Or 36, 401; (P361531)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

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Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza
2. a-la2-hu-um u2 a-szu3-na-da
3. i-s,e2-er e-di2-na-a u2 ku-ra-ra
4. i-szu-u2-ni 2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. i-na qa2-ti2-szu ku-ra-ra
6. a-na a-szur3-na-da isz-qu2-ul
7. isz-tu3 _iti-kam_ s,i2-ib-em
8. li-mi3-im e-la-li2
9. s,i2-ib-tum sza a-di2 u4-mi3-im
10. a-nim a-na qa2-ti2-szu sza ku-ra-ra
11. ka3-ab2-sa3-at a-szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_
12. t,up-pa2-am sza mi3-ig-ra-at
13. a-la2-hi-im u2 e-di2-na-a
14. [sza] ki-ma ku-ra-ra
15. e-mu-ru-ma szu-ma
16. qa2-tum sza e-di2-na-a
17. qa2-ta-at u2 qa2-ti2
18. ku-ra-ra qa2-ta-at
19. a-ma-la2 u2-mu sza-ak-nu-ni
20. 5(disz) _iti-kam_ a-na qa2-ti2#
21. sza ku-ra-ra _diri_ i-la2-ak-ma
22. _ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal szu-ma
23. la2 isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
24. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-em i-_iti-kam_
25. u2-s,a-ab2 szu-ma qa2-ti2
26. e-di2-na-a la2 qa2-ta-at
27. _ku3-babbar_ i-[na] qa2-at
28. ki-la2-le-ma ra-ki#-is,
29. _igi_ na-ab2-su2-en6 _igi_ szu-be-lim
30. _igi_ puzur2-esz18-dar#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrNS 36 (pp. 393-415), p. 401

    [Balkan1967idiom] Balkan, Kemal. 1967. “Contributions to the Understanding of the Idiom of the Old Assyrian Merchants of Kanish.” Orientalia NS 36: 393–415.

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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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  • Excavation No: kt c/k 0680
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 09:51:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:11:05 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 8: Observations 86, 21

Cite this Artifact

“Or 36, 401; Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361531.
Or 36, 401; artifact entry (No. P361531). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361531 (Original work published 2007)
Or 36, 401; artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361531 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
@misc{2024Or,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Or 36, 401; artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361531},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P361531
LB  - CDLI:P361531
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Or 36, 401; artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361531
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Or 36, 401; Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P361531.
Or 36, 401; artifact entry (No. P361531). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361531 (Original work published 2007)
Or 36, 401; artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361531 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).
@misc{2024Or,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {Or 36, 401; artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361531},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P361531
LB  - CDLI:P361531
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - Or 36, 401; artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361531
ER  - 
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