KTBl 18 (P361654)

Tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Sammlung Rudolf Blanckertz, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Sammlung Rudolf Blanckertz, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

unknown

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. bu-za-zu / a-szur3-{d}utu-szi e-[pu-ul um-ma bu-za-zu-ma]
2. a-na a-szur-{d}utu-szi-ma la2 li#-[bi _dingir_-ma]
3. puzur2-a-szur3 tap-pa2 _e2!_ a-bi-[ni me-et]
4. a-na-ku / i-na wa-ah-szu-sza#-[na wa-asz2-ba-ku]
5. um-mi3-a-nu u3 tam2-ka3-ru [puzur2-a-szur a-na _e2_]
6. puzur2-a-szur e-ru-bu-ma / [ma-s,a-ar-tam2]
7. sza puzur2-a-szur / ip-te2-[u2-ma lu _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_]
8. lu _kiszib3_ ta-ma-la2-[ki mi3-ma a-nim a-na e-na-su2-en6]
9. _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim / ip-[qi2-du a-na-ku isz-tu3]
10. wa-ah-szu-sza-na / [a-li-kam-ma e-na-su2-en6]
11. as,-ba-at-ma lu#! [_ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ lu]
12. ta-ma-la2-ki lu t,up#-[pi2 sza um-mi3-a-nu u3 tam2-ka3-ru]
13. puzur2-a-szur ip-qi2-<du>-szu#-[ni u2-sze2-ra-ma]
14. _ku3-babbar_ ap2-qi2-da-[ku-ma szu-mi3 tam2-ka3-ri-im u2-di2-ma]
15. i-na _ku3-babbar_ [qa2-ti2 asz2-ku-ma ...]
16. [...] li# za [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ta-asz2-ku-un [x ...]
2'. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ ku-nu-[ki sza il5-we-da-ku]
3'. i-na ka3-ni-isz i-[di2-nam ...]
4'. il5-we-da-ku _igi_ 3(disz) [...]
5'. ip-qi2-dam-ma / a-s,e2-[er ...]
6'. a-na a-lim{ki} / a-na szi2#-[a-ma-tim ...]
7'. u2-bi-il5 u2 ku-nu-ti2 [...]
8'. sza sza-<zu>-uz2-ti2 / il5-we-[da-ku ...]
9'. il5-we-da-ku / a-al#-[du10 ...]
10'. sza ki-ma / ku-a-ti2 / x [...]
11'. szi2-a-ti2 / is,-bu-tu3-ma# [...]
12'. pa2-aq-da-at / a-[... _ku3-babbar_]
13'. ku-nu-ki / sza il5-we-da#-[ku a-s,e2-er ...]
14'. a-na a-lim{ki} / a-szi2-mi3-im# [...]
15'. ub-lu-ni / a-ta _ku3-babbar_ szal2#-[t,am lu ku-nu-ki-ka3]
16'. lu ku-nu-ki sza puzur2-a-szur mi3-[li-ik-ma]
17'. _igi_ a-ne2-e-ma / zu-uk-ra#-[szu-nu sza ni-isz a-lim{ki}]
18'. u3 ru-ba-im / ta-mu-u2 / ka3#-[i3-la2 ki-ma si2-ki-i u2-ka3-lu]
19'. a-na a-lim{ki} u3 be-li2-a / a-wa#-[ti2 bi]-la2#
20'. _ku3-babbar_ / szal2-t,am mi3-ma la2 i-[szu-u2]
left
1. [a-na a-wa]-tim# a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3
2. [i-di2-ni-a-ti2]-ma _igi gir2_ sza a-szur szi2-bu-ti2-ni
3. [ni-di2-in _igi_ a]-mur-dingir _igi_ en-na-su2-en6
4. [_igi_ pi2-la2]-ha#-a

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: KTBl, 18

    [Lewy1929KTBl] Lewy, Julius. 1929. Die Kültepetexte Der Sammlung Rudolf Blanckertz, Berlin. Berlin: Heintze & Blanckertz, Verlag für Schriftkunde und Schriftunterricht.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 253

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: ArOr 37, p.156-180, p. 173-175

    [Matouš1969Nachlass] Matouš, Lubor. 1969. “Der Streit Um Den Nachlass Des Puzur-Aššur.” Archiv Orientální 37: 156–80.

    siglum E

  • history: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, no. 85

    [Michel2000litiges] Michel, Cécile. 2000. “Les Litiges Commerciaux Paléo-Assyriens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 113–39. Temps & Espaces. Saint-Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • citation: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 216-217 Text 37

    [Hertel2013OAAS6] Hertel, Thomas K. 2013. Old Assyrian Legal Practices. Law and Dispute in the Ancient Near East. Old Assyrian Archives, Studies, Volume 6. PIHANS 123. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

    Footnote 735: KTBl 18 joins LB 1284 and ATHE 52; Duplicate: TC 3, 270;

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  • Museum No.: unknown
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-03 at 07:54:47 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:12:05 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: 1: ArOr. 37, 156ff.

Cite this Artifact

“KTBl 18 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361654.
KTBl 18 artifact entry (No. P361654). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361654 (Original work published 2007)
KTBl 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361654 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2023KTBl,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {KTBl 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361654},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361654
LB  - CDLI:P361654
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - KTBl 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361654
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“KTBl 18 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361654.
KTBl 18 artifact entry (No. P361654). (2023, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361654 (Original work published 2007)
KTBl 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361654 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2023KTBl,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {KTBl 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361654},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361654},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/3/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361654
LB  - CDLI:P361654
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - KTBl 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361654
ER  -
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