AKT 1, 58 (P360517)

Tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Museum Number

AMM 109-167-64a&b

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) _sze_
2. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
3. i-s,e2-er
4. s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur
5. szu-ku-bu-um i-szu
6. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
7. sza e-la-ma
8. u3 szu-ku-bi4-im
9. a-na 1(u) ha-am-sza-tim
10. i-sza-qal szu-ma
reverse
1. la2 isz-qul2 ki-ma
2. a-wa-at ka3-ri-im
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-ma-na-im
4. u2-s,a-ab2 _iti-kam_ ab2-sza-ra-ni
5. li-mu-um a-al-du10
6. _igi_ e-nam-a-szur3
7. _igi_ a-szur3-dan
  rest blank
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ en-um-[a]-szur3# _dumu_ [...]
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-dan# [_dumu_]
3. _kiszib3_ ge6#-{d}iszkur _dumu#_ na-ab2-<su2-en6>
4. sza [1(disz) ma]-na 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) _sze_
5. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
  seal A
6. [i-s,e2-er] s,i2-li-{d}iszkur
  seal B
reverse
  seal B
1. szu-ku-bu-um i-szu isz-tu3
2. ha-mu-usz-tim sza e-la2-ma
3. u3 szu-ku-bi-im _iti-kam_
4. ab2 sza-ra-ni / li-mu-um
5. a-al-du10 a-na 1(u) ha-am-sza-tim
6. i-sza-qal / szu-ma
7. la isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
8. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im i-na
9. _iti-kam_-im u2-s,a-ab2
  seal C
left
  seal C
right
  seal C

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P360517

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number kt a/k 0504a&b
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
Museum Number AMM 109-167-64a&b
Accession Number

References

  • primary: AKT 1, 58

    [Bilgiç1990AKT1] Bayram, Sabahattin, Emin Bilgiç, Cahit Günbattı, and Hüseyin Sever. 1990. Ankara Kültepe Tabletleri (Ankaraner Kültepe-Tafeln) I. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları. VI. Dizi, Sa. 33. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 636

    [Teissier1994PIHANS70] Teissier, Beatrice. 1994. Sealing and Seals on Texts from Kültepe Kārum Level 2. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul = PIHANS 70. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Ozguc Kultepe (1953), seal no. 671

    [Özgüç1953Kültepe1949] Özgüç, Nimet, and Tahsin Özgüç. 1953. Ausgrabungen in Kültepe : Bericht Über Die Im Auftrage Der Türkischen Historischen Gesellschaft, 1949 Durchgeführten Ausgrabungen. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınlarından. V. Dizi 12. Ankara : Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-31 at 09:13:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:02:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AKT 1, 58 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P360517.
AKT 1, 58 artifact entry (No. P360517). (2026, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360517 (Original work published 2007)
AKT 1, 58 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360517 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2026AKT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {AKT 1, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360517},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/31/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P360517
LB  - CDLI:P360517
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - AKT 1, 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360517
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“AKT 1, 58 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P360517.
AKT 1, 58 artifact entry (No. P360517). (2026, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360517 (Original work published 2007)
AKT 1, 58 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360517 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
@misc{2026AKT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 31},
	title = {AKT 1, 58 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360517},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360517},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/8/31/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P360517
LB  - CDLI:P360517
M1  - 2026/10/9/
TI  - AKT 1, 58 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360517
ER  -
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