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Belleten 59, 07-08 (P361328)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Museum Number

AMM —

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na ka3-ri-im
2. ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma ka3-ru-um
4. ta-am-ni-a-ma
5. szi2-ip-ru-u2 sza ka3-ri-im
6. tur4-hu-mi3-it
7. a-na ru-ba-im sza ta-am-ni-a
8. a-na ta-mu-im
9. er-ba-am ub-lu-ni-szu-ma
10. um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na
11. szi2-ip-ri-ma
12. a-li szi2-ip-ru
13. sza a-ba-e-a
reverse
1. sza ka3-ri-im ka3-ni-isz
2. szu-nu li-li-ku-nim-ma
3. isz-ti2-szu-nu
4. ma-mi3-tam2 a-la2-qe2-ma
5. u2-ma-sa3-ah-ni-a-ti2-ma
6. um-ma szu-ut-ma
7. a-la-am e-pa2-asz2
8. u2 a x x x x x ti2
9. [...] x
10. [...]
left
1. x [...]
2. 6(disz) [...]
3. er-ba-am ni-szi2-szu-um
4. u2-za-ku-nu ni-ip-te2
5. a-li-kam e u2-ma-si2-hu

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

Collections

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Belleten 59, p.1-16, p. 7-8

[Sever1995-142688] Sever, Hüseyin. 1995. “Yeni Belgelerin Işiğinda Koloni Çağinda (M.Ö. 1970-1750) Yerli Halk Ile Asurlu Tüccarlar Arasindaki Ilişkiler.” Belleten 59: 1–16.
history: LAPO 19, 53

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: AMM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: kt f/k 183
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:09:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.; Larsen, Mogens Trolle	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Belleten 59, 07-08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361328.

Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry (No. P361328). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361328 (Original work published 2007)

Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361328 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361328},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Belleten 59, 07-08 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361328.

Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry (No. P361328). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361328 (Original work published 2007)

Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361328 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

@misc{2023Belleten,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361328},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361328},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361328
LB  - CDLI:P361328
M1  - 2026/2/9/
TI  - Belleten 59, 07-08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361328
ER  -