CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 (P358881)

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 119412

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. um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-la-hi-im e-la-ma
3. pu-szu-ke-en6 u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la-ku
4. qi2-bi-ma a-hu-a a-tu3-nu
5. isz-tu3 _mu 3(u)-sze3_
6. i-na a-lim{ki} wa-asz2-ba-ku-ma
7. u3 ni-ka3-si2 u3-sza-qal
8. ka3-ra-am / mu-uh3-ra-ma
9. isz-ti2 ka3-ri-im e-na-na-tim
10. er!-sza-nim-ma a-na _ku3-babbar_
11. 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 3(disz) _gin2_ la-di2-ku-nu
12. szu-ma la i-ma-gu5-ru
13. a-li-a-ma mi3-szal2
14. a-wa-tam2 la-zi-iz
15. a-tu3-nu la2 ti2-de8-a-a
16. a-i-a-tum ma-asz2-ka3-na-tu3-a
17. e-la ma-la
18. ma-asz2-ka3-tam2 la asz2-ku-nam
19. 3(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ka3-si2
20. asz2-qul2 gi-mi3-lam
21. i-s,e2-ri-a szu-ku-na
22. ih-da-ma a-na mi3-szal2
23. a-wa-tam2 la-zi-iz a-ni-tum
24. la a-ni-tum te2-er-ta-ak-nu
25. i-pa2-ni-e-ma
26. li-li-kam isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a
27. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ku-ru-ub-esz18-dar
28. ba-ab2-tam2 e-zi-ba-ku-nu-ti2
29. sza-asz2-qi2-la-ma sze2-bi-la-nim
  rest blank

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, 6a

    [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: OAA 1, 1

    [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 119412
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2009-11-11 at 22:55:42 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: 5-7: Michel, Fs Garelli 269A.110;

Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358881.
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (No. P358881). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 06, {BM} 119412 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358881},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358881.
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (No. P358881). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358881 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CCT 5, 06, {BM} 119412 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358881},
}

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DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358881
LB  - CDLI:P358881
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - CCT 5, 06, BM 119412 artifact entry
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