OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 (P391069)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

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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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma nu-ur-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-la2-ab2-ra-at-ba-ni-ma
2. a-na szu-be2-lim qi2-bi-ma
3. a-hi a-ta be-li2 a-ta
4. la na-ak-ra-ku la2 a-hi-a-ku
5. szi2-ir-ka3 u3 da-ma-ka3
6. a-na-ku me-tam2 i-a-ti2
7. u2 me-er-i i-na ki-szi2-ir-szi2-im
8. te2-t,i-ir-ni-ni#-a-<ti2> um-ma a-ta-ma
9. a-na a-wi-li-ma
10. et,-lu-um a-hi la2 na-ka3-ar
11. la2 a-hi u2 a-ta
12. a-na a-wi-li a-wa-tam2
13. ku-zu-ub-tam2 isz-te2-et
14. qa2-ri-ib s,u2-ba-tam2
15. isz-te2-en6 u2 szi2-na
16. a-na _gal_ si2-mi3-il5-tim
17. ki-bi-sa3-ma et,-lu-tum
18. la2 i-mu-tu3 a-wa-tim
19. a-ni-a-tim ki-ma sza ku-wa-a-tu3-ni-ma
20. a-ta a-at-u2-szu-nu-ti2
21. u2 hu-la2-lu-um isz-ti2-ka3
22. li-it,-hi u2 szi2-im _tug2 hi-a_
23. sza ta-na-<di2>-a-ni a-na
24. ba-ab2 a-wa-ti2-szu-nu
25. lu-ma-li-u2 a-hi a-ta
26. be-li2 a-ta a-ta
27. i-qa2-qi2-ri-im
28. da!(SZA)-nim te2-t,i2-ra-ni ti2-ma-li
29. i-nu-mi3 ma?-sza-ni asz2-e-ka3-ma
30. ki-sza-ra-num e-zi-isz
31. usz!-te2-li-a-ni

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OrNS 36 (pp. 393-415), p. 410-411 no. 36

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 208

    [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.

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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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  • Excavation No: kt b/k 095
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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
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-19 at 14:16:33 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:12:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2009-10-31 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 36, 410-411 No. 36 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P391069.
OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 artifact entry (No. P391069). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P391069 (Original work published 2009)
OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P391069 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P391069},
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Cite this Artifact

“OrNS 36, 410-411 No. 36 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P391069.
OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 artifact entry (No. P391069). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P391069 (Original work published 2009)
OrNS 36, 410-411 no. 36 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P391069 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).
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