KKS 15a,b (P359949)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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Museum Collection(s)

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Museum Number

Prague I 462

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. i-na s,e2-er
3. na-hi-isz3-tim
4. u3 esz18-dar-la-ma-si2
5. a-szur3-na-da
6. i-szu isz-tu3
7. ha-mu-usz-tim
reverse
1. sza da-la2-asz2
2. u3 tu3-uh3-ni-isz
3. 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na
4. _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2
5. u2-s,a-ba
6. en-nam-esz18-dar
7. e-ru-ba-tu3-a
8. _igi_ a-zu-a-<a>
9. _igi_ i-di2-a-bi-im
left
1. _igi_ i-di2-su2-en6
envelope
obverse
  seal A/38
1. _kiszib3_ a-zu-a-a
2. _kiszib3_ i-di2-a-bi4-im
3. _kiszib3_ i-di2-su2-en6
4. _kiszib3_ na-hi-isz-tim
5. _kiszib3_ esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2
6. sza hu-bu-ul
  seal B/49
7. na-hi-isz-tim
  seal C/50
reverse
1. u3 esz18-dar-la2-ma-si2
  seal D/51
2. sza 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
3. isz-tu3 ha-mu-<usz>-tim
4. sza da-la2-asz2
5. u3 tu3-uh3-ni-isz
  seal C/50
6. 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na
  seal A/38
7. _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-tam2
8. u2-s,a-ba
left
1. en-nam-esz18-dar a-ma-sa3
  seal B/49
2. e-ru-ba-tu3-a
right
  seal D/51
seal C/50
1. i-di3-a-bi#?
2. _dumu_ dan-a-szur
seal D/51
3. i-di2-su2#-en6

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Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KKS, 15a & 15b

    [Matouš1984KKS] Matouš, Lubor, and Marie Matoušová-Rajmová. 1984. Kappadokische Keilschrifttafeln Mit Siegeln Aus Der Sammlung Der Karlsuniversität in Prag. Prag: Karlsuniversität.

  • history: OAA 1, 151

    [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.: Prague I 462
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:56:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012198 (composite) (P500630) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
CDLI Seals 012199 (composite) (P500631) Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 6: NB: Teissier, Sealing 160 nr.390b; obv. 7: NB: Teissier, Sealing 174 nr.508; rev. 1: NB: Teissier, Sealing 133 nr.232a

Cite this Artifact
“KKS 15a,b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P359949.
KKS 15a,b artifact entry (No. P359949). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P359949 (Original work published 2007)
KKS 15a,b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P359949 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
@misc{2023KKS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KKS 15a,b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P359949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P359949},
}


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