POAT 13 (P361126)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-567

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. um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma
2. [a]-na a-szur-na-da
3. qi2-bi4-ma mi3-szu
4. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
5. um-ma a-ta-ma um-ma _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im-ma
6. 1(u) _ma-na ku3_
7. sza a-bi4-ka3 a-s,a-ba-at
8. _ku3-babbar_-pi3 i-na ki-ta-im
9. za-ru szu-ma szu-ut 1(u) _ma-na_
10. _ku3-babbar_ i-s,a-ba-at a-ta
11. 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza a-bi4-szu
12. s,a-ba-at mi3-na-am
13. a-na a-bi4-szu ha-bu-la2-ku-ma
14. ma _ku3-babbar_-pi3 i-s,a-ba-at
reverse
1. szu-ma-ma _ku3-babbar_ ha-bu-la2-[ak!]-szu-um
2. szi2-bi4-szu li-ir-de8-a-ma
3. u2-la2 t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-ma-am
4. lu-ub-lam-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu
5. a-na-kam sza-qa2-la2-am
6. la2 a-le-e um-ma a-bu-szu-ma
7. gi5-im-la2-ni _an-na_{ka3-am}
8. 1(asz) _gu2_ sza ik-ri-bi4-<a>
9. li-qe2-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. la2 ta-ba-ta-qa2-am
11. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ szu-uq-lam
12. wa-su2-um-tam2 li-qe2-ma
13. isz-tu3 u4-mi3-im
14. sza ta-la2-qe2-u2
left
1. a-na e-ti2-szu 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am di2-szu-um

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: POAT, 13

    [Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.

  • history: OAA 1, 25

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 22-23

    [Lewy1968Philadelphia] Lewy, Hildegard, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1968. “Old Assyrian Texts in the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.” Hebrew Union College Annual 39: 1–33.

  • history: LAPO 19, 259

    [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.: UM L-29-567
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 9: Hecker, afO 31, 83b; 25-30: Landsberger, WO 3, 66

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 13 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361126.
POAT 13 artifact entry (No. P361126). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361126 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361126 (Accessed: August 7, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361126},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361126
LB  - CDLI:P361126
M1  - 2025/8/7/
TI  - POAT 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361126
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 13 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361126.
POAT 13 artifact entry (No. P361126). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361126 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 13 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361126 (Accessed: August 7, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361126},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361126
LB  - CDLI:P361126
M1  - 2025/8/7/
TI  - POAT 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361126
ER  -
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