CCT 4, 45, BM 113573 (P358717)

Tablet & envelope 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 113573

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 57.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet 1
obverse
1. a-na a-szur-i-di2 / qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-szur-ma-lik-ma
3. a-di2 ma-la2 / u2 sze2-ni-szu
4. asz2-pu-ra-ku-ma / ku-a-tum
5. te2-er-ta-ka3-ma / la2 i-la2-kam
6. u4-ma-am ku-s,u2-um
7. ik-ta-asz2-da-ni / a-a-ma!?
8. ma-ru-szi-na u2 a-na-kam
9. i-na _e2_ ub-ri-ni / e-na-num
10. u2-sza-ab2-ma / i-t,a2-na-ra-da-ni
11. a-hi a-ta a-ma-kam / _siki hi-a_
12. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ u2-ul 2(u) _ma-na_
13. sze2-bi-la2-ma u2-ku-ul-ta-szi2-na
14. le2-zi-ib-szi2-na-ti2-ma
15. la2-at-be-a-ma la2-tal-kam
16. mi3-szu-um / ki-ma
reverse
1. si2-ni-isz-tim / isz-tu2 _iti_ 1(u)-kam
2. i-qe2-ra-ab2 / a-lim{ki}
3. ta-ap2-ta-ah-a-ni-i
4. u2 a-na-kam / a-ha-ba-li-im
5. ma-ma-an / la2 i-da-nam
6. a-na-kam ku-s,u2-um ik-ta-asz2-da-ni
7. la2 _ninda_ isz-te2-en6 / la2 e-s,u2-u2
8. _la2 tug2 hi-a_ / a-lu-bu-usz-ti2-szi2-na
  or _siki hi-a?_
9. i-ba-szi2 / mi3-szu-um
10. pu-ru-ni / i-sza-kan2 a-ma-kam
11. u2 _tug2 hi-a_ / a-li-tab-szi2-szi2-na
12. sze2-bi4-la2-ma / la2-at-be-a-ma
13. la2-tal-kam / u2 i-a-tum ba-li
14. i-s,e2-ri-a / im-tu3-qu2-ut
15. hu-la2-pi3 / ki-ma / s,u2-ub-ri
16. ha-lu-la2-ku / szu-ma-mi3-in
17. a-wa-tum a-ni-a-tum i-de8-e
18. a-mi3-ni-mi3-<in> / a-di2 / u4-mi3-im
left
1. a-ni-im u2-szi2!-ib la2 ta-qa2-bi4 um-ma
2. a-ta-ma u2? tu3-ga-ti2-x-mi3
3. mi3-ma / i-da-szu-nu-ti2 x tu3-ga-ti2-il5
4. mi3-ma ta-da-nam la2 i-mu-a
tablet 2
obverse
1. um-ma szu-ut-ma
2. a-a-kam la2-al-qe2-ma
3. la2-di2-na-kum u2 a-di2 ha-am-szi2-szu
4. u2 sze2-szi2-szu ap2-hi-szu
5. a-ma-kam ba-li-t,am2
6. mi3-ma / sze2-bi4-la2-ma
7. u2 a-na-ku la2-tal-kam
reverse
  blank space
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. a-na a-szur-id-i2
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur-ma-lik
3. a-hi-szu
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
  (no linguistic content)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 57.0 wide
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  • primary: CCT 4, 45b

    [Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 16-18

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 113573
  • Accession No.: 1919-07-12, 0322

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 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
2018-01-09 at 16:42:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-11-17 at 07:47:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-17 at 07:45:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:27 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

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

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 3-5: Lewy, Or 15, 406; GKT section 120a; 4: GKT section 50; 6: GKT section 28d; 7: EL II, 76c; 8-10: EL II, 40b; 16-19: GKT section 76g; 19: GKT section 49d; 22: GKT section 28d; 23-25: GKT section 104f; 25: GKT section 64e; 27: GKT section

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 4, 45, BM 113573 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P358717.
CCT 4, 45, BM 113573 artifact entry (No. P358717). (2024, June 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358717 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 45, BM 113573 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358717 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 1},
	title = {CCT 4, 45, {BM} 113573 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358717},
}


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