CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 (P358729)

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 115068

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na a-szur-na-da x]
2. u3 ku-ku-la2-nim qi2-bi4-ma
3. um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-<ma> ta-asz2-pu-ra-nim
4. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma
5. 6(u) 6(disz)! ku-ta-ni _sag10_ 7(disz) a-ba-ar-ni-u2
6. 1(disz) _tug2_ szi2-li-<ip>-ka3-u2-um
7. a-szur-la2-ma-si2 u3 a-zu-ta-a
8. ip-qi2-du a-ma-kam
9. i-sza-ha-at a-szur-na-da
10. i-zi-za-ma / ma-la2
11. a-szur-la2-ma-si2 u3 a-zu-ta-a
12. _tug2 hi-a_ ip-qi2-du-nu!
13. _tug2 hi-a_ a-na a-szur-na-da
14. s,u2-ha-ru-um sza a-zu-ta-a
reverse
1. li-ip-qi2-id-ma
2. t,up-pa2-[am] sza ku-nu-ki-szu
3. a-szur-na-da li-di2-szu-um
4. u3 du-ul-ba-tum
5. sza i-na na-ru-qa2-tim sza-ak-nu!
6. a-szur-na-da li-il5-qe2
7. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-<nu> a-ma-kam
8. a-s,e2-[er lu]-qu2-tim a-ni-tim
9. lu ba-ab2-tam2 i-szu
10. lu lu-qu2-tam2 sza-li-t,am2
11. i-szu lu lu-qu2-su2 a-li ta-sza-me-a-ni
12. s,a!-ab2-ta-ma u2 te2-er-ta-ak-nu
13. li#-[li-kam ...]
  rest broken
left
1. lu ba-ab2-tim lu i-lu-qu2-tim mi3-ma
2. il5-qe2-u2 uz2-ni pi3-te2-a

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CCT 4, 5a

    [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, 105

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 115068
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:28 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: 6: GKT section 23b; 12: GKT section 79e; 29-30: GKT section 103k

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358729.
CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 artifact entry (No. P358729). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358729 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358729 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 05, {BM} 115068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358729},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358729.
CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 artifact entry (No. P358729). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358729 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358729 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 4, 05, {BM} 115068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358729},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358729},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358729
LB  - CDLI:P358729
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - CCT 4, 05, BM 115068 artifact entry
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