_1919-0712-161) (W_1919-0712-161)

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 10-16: Balkan, anum-hirbi 12

Cite this Artifacts

“CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358714.

CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 artifact entry (No. P358714). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358714 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358714 (Accessed: February 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 44, {BM} 113412 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358714},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358714.

CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 artifact entry (No. P358714). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358714 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358714 (Accessed: February 3, 2026).

@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 44, {BM} 113412 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358714},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358714},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/15/
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LB  - CDLI:P358714
M1  - 2026/2/3/
TI  - CCT 4, 44, BM 113412 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358714
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