POAT 42 (P361155)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-606

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma wa-al-ha-asz2-na-ma
2. a-na ku-na-ni!-a
3. qi2-bi4-ma / mi3-szu-um
4. ta-ra-szi2-i
5. a-na-ku / ba-al-t,a2-ku-ma
6. a-ti2-i
7. ta-ra-szi2-i
8. a-na a-szur-e-na-am
reverse
1. qi2-bi4-ma <<bi>>
2. isz-ra-am
3. u2 sza-hi-re-en6
4. u2 sza-am-nam
5. u2-sze2-bi4-la2-kum
6. e-mi3 / a-ta
7. szu-ma a-ha-ti2
8. te2-zi-ib
left
1. sza e-pu-szu-ka3
2. ta-mar

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: POAT, 42

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 381

    [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-29-606
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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
2023-06-20 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 23:08:25 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 8-9, 14-18: Michel, anar. 3, 244A.18

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 42 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361155.
POAT 42 artifact entry (No. P361155). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361155 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361155 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361155},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361155
LB  - CDLI:P361155
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - POAT 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361155
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 42 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361155.
POAT 42 artifact entry (No. P361155). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361155 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 42 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361155 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361155},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361155
LB  - CDLI:P361155
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - POAT 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361155
ER  - 
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