RA 059, 172 no. 32 (P390573)

Letter 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 19602

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Uncertain)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma i-na-[a _gal_]-ki-li-a
2. u3 na-zi-[ma a]-na# a-szur-ma-lik
3. qi2-bi2-ma um-ma i-na-a-ma
4. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 a-na
5. _gal_-ki-li-a u3 na-zi
6. at,-hi-ma 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-mu-ra-am
7. sza _e2_ ma-hi-ri-im _gal_-ki-li-a
8. a-na na-zi i-di2-in-ma
9. u3 na-zi 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. u2-ra-di2-ma _szunigin_ 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
11. s,a-ru-pa2-am ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
12. sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu ku-nu-ki-ni
13. dingir-ba-ni na-asz2-a-kum
14. um-ma _gal_-ki-li-a u3
15. na-zi-ma a-na a-szur-ma-lik
16. qi2-bi2-ma isz-tu3 szu-mi3-a-bi4-a
17. a-na ki-sza-ar-szi2-im
18. e-ru-bu ma-ti2-ma
reverse
1. t,up-pi2-ka3 u2-la2 ni-ip-ti2
2. t,up-pi2-ka3 _igi_ i-na-a ni-pa2-ti2-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2 i-ba-ab2-ti2-ka3
4. ni-la2-qe2-[u2] u2 ne2-nu
5. sza ra-[du]-e-em nu-ra-da-ma
6. a-na _igi_ i-na-a nu-ba-al-ma
7. ni-ka3-[na]-ak-ma
8. nu-sze2-ba-la2-kum u2 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_
9. a-na li-bi4 ne2-pi3-szi2-im
10. na-di2

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RA 59, p.149-176, p. 172 no. 32

    [Garelli1965Genève] Garelli, Paul. 1965. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Suite). 3. Tablettes Conservées Au Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 59: 149–76.

  • history: Innaya, 178

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MAH 19602
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:12:46 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 10: followed by erasure; obv. 14: Michel: e-ru-bu <<u2>> ma-ti2-ma

Cite this Artifact

“RA 059, 172 No. 32 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390573.
RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry (No. P390573). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390573
RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390573 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390573},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 059, 172 No. 32 Artifact Entry.” 2009. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2009. https://cdli.earth/P390573.
RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry (No. P390573). (2009, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P390573
RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry (2009) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P390573 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
@misc{2009RA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2009},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P390573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P390573},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2009/10/6/
PY  - 2009
ID  - P390573
LB  - CDLI:P390573
M1  - 2025/9/14/
TI  - RA 059, 172 no. 32 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P390573
ER  - 
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