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POAT 22 (P361135)

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-29-579

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 im-di2-lum2-ma
2. a-na a-szur-du10 qi2-[bi4]-ma
3. 2(asz) _gu2_ 2(disz) _ma-na an-[na_]
4. u2 5(disz) [_tug2?_ ku]-ta-ni _sag10_
5. ku-nu-ki-a / a-du na-asz2-a-[kum!]
6. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 an-na_ 1(disz) la2 1/4(disz) _gin2_
7. _ku3-babbar_ a-qa2-ti2-szu a-di2-szum
8. a-ta a-ma-kam mi3-ma
9. la2 ta-da-szu-<<szu>>-ma
10. a-na _an-na_-ki-a 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
11. a-na _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-a 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_ isz-ti2 _an-na_]
12. a-na i-ta-at,-lim di2-in
13. szu-ma la2 ki-a-am _an-na_-ki
14. i-ku-nu-ki-szu-ma
15. li-bi4-szi2 u2 [a]-di2
reverse
1. ma-la u2 szi2-ni-szu
2. u2-za-ka3 ap2-ti2 a-ta
3. _an-na_-ku i-sza-du-du-ni
4. u2-za-ka3 ap2-ti2 a-ta
5. i-na t,up-pi3-ka3
6. ta-sza-pa2-<ra>-am um-ma
7. a-ta-ma 7(disz) _gin2-ta an-na_-ka3
8. a-ti2-di2-in szu-ma _an-na_
9. i-ba-szi2-ma la2 ta-ti2-di2-in
10. te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-[kam!]
11. li-bi4 la2 i-ma-ra-as,
12. u2 szu-ma ta-ti2-di2-in
13. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
14. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 qi2-ip-tim
15. ku-nu-uk-ma
left
1. sze2-bi4-lam u2 s,u2-ba-ti2-a
2. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2-ta_

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)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: POAT, 22

[Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.
history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 240

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
history: LAPO 19, 148

[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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Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM L-29-579
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Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	approved
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
2009-11-11 at 23:08:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

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“POAT 22 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361135.

POAT 22 artifact entry (No. P361135). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361135 (Original work published 2007)

POAT 22 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361135 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).

@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361135},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361135},
}

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