JCS 14, 007, 04 (P361301)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod S 561

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. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma ku-lu-ma-a-ma
3. 3(disz) me-at 2(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ qa2-dum
4. 5(disz) _tug2_ a-ha-ma sza dingir-ma-lik
5. u2 a-szur-ba-asz2-ti2 i-na
6. a-lim{ki} im-szi2-u2-ni
7. 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2 sag10 szunigin tug2_-ba-ti2-ka3
8. 3(disz) me-at 4(u) 2(disz) _tug2 sza3-ba_
9. 1(u) 3(disz) _tug2_ i-ha-ra-ah-szu-a
10. e-zi-ib 3(u) _tug2_ i-li-wi-tim
11. al-wi szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ba-ti2
12. 3(disz) me-at la2 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu
13. sza ik-ri-bi-ka3
14. a-na _e2-gal!_-lim e-ru-bu
15. _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 5(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-<ha>-tum
reverse
1. isz-ra-tim mi3-ma
2. la2 il5-mu-du _tug2_-ba-tu3
3. lu sza i-na _e2-gal_-lim
4. ur-du-ni-ni lu sza
5. li-wi-tim _szunigin_ 3(disz) me-at
6. iz-ku-u2-nim _sza3-ba_ 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_
7. 1(disz) me-at 2(u) _tug2 dumu_ e-la2-li2
8. ub-la2-kum 5(u) _tug2_ ur-da-la2
9. 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ be2-la2-num 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2_
10. {d}utu-tak2-la2-ku 1(disz) me-at 9(u) / 4(disz) _tug2_
11. i-li-ku-ni-kum
12. 7(u) _tug2_ a-na _e2_ a-la2-hi-nim
13. sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 i-di2-nu
14. szi2-ti2 _tug2_-ba-ti2-ka3 5(u) _tug2_
15. i-ba-szi2-u2 a-bi a-ta
16. be2-li2 a-ta mi3-szu sza a-ma-kam
17. s,u2-ha-ru e-ta-wu-ni-ku-ni-ma
18. ta-ki-li
left
1. ta-asz2-ta-na-me-u2 a-szur u2 _dingir_-ka3
2. i-ta-ad-a-ni-ma / a-te2-er-ti2-ka3
3. u2 sza-am-ka3-ni-ka3 la2 a-na-hi-id
4. a-bi4 a-ta be-li2 a-ta ta-ki-li
5. la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: JCS 14, p.1-22, p. 7 no. 4

    [Kennedy1960Ashmolean] Kennedy, Douglas A., and Paul Garelli. 1960. “Seize Tablettes Cappadociennes de l’Ashmolean Museum d’Oxford.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 14 (1): 1–22. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359070.

  • history: LAPO 19, 141

    [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.: Bod S 561
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:54:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:09:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L.; Larsen, Mogens Trolle CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 12: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“JCS 14, 007, 04 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361301.
JCS 14, 007, 04 artifact entry (No. P361301). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361301 (Original work published 2007)
JCS 14, 007, 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361301 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {JCS 14, 007, 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361301},
}


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