KTK 005 (P360857)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

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Museum Collection(s)

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation

Museum Number

GMII 1569 ?

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. a-na ka3-ri-im ka3#-[ni]-isz#?
2. [qi2]-bi4#-ma um-ma wa#-[bar-tum]
3. [sza] wa#-asz2-ha-ni-a-[ma]
4. [u3] sza# wa-ah-szu-sza-na#-[ma]
5. [i]-nu#-mi3 la2!-qe2!-pu-um
6. u3 a-li-ku isz-te2-ni-[isz]
7. i-li-ku-nim-ma i-qe2-ra-ab2 wa-asz2-ha-ni-[a]
8. a-mur-a-szur _dumu_ a-ta-a [...]
9. [a-li]-ik-ma? [...]
10. [...] a [x x um?-ma?]
11. [a?-na?]-ku?-ma [x x t,up-pa2]-am#?
12. [a-na]-kam-ma la2-szu [...]
reverse
1. [a-mur]-a-szur [...]
2. i-na a-li-ki [x] di2-[x]
3. ba?-ri x x x x
4. um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na
5. ba-re-e u3 a-tu3-nu
6. sza-i!-la2 hu-ur-[szi2-a-nam]
7. _igi_ a-li-ki ni-ip-te2
8. um-ma ne2-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_
9. mi3-ma e ib-szi2-ni
10. mi3#-ma _ku3-babbar_ la2-szu#
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KTK, 5

    [Jankowskaja1968KTK] Jankowskaja, Ninel B. 1968. Клинописные Тексты Из Кюль-Тепе в Собраниях СССР. (Письма и Документы Торгового Объединения в Малой Азии XIX в. До н.э.). Памятники Письменности Востока 14. Москва: Наука.

  • history: LAPO 19, 54

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: GMII 1569 ?
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:05:47 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: obv. 5: lesung GK; obv. 9: ik = _ku3-babbar?_; rev. 2: a-li-ki-im!?; rev. 3: [ta]-i-ki | x x x; rev. 4: a-na-[kam?]; rev. 7: ni-ip-t,ur

Cite this Artifact

“KTK 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360857.
KTK 005 artifact entry (No. P360857). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360857 (Original work published 2007)
KTK 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360857 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023KTK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTK 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360857},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360857
LB  - CDLI:P360857
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - KTK 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360857
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“KTK 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P360857.
KTK 005 artifact entry (No. P360857). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360857 (Original work published 2007)
KTK 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360857 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023KTK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {KTK 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360857},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P360857
LB  - CDLI:P360857
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - KTK 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360857
ER  - 
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