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KTS 1, 21a (P360032)

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 0150

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-li-li
2. i-ku-pi2-a u3 szu-hu-bur-ma
3. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
4. im-di2-dingir u3 kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma
5. a-na kur-ub-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma
6. mi3-nam i-s,e2-er#
7. a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ti2-szu-ma
8. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza im-lik-a-a
9. ta-as,-ba-at
10. u3 t,up-pa2-ka3 sza _e2_
11. a-szur3-_sipa_ sza 2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
12. sza hu-bu-li-ka3
13. _ku3-babbar_ u3 s,i2-ba-su2
reverse
1. szu-qu2-ul u3 2(disz) _ma-na_
2. _ku3-babbar_ sza im-lik-a-a
3. sza ta-as,-bu-tu3
4. szu-qu2-ul szu-ma <mi3>-ma
5. a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ha-bu-la2-kum
6. li-qe2-ma a-na-kam
7. i-na szi2-ip-ka3-ti2-szu
8. s,a-he-er a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
9. u3 im-di2-dingir qi2-bi-ma
10. a-hu-u2-ni a-tu3-nu
11. a-na ba-ab-tim
12. sza a-bi-a-num
13. ih-da a-na kur-ub-esz18-dar
14. qi2-bi-ma i-na ba-ab
15. ha-ra-ni-ka3 _nig2-ka_-si2
16. ni-si2-ma
left
1. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-li-bi-ka3
2. ni-di2 / u3 ka3-ki a-bi-a-nim li-qe2-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-la2-kum
4. _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2

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

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Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: KTS 1, 21a

[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: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 384

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
collation: Fs Günbattı p.59-69, p. 68

[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 0150
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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:57:23	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: 6-9: GKT 125a

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 21a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360032.

KTS 1, 21a artifact entry (No. P360032). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360032 (Original work published 2007)

KTS 1, 21a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360032 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 21a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360032},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360032
LB  - CDLI:P360032
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - KTS 1, 21a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360032
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTS 1, 21a Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360032.

KTS 1, 21a artifact entry (No. P360032). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360032 (Original work published 2007)

KTS 1, 21a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360032 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2023KTS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTS 1, 21a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360032},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360032
LB  - CDLI:P360032
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - KTS 1, 21a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360032
ER  -