CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 (P358761)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 120500

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-szur-na-da u3 zu-usz-ka3-na
2. a-na zu-usz-ka3 / u3 u2-zu-a
3. _dumu_ li-pa2-a is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma
4. u2-zu-a / wa-sza-ab2 um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma
5. u2-nu-ti2 / sza a-na na-ab2-szi2-im
6. a-szi2-ti2 / a-mu-ti2-ki / sza-zu#-uz2-ti2-a
7. u3 ku-a-ti2 / ta-di2-nu / di2-nim um-ma
8. zu-usz-ka3-ma / ke-na / u2-nu-ut-ka3
9. ma-la2 / a-sza-at-ka3 / ta-di2-na-ni
10. i-ba-szi2 / szu-ma / i-na u2-nu-tim
11. sza ta-di2-na-ni / mi3-ma
12. la2-szu 1(u) 2(disz)-_ta-a_ / la2-di2-na-kum
13. a-sza-at-ka3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. a-s,i2-ib-tim / isz-ti2-a
2. tal-qe2-ma / u2-nu-ut-ka3
3. as,-ba-at a-ha-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_-ma
4. _ku3-babbar_ sza-ni-a-am / a-di2-szi2-ma
5. qa2-ta-pa2-am / a-sza-par2-tim
6. ta-di2-a-am / _ku3-babbar_ lu ta-di2-nam-ma
7. u3 u2-nu-ut-ka3 / li-qe2 um-ma
8. zu-usz-ka3-na-ma ke-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. ta-di2-nim-ma / qa2-ta-pa2-am
10. a-sza-par2-tim / a-di2-a-ki-im
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma
12. sza-ni-a-am la2 ha-bu-la2-ki-im
13. u3 u2-nu-tam2 / mi3-ma a-na
14. sza-par2-tim la2 a-di2-a-ki-im
15. _igi_ zu-zu-a _dumu_ i3-li2-dan
left
1. _igi_ su2-en6-sipa _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar
2. u3 u2-zu-a mu-sa3 wa-sza-ab2

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: rev. 2: followed by erasure; rev. 3: EL: a-ba-at-ma a-ha-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_; rev. 4: EL: a-ti2-szi2-ra-ma

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P358761

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 120500
Accession Number 1928-11-10, 0010

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.120500
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-1110-10

References

  • primary: CCT 5, 17a

    [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: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 292

    [Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-19 at 09:12:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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 View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358761.
CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 artifact entry (No. P358761). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358761 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358761 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 17, {BM} 120500 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358761},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P358761.
CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 artifact entry (No. P358761). (2026, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358761 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358761 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 17, {BM} 120500 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358761},
}


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DA  - 2026/8/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P358761
LB  - CDLI:P358761
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CCT 5, 17, BM 120500 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358761
ER  -
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