RA 059, 025 no. 06 (P390547)

Business / Contracts tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16552

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2
2. _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
3. a-na la-ma-si2 _sza3-ba_
4. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza szu-bu-ul-tim
5. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza ki-is-ha-nu-il5
6. 1(u) 3(disz) _gin2_ sza _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im
7. _tug2 hi-a_-ti2-szu sza sze2-ep
8. u2-ra-ni sza a-szur3-ba-ni
9. u3 szal2-ma-a-szur3
10. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na
reverse
1. ni-qe2-szu sza a-ni-nim
2. 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ma-si2-um
3. a-na im-ra-a
4. _szunigin?_ 7(disz) ri-ik-si2
5. a-na ku-lu-ma-a
6. ap-qi2-id
  erasure of igi
7. _igi_ i-ku-pi3-a-szur3
8. _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar
9. _igi_ en-nam-a-szur3
left
1. _dumu_ szal2-mi3-hi-im

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RA 59, p.19-48, p. 25 no. 6

    [Garelli1965RA59] Garelli, Paul. 1965. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 19–48.

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  • Museum No.: MAH 16552
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:56:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:12:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-10-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RA 059, 025 No. 06 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390547.
RA 059, 025 no. 06 artifact entry (No. P390547). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390547
RA 059, 025 no. 06 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390547 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
@misc{2009RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 025 no. 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390547},
}


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