KTS 1, 18 (P360028)

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 0136

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-mur-esz18-dar-ma
3. u3 u2-zu-a-ma u2-nu-tum
4. a-na _e2-gal_-lim e-ru-ub!-ma
5. 1(u) 7(disz) _tug2_ ma-ku-hi sza puzur4-a-szur!
6. 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-a-u2-tim _e2-gal_-lum2
7. 2(u) _ma-na-ta_ a-na szi2-mi3-im
8. il5-qe2 4(disz) me-at 2(u) _ma-na uruda_
9. ma-as-am _e2-gal_-lum2 a-na
10. szi2-mi3-im sza-na-um il5-qe2-ma
11. _uruda_ i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im ni-la2-qe2-a!-ma
12. _uruda_ szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_ u3 _uruda sag10_
13. _e2-gal_-lum2 u2-sza-bi-ni-a-ti-ma
14. mi3-ma a-na sza na-am-e-dim
15. la2 i-di2-ni-a-ti2 li-ba-ka3
16. la2 i-ma-ra-as, i-na
reverse
1. _tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-da-nim ta-ad-nu
2. lu _an-na_ lu _uruda_ ni-da-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_ ne2-pa2-asz2-ma
4. isz-ti2 wa-ar-ki-u2-tim a-du-u2
5. ni-t,a2-ra-dam la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e
6. ki-ma _ku3-babbar_-pu da-nu-ni
7. u3 a-na _tug2_ szi2-mu-um la2 i-ba-szi2-u2
8. _ku3-babbar_-pu a-na-kam da-nu i-na
9. t,up-pi2-ka3 um-ma a-ta-ma szi2-mi3
10. [ba]-ti2-iq u3 wa-tur4 di2-na-ma a-tal-ka3-nim
11. a-na szi2-mi3-im _ku3-sig17_ i-za-az
12. _ku3-sig17_ lu ne2-pu-sza-kum _iti 1(disz)-kam_
13. isz-te-en6 u3 2(disz) _iti-kam_ ni-sa3-hu-ur-ma
14. _ku3-babbar_ ne2-pa2-sza-kum szu-ma la2 te2-er-ta-ka3
15. _ku3-sig17_ la2-qa2-am la2 ni-mu-a
16. szi2-mu-um a-na-kam a-na _ansze_
17. la2 i-ba-szi2 2(disz) _ansze_ ni-di2-in
left
1. 9(disz) _ansze_ u3 u2-nu-su2-nu i-di2-{d}iszkur
2. i-ra-de8-a-kum 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. i-di2-{d}iszkur il5-qe2 lu-ba-li-t,a2-kum

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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Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: KTS 1, 18

[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: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 125 n. 397

[Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.
history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 333

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
history: OACC, p. 321 n. 90

[Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 66-67

[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 0136
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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	Reviewer	Status
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
2016-07-28 at 15:17:51	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:57:21	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: 3-4: Larsen, OACP 86; 7-8: Larsen, OACP 159; 8-10: Hecker IX. TTKK I, 150A.27; 9: GKT 95e; 10: GKT 71c; 14: GKT 17f; 26: EL I, 219a(222); GKT 93; 29: EL I, 339b; 30: GKT 103A.3

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360028.

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (No. P360028). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Original work published 2007)

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360028
LB  - CDLI:P360028
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - KTS 1, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360028
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 18 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360028.

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (No. P360028). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Original work published 2007)

KTS 1, 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360028 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360028},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360028
LB  - CDLI:P360028
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - KTS 1, 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360028
ER  -