KTS 1, 13a (P360020)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ka 0089

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma
2. a-na a-gu5-za
3. u2-s,u2-ur-sza-a-szur3
4. u3 szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar
5. qi2-bi-ma [1(u) 7(disz)] _gin2_
6. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
7. isz-tu3 _mu 8(disz):sze3_
8. ku-zi-zi-a
9. ha-bu-kam i-nu-mu
10. wa-asz2-ba-ku-ni
11. as,-ba-su2-ma
reverse
1. um-ma szu-ut-ma
2. u2-nu-ti2 / a-di2-ni
3. la2 e-ru-ba-am
4. a-hu-a / a-tu3-nu
5. s,a-ab2-ta-szu-ma
6. _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2
7. ma-la2 wa-as-mu
8. sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu
9. la2 ta-ga-mi3-la2-szu
10. a-na am-tim
11. di2-na-szu nu-he-en6
12. a-sza-ma-ma _ansze_
13. _i3-gesz_ ma-li-a-ma#
left
1. sze-bi4-la2-nim u3 ma-la
2. ki-la2-le-ma sze2-pe2-a
  (continuation tablet missing)

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: KTS 1, 13a

    [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, 56

    [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. 64

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist Ka 0089
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:57:17 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

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 15: GKT 48a; 23-24: GKT 125e

Cite this Artifact
“KTS 1, 13a Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360020.
KTS 1, 13a artifact entry (No. P360020). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360020
KTS 1, 13a artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360020 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 13a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360020},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360020},
}


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