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KTS 1, 09b (P360016)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ka 0141

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-la2-hu-um-ma
2. a-na a-szur-na-da
3. qi2-bi4-ma 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum
4. sza 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
6. 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum sza 1(u) _ma-na_
7. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
8. 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum sza 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_
9. sza ik-ri-be
10. _szunigin_ 5(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
11. 3(disz) ne2-pi3-szu
12. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
reverse
1. puzur4-_sa-tu_
2. na-asz2-a-kum
3. szu-ma puzur4-_sa-tu_ sa3-he-er
4. ma / a-li-ku-um i-ba-szi2
5. ku-ul-ma-num
6. u3 i-na s,u2-ha-ri-a
7. isz-ti2 / ku-ul-ma-nim
8. t,a2-hi-ma 3(u) _ma-na_ szu-nu
9. e-pi3-iq-ma a-na
10. _dumu_ um-mi3-a-nim
11. pi3-qi2-id-ma a-na
12. a-lim lu-ub-lu
left
1. sza-du-a-at _ku3-babbar_
2. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a di2-in

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

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: KTS 1, 9b

[Lewy1926KTS1] Lewy, Julius. 1926. Die Altassyrische Texte Vom Kültepe Bei Kaisarije. Keilschrifttexte in Den Antiken-Museen Zu Stambul. Konstantinopel: Im Selbstverlage der Antiken-Museen.
history: OAA 1, 96

[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.
collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 67

[Donbaz2015KTS1] Donbaz, Veysel. 2015. “To Remind the Past: KTS I Revisited.” In Cahit Günbattı’ya Armağan. Studies in Honour of Cahit Günbattı, edited by İrfan Albayrak, Hakan Erol, and Murat Çayır, 59–69. Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakultesi Yayınları 476. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-coğrafya Fakültesi.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Ka 0141
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 15:17:50	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:57:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 21-24: larsem, OACP 97A.49

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 09b Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360016.

KTS 1, 09b artifact entry (No. P360016). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360016

KTS 1, 09b artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360016 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 09b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360016},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360016
LB  - CDLI:P360016
M1  - 2025/12/24/
TI  - KTS 1, 09b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360016
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 09b Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360016.

KTS 1, 09b artifact entry (No. P360016). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360016

KTS 1, 09b artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360016 (Accessed: December 24, 2025).

@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-24]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 09b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360016},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360016
LB  - CDLI:P360016
M1  - 2025/12/24/
TI  - KTS 1, 09b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360016
ER  -