POAT 01a+b (P361114)

Tablet & envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-553 & UM L-29-553_e

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur _dumu_ bu-s,i2-a
2. e-la2-nu-um _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim
3. i-na mi3-ig-ra-ti2-szu-nu
4. is,-bu-tu3-ni-a-ti2-ma ni-isz
5. a-lim{ki} it-mu-u2! i-ta-ma e-me-nu-um
6. i-na szi2-ga-ri-im
7. sza a-szur3 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. i-na ha-ra-ni-im
9. a-na ba-ri-szu-nu
10. e-la2-nu-um lu ig-mu-ru-ni
11. a-na 2/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
12. sa3-ha-ar-ta2-szu
13. du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3
reverse
1. a-na e-la2-ni-im
2. lu i-di2-u2-szu-ni
3. tap-pa2-u2-tam2 la2 e-pu-szu-ni
4. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar du10_-s,i2-la2-a-szur3
5. a-na ba-ri-szu-nu la2 ig-mu-ru
6. i-ta-ma-ma 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 a-na
8. e-la2-ni-im i-sza-qal
9. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza a-na ka3-u2-nim
10. e-la2-nu-um <<sza>> a-na
11. du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 i-di2-nu
12. ba-lum2 ma-mi3-tim i-sza-qal
13. e-na-a-szur3 _dumu_ puzur2-a-na
14. a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir
left
1. _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar a-szur3-li-qa2-i _dumu_ pa2-pa2-li
2. a-wi-lu a-ni-u2-tum8 dingir-a-a-nu
envelope
3. _kiszib3_ e-na-a-szur3! _dumu_ [puzur2-a]-na
  seal A
4. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-na-s,i2-ir _dumu_ a-mur-esz18-dar
5. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-li-qa2-i _dumu_ pa2-pa2-lim
6. du10-s,i-<<du10>>-la2-a-szur3 _dumu_ bu-s,i2-a
7. u2 e-la2-num _dumu_ as2-qu2-dim i-na mi3-ig!-ra-ti2-szu-nu
8. is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma ni-isz a-lim{ki}
9. it-mu-u2-ma i-ta-ma e-me-nu-um
10. i-na szi2-ga-ri-im sza a-szur3
  seal B
11. 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ e-me-nu-um
12. i-na ha-ra-nim a-ba-ri-szu-nu
  seal B
13. lu ig!-mu-ru-ni a-na 2/3(disz) _gin2_
reverse
  seal B
1. _ku3-babbar_ sa3-ha-ar-ta2-szu du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3
2. a-na e-la2-ni-im lu i-di2-nu-ni
3. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar du10_-s,i2-la2-a-szur3
4. a-na ba-ri-szu-nu la2 ig-mu-ru-ni
5. tap-pa2-u2-tam2 la2 e-pu-szu-ni
6. i-ta-ma-ma 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3 a-na e-me-ni-im
8. i-sza!-qal 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
9. sza e-la2-nu-um a-na du10-s,i2-la2-a-szur3
10. a-na ka3!-u2-nim i-di2-nu-szu-ni
11. ba-lum2 ma-mi3-tim _ku3-babbar_
12. i-sza-qal-szu-um

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: POAT, 1a+b

    [Gwaltney1983POAT] Gwaltney, Walter C. 1983. The Pennsylvania Old Assyrian Texts. Hebrew Union College Annual Supplements, Number 3. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 3-5

    [Lewy1968Philadelphia] Lewy, Hildegard, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1968. “Old Assyrian Texts in the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pa.” Hebrew Union College Annual 39: 1–33.

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  • Museum No.: UM L-29-553 & UM L-29-553_e
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:44:30 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“POAT 01a+b Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361114.
POAT 01a+b artifact entry (No. P361114). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361114 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 01a+b artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361114 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 01a+b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361114},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361114},
}


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