POAT 50 (P361163)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-620

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma hi-na-a-ma
2. a-na a-szur-na-da
3. qi2-bi-ma 5(disz) _ma-na_
4. _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza ni-ip-[la2]-tim
5. sza ni-ka3-si
6. sza a-na a-la2-hi!-im
7. i-pu-lu-ni
8. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
  (repetition of l. 8? see below)
reverse
1. i-a-ti2 / i-la2-kam
2. te2-er-ti2 / a-la2-hi-im
3. e-la2-ma / ub-lam
4. um-ma szu-ut-ma
5. a-s,e2-er / a-mur-esz18-dar#
6. u2 a-szur-na-da
7. li-isz3-pu-ur-ma
8. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
9. li-di2-nu-szum
10. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu!
11. 5(disz) _ma-na_
left
1. li-qe2-ma / te2-er-ta-ka3
2. li-li-kam
envelope
  (unclear if this exists or is error in original file)
obverse
1. um-ma hi-na-a-ma
2. a-na a-szur-na-da
3. qi2-bi-ma 5(disz) _ma-na_
4. _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza-ni-u2-tim
5. sza ni-ka3-si-<a>
6. sza a-na a-la2-hi!-im
7. i-pu-lu-ni
8. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
reverse
1. i-a-ti2 i-la2-kam
2. te2-er-ti2 a-la2-hi-im
3. e-la2-ma ub-lam
4. um-ma szu-ut-ma
5. a-s,e2-er / a-mur-esz18-dar# [...]
6. u2 a-szur-na-da [...]
7. li-isz3-pu-ur-ma
8. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
9. li-di2-nu-szum
10. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-szu!
11. 5(disz) _ma-na_
left
1. li-qe2-ma te2-er-ta-ka3
2. li-li-kam

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: POAT, 50

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

  • history: OAA 1, 124

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: UM L-29-620
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:30 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“POAT 50 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361163.
POAT 50 artifact entry (No. P361163). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361163 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 50 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361163 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361163},
}


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