POAT 18a+b (P361131)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-573 & UM L-29-573_e

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma wa-ak-lum2-ma
2. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
3. qi2-bi-ma / a-na-kam-ma
4. a-bi / u2-na-hi-id-ka3
5. um-ma szu-ut-ma / szu-ma me-er-i a-ta
6. szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni
7. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 / as2-qu2-dim
8. s,a-ba-at / a-ni i-na t,up-pi2-ka3
9. ta-asz2-pu-ra-am
10. um-ma a-ta-ma / a-wi-lum2
11. i-na qa2-qi2-ri-im
12. da-nim / wa-sza-ab2
13. [la2 e]-ta-la2-ku-ma!
14. [_ku3]-babbar_ la2 a-s,a-ba-at
reverse
1. szu-ma a-bi4 a-ta
2. szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni
3. a-ma 2(disz) t,up-pe2-en6
4. na-asz2-u2-ni-ku-um
5. isz-te2-en6 / t,up-pa2-am szi2-me
6. 1(disz) t,up-pa2-am / i-na qa2-ti2-ka3
7. ka3-i-il5 / szu-ma a-bi4 a-ta
8. szu-ma ta-ra-a-ma-ni
9. a-bu-ni lu-qu2-tam2 ma-a-tam2
10. i-di2-szu-um lu e-ta-la2-ti2-ma
11. isz-tu3 _ku3-babbar_ 1(asz) _gu2_ u3 e-li-isz
12. s,a-ba-at / _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_
13. la2 i-ha-li-iq ki-ma
14. sza a-ta / ta-qi2-sza-ni
15. li-bi4 ha-di _igi_ a-szur
16. u3 i-li-a a-ka3-ra-ba-kum!
17. [ki]-ma _ku3-babbar_-ap2 ra-mi3-ni-ka3
18. szu-tam2-ri-is
left
1. a-szu-mi3 a-wa-ti2-ka3 / sza i-bu-lu-ut, a-bi4-a
2. ta-ap2-te2-a-ni u3 t,up-pa2-ka3! / asz2-[ta-me]
3. a-na-ku a-na-kam ma-s,a-ku-um
envelope
4. [_kiszib3_ wa-ak]-lim
5. [a-na] pu#-szu-ke-en6 _dumu_ su2-e-a
6. [a-na a]-wa-at t,up-pi3-im
7. [i]-hi#-id u3 t,up-pa2-am
8. [sza] a-mur-esz18-dar _dumu_ a-mur-dingir
9. [na]-asz2-u2 / t,up-pa2-am
10. li#-qe-ma / sze2-bi4-lam
11. a-ta ki-ma ta-le-e-u2
12. e-pu-usz / sza-ku-kam
13. a-na qa2-ab2-li-ka3
14. na-asz2-u2-ni-kum
15. t,up-pa2-am isz-te2-en6
16. pi3-te2-ma / szi2-ta-me
17. [1(disz)] t,up-pa2-am ka3-i-il5
reverse
1. a-na pi3-am lu ma-al-a-ti-ma
2. lu! e-ta-la2-ti2
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}lugal]-gi#
2. _ensi2#_
3. [{d}a]-szur3
column 2
1. _dumu_ i-ku-[nim]
2. _ensi2_
3. {d}a-szur3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

RIMA 1.0.035.001, ex. 05

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003474 (composite) (P456184) S003474 Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) Sargon1.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P361131

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM L-29-573 & UM L-29-573_e
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 382697
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) L.29-573

References

  • primary: POAT, 18a+b

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

  • history: OACC, p. 135 n. 94

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 30-32

    [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, 10a & 10b

    [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.

  • citation: Bateman et al., Preservation and Reproduction of Clay Tablets… (1966) pl. 15 (photo of a cast of the case)

    [sec94646] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:55:32 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-05-20 at 08:04:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-03 at 03:34:02 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 16:37:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 18a+b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361131.
POAT 18a+b artifact entry (No. P361131). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361131 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 18a+b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361131 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 18a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361131},
}


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TI  - POAT 18a+b artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“POAT 18a+b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361131.
POAT 18a+b artifact entry (No. P361131). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361131 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 18a+b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361131 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 18a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361131},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361131},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361131
LB  - CDLI:P361131
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - POAT 18a+b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361131
ER  -
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