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POAT 75 (P361188)

Business / Contracts 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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11094

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-su2-en6 _igi_ [...]
3'. [...] um _igi_ ah!-i x [...]
4'. [...] ir-ad-i3-li2
5'. [...] sza 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
6'. [...] pa2-ni-um i
7'. [...] x [...]

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: no tablet: Envelop small; 7 lines
Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: POAT, 75

[Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.
history: HUCA 40/41, p.45-85, p. 84

[Lewy1969-1970Philadelphia] Lewy, Hildegard. 1969-1970. “Old Assyrian Texts in the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.” Hebrew Union College Annual 40/41: 45–85.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 11094
Accession No.:

Provenience

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
2023-01-21 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 23:08:44	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Penn Museum (589530) (589530)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.11094) (CBS.11094)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“POAT 75 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361188.

POAT 75 artifact entry (No. P361188). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361188 (Original work published 2007)

POAT 75 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361188 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 75 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361188},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“POAT 75 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361188.

POAT 75 artifact entry (No. P361188). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361188 (Original work published 2007)

POAT 75 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361188 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 75 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361188},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361188},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - POAT 75 artifact entry
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