POAT 31 (P361144)

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-29-590

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 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni-ma
2. a-na ab2-sza-lim
3. qi2-bi-ma / 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. du-di2-tam4 ku-nu-ki-a
5. a-na s,u2-ha-ar-tim
6. en-na-su2-en6 na-szi
7. a-ma-kam 2(disz) a-ma-tim
8. ud-ru-a-szu / u3 ga-da-da
9. a-na _e2#_{be2-ti2}-szu
10. sze2-ri-bi-szi2-na
11. u3 s,u2-ha-ra-am
reverse
1. sza a-[szar] / ab2-sza-lim
2. u3-ra-bu-u2-ni
3. a-na _e2#_{be2-ti2}-szu
4. ta-ru-e-szu 2(disz)? _sila3_ sa3-ar-dam
5. li-qe2-ma
6. t,a2-i-bi-szu / a-na
7. ha-ra-ni-a / 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. en-na-su2-en6 ir-szi2-ma
9. ta-ar-bi-it
10. s,u2-ha-ri-im di2-ni

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, 31

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 341

    [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-29-590
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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
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 23:08:20 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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Cite this Artifact
“POAT 31 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361144.
POAT 31 artifact entry (No. P361144). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361144 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 31 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361144 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361144},
}


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