CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 (P358752)

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 119411

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 puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-[ma]
2. um-ma _nin-e_-ta-ak-<la2>-ku-ma#
3. a-di2 a-mu-tim sza ta-asz2-[pu]-ra-ni
4. um-ma a-ta-ma [i-nu-mi3]
5. te2-ra-ba-ni lu [...]
6. lu a-wi-i-tam2 [...]
7. lu?-qu2!-tum a-mu-tum x [x (x)]
8. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
9. te2-ta-ra-ab2 a-di2 a-mu-tim
10. sza _dumu_ hi-na-a _gal_ si2-ki-tim
11. u2-sa3-li-mu a-szi2-a-ti2
12. a-mu-tam2 la2 u2-ka3-li-im-szu
13. li-iq-ta-sza
14. la-qe2-pu-um a-na
15. ma-ri-it-hi-im
16. u2-bi-il5 um-ma szu-ut-ma
17. sze2-ti2-qa2-szi2-ma a-la-qe2-szi2
18. ki-ma _gal_ si2-ki-tim wa-s,u2
19. asz2-tu3-hu-ut, ki-ma _gal_ si2-ki-tim
20. i-tu3-ra-ni a-mu-tam2
21. u2-sze2-ta-aq-szi2-ma a-da2-szi2
22. u2 szar-ra-nu-ma a-na tu3-ur-hu-mi3-it
23. e-ti2-iq-ma szi2-im
24. s,u2-ba-ti2-ka3 u2 _ku3-sig17 uruda sag10_
25. a-ma-ka3-am lu szi2-im ma-asz2-ki
26. lu szi2-im u2-t,i2-ti2-im
27. a-na _ku3-babbar_ u2 _ku3-sig17_
28. a-na ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-<ka3>
29. u2-ta-ar-ma
30. u2-sze2-ba-la2-ku-um

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 5, 13a

    [Smith1956CCT5] Smith, Sidney, and Donald J. Wiseman. 1956. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 5. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: LAPO 19, 189

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 119411
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 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
2016-07-28 at 14:22:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:30 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 7-12: Michel, innaya I, 172A.359; 22-23: Michel, Fs Garelli 266A.77

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358752.
CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 artifact entry (No. P358752). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358752 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358752 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 13, {BM} 119411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358752},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358752.
CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 artifact entry (No. P358752). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358752 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358752 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 13, {BM} 119411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358752},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358752},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358752
LB  - CDLI:P358752
M1  - 2025/8/6/
TI  - CCT 5, 13, BM 119411 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358752
ER  - 
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