CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 (P393097)

Administrative tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

HAM 1983.098

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. i-na _5(u) 2(disz) tug2_ sza _e2_ a#-szur#-ma#-lik# _2(disz)# 1/2(disz) tug2_
en: Out of 52 garments (from) the house of Aššur-malik: 2 1/2 garments
2. ni-is#-ha#-tum# _1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2# ku3-babbar#_ [i]-na-[pa2-al] _5(disz)# tug2_
en: are the nisḫatum(-tax); 1 1/2 shekels silver will be paid; 5 garments
3. a-szi2-mi3-im _1(disz)# tug2#_ hu#-lu#-qa2#-u2#
en: for pre-emption; 1 garment is lost;
4. _4(u) tug2_ iz!-ku#-nim#
en: 40 garments were cleared;
5. _3(disz) 1/2(disz) tug2 e2_ ka3#-ri#-im
en: 3 1/2 garments at the kārum-office
6. i-la2-qe2-u2 i-na
en: they will take. Out of
7. _5(u) 4(disz) tug2_ qa2-dum
en: 54 garments including
reverse
1. sza me-er-i-szu
en: those of his son,
2. sza a-mur-esz18-dar _2(disz) 1/2(disz) tug2_
en: belonging to Amur-Ištar: 2 1/2 garments
3. ni-is-ha-tum _3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na-pa2-al
en: are the nisḫatum(-tax); 3 shekels silver will be paid;
4. _5(disz) tug2_ a-szi2-mi3-im _2(disz)# gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na-pa2-al
en: 5 garments for pre-emption; 2 shekels silver will be paid;
5. _1(disz) tug2_ hu-lu-qa2-u2
en: 1 garment is lost;
6. _3(u) 5(disz) tug2_ i-hu-ur-szi2-im
en: 35 garments in the storeroom,
7. e-li-im i-ba-szi2-u2
en: upper, are;
8. _1(u) 1/2(disz) tug2 e2_ ka3-ri-im
en: 10 1/2 garments the kārum-office
9. i-la2-qe2 5(disz) dan-a-szur i-la2-qe2
en: will take; 5 Dān-Aššur will take;
left
1. szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a 3(u) tug2_
en: the remainder of the various garments: 30 garments
2. i-a-ti2 i-za-zu-nim
en: for me will remain behind.

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P393097
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P393097

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	40.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	HAM 1983.098
Accession Number

References

primary: Ragavan CDLJ 2010/1, §6.02

[RagavanCDLJHarvard] Ragavan, Deena. 2010. “Cuneiform Texts and Fragments in the Harvard Art Museum / Arthur M. Sackler Museum.” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2010 (1). https://cdli.ucla.edu/pubs/cdlj/2010/cdlj2010_001.html.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-08 at 08:53:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-03-09 at 12:40:17	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-03-23 at 00:03:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-03-22 at 23:57:47	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-01-22 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ragavan, Deena; Schwemer, Daniel	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393097.

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 artifact entry (No. P393097). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393097 (Original work published 2010)

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393097 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P393097.

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 artifact entry (No. P393097). (2024, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P393097 (Original work published 2010)

CDLJ 2010/1 §6.02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P393097 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {CDLJ 2010/1 \textsection{}6.02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P393097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P393097},
}

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