AAA 1/3, 06 (P360980)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

World Museum Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Museum Number

WML 49.47.55

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. [a-na szi2-ip-ri sza a]-lim{ki}
2. [u2 ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz]{ki}
3. [qi2-bi-ma um-ma ma]-num#-ki-{d}iszkur-ma
4. [...] hu-lu-qa2-e
5. [...] qa2-pi3-it-ra
6. [...] i-bu-ra-ni-ma
7. [...] e#-ra-ab2-ku-nu
8. [...] asz2-me-szu-ma
9. [...] x
10. [um-ma] a#-na-ku-ma t,up-pa2-am
11. sza a-ba-e-ka3 ta-asz2-ta-me
12. hu-lu-qa2-e ta-e-er-ma
13. _igi_ a-szur li-ik-ru-bu-ni-kum
14. um-ma szu-ut-ma na-as-pi3-tam2
15. e#-pa2-asz2 wa-ar-ki
16. na-as-pi3-tim hu-lu-qa2-e
17. u3#-ta-ar u3 sza ir-na#-[x]
reverse
1. na#-as!-pi3-tim e-pa2-azs2-[ma]
2. [...] a-ba-e-a
3. [...] ba-al wa-ar-ki
4. na-as-pi3-tim _iti 1(disz)-kam_
5. [...]-la2-ak um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. [...] wa-asz2-ba-ku ru-ba-am
7. [...]-tam2 dan-na-tam2 a-na-ku
8. [...] hu-lu-qa2-e ni-pu-ul-ma
9. [...] tim ur-du-ni-ma
10. [...] u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni [...]
11. [...] du
12. [...]-du-nu-ni-a-ti2-ni
13. [...] im sza a
14. [...]-ni-ku ni-di2-in
15. [...] a-na-ku
16. [...] x ir x
17. [...]-ma-al
18. [...] i?-ma

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: AAA 1, 6

    [Pinches1908AAA1/3] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. “The Cappadocian Tablets Belonging to the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology.” Annals of Archaeology and Anthropology 1: 49-80 + plates XVII-XXXI.

  • history: LAPO 19, 36

    [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.: WML 49.47.55
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-25 at 18:39:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2012-02-04 at 10:46:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:06:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“AAA 1/3, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P360980.
AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry (No. P360980). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360980 (Original work published 2007)
AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360980 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2024AAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360980},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P360980
LB  - CDLI:P360980
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360980
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“AAA 1/3, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P360980.
AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry (No. P360980). (2024, May 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360980 (Original work published 2007)
AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360980 (Accessed: October 4, 2025).
@misc{2024AAA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 25},
	title = {AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360980},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360980},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P360980
LB  - CDLI:P360980
M1  - 2025/10/4/
TI  - AAA 1/3, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P360980
ER  - 
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