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KTS 1, 13b (P360021)

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 0090

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-szur3-na-da-[ma]
2. a-na i-di2-su2-en6
3. u3 szi2-sza-ah-szu-szar
4. qi2-bi4-ma 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
6. szi2-im a-bar-ni-im
7. ku-zu-zi-a isz-tu3
8. 1(u) 9(disz) sza-na-tim ha-bu-lam
9. mi3-szu sza am-tum
10. ta-li-ku-ma tu3-qa2-li-lu-szu
11. ne2-ma-al _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
12. sza isz-tu3 1(u) sza!-na-tim
13. i-be-e-lu
14. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma
reverse
1. a-na a-am-tim
2. di2-in szu-ma mi3-ma
3. i-qa2-bi4 szu-ga-ri-a-am
4. sza a-szur3
5. li-it-ma-ma
6. u2 li-it-ba-al-szu
7. a-pu-tum la2 ta-ga-mi3-il5-szu
8. u2-ul _ku3-babbar_
9. li-is-qu2-ul
10. u2-ul ta-mi3-szu
11. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2
12. ha-ar-ta-al
13. _an-na_-ak-szu
14. a-na sza-pa2-ar-tim
15. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu-ma
left
1. n _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. sza du-du 1/2(disz) _ma-na ki_
3. sza-ra-pu-nu-a sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma
4. a-na a-wi-<il5>-tim di2-in

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

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, 13b

[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, 57

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Ka 0090
Accession No.:

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	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:57:17	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: 11-14: EL I, 110c(111); 11-20: Lewy, HUCA 27, 17A. 73; 13: GKT 91b; 15: GKT 27c; 16-24: Hirsch, UAR 66a; 17-19: EL I, 281b; 21-24: Lewy, HUCA 27, 17A.73; Garelli, AC 332A.3; 22-24: GKT 104d; 7: NB: ku-zu-zi-a

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 13b Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360021.

KTS 1, 13b artifact entry (No. P360021). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360021

KTS 1, 13b artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360021 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 13b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360021},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360021
LB  - CDLI:P360021
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - KTS 1, 13b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360021
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 13b Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 12, 2007. https://cdli.earth/P360021.

KTS 1, 13b artifact entry (No. P360021). (2007, February 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360021

KTS 1, 13b artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360021 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2007KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2007},
	month = {feb 12},
	title = {KTS 1, 13b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360021},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2007/2/12/
PY  - 2007
ID  - P360021
LB  - CDLI:P360021
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - KTS 1, 13b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360021
ER  -