CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 (P358903)

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 115102

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na] i-na-[a] qi2#-bi-ma
2. [um-ma] e!-la2-li2-ma
3. na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 sza ka3-ri-im
4. sza a-na ru-ba-e
5. la2-pu-ta-at-ni
6. sza-ma-am u3-la2 i-mu-u2
7. u3 na-<asz2>-pe3-er-tam2 sza-li-t,am
8. sza a-na 1(u)-tim u2 i-a-ti2
9. la2-pu-ta-at-ni 1(u)?-tam2
10. u3-sza-ak-ni-ik-ma
11. u3 na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2
12. sza ru-ba-u2 sza-ma-am
13. la2 i-mu-u2-ni 1(u)-tum
14. u2-la2-pi3-ta-ma
reverse
1. na-asz2-a-ku ki-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti-ka2#
2. i-na ti2-mi3-il5-ki-a
3. asz2-me-u2 a-szi2-a-ti2 i-na
4. hu-ra-ma ak-ta-la2
5. a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta
6. ki-ma a-szur-be-el-ma-[al-ki-im]
7. e-ru-ba-ni isz-te2-en6 [i-na]
8. s,u2-ha-ri t,ur4-dam-ma uz2-ni
9. pi3-te2-ma le-ru-ba-am szu-ma
10. e-ra-bi4 la2 i-ba-szi2 te2-er-ta-ka3
11. li-li-kam-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim
12. a-na [ka3]-ri-im lu-sze2-bi4-lam
13. a [...] x a-na
14. [...] u2 [... li]-li-kam#
15. [...] tu3 [...]
16. [...]-kam lu [...]-ma
left
1. [u3] e-ni-ka3 la2-mu-ur-ma
2. [ki-ma] e-en6 a-bi4-ni a-mu-ru
3. ta-ma-li-ka3-ni

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CCT 6, 15b

[Garelli1975CCT6] Garelli, Paul, and Dominique Collon. 1975. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 6. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
history: Innaya, 48

[Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 19, 99

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 115102
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Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2009-11-11 at 22:55:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.115102) (BM.115102)
The British Museum Collection (W_1921-0709-62) (W_1921-0709-62)

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358903.

CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 artifact entry (No. P358903). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358903 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358903 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 6, 15, {BM} 115102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358903},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358903.

CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 artifact entry (No. P358903). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358903 (Original work published 2007)

CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358903 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2023CCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CCT 6, 15, {BM} 115102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P358903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358903},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P358903
LB  - CDLI:P358903
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CCT 6, 15, BM 115102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P358903
ER  -