POAT 06 (P361119)

Letter tablet 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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM L-29-559

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 a-szur-i-di2-ma a-na a-szur3-na-da
2. i3-li2-a-lim u3 a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku
3. qi2-bi-ma / ma-asz2-qal-ti2 a-na um-mi3-a-ni-a
4. i-na na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur a-sza-qal
5. 2(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i3-li2-a-lum2
6. li-ik-nu-kam u3 8(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
7. sza a-na ma-na-ah-tim a-na ku-zal-li
8. ha-bu-lu szu-ut-ma li-ik-nu-kam
9. a-pu-tum a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
10. la2 i-ba-re t,ur4-da-ni-szu i3-li2-a-lam5
11. i-na da-asz2-e t,ur4-dam
12. a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma
13. _ku3-babbar_ 2(u) _ma-na_ u2 ma-la2 ta-ka3-szu-du
14. isz-ti2 a-szur-[ta]-ak-la2-ku
15. sze2-bi-lam a-na-kam lu a-na _an-na_
16. lu a-na _uruda_ a-di2 ta-la2-ka3-ni
17. la2-di2 a-pu-tum a-szur-ta-ak-la2-ku
reverse
1. la2 i-ba-ri a-szu-mi3 _an-na_
2. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni 3(u) _ma-na an-na_
3. a-na qa2-ti2-ka3 a-di2-na-kum sza 1(u) _ma-na_
4. _an-na ku3-babbar_ a-di2-na-kum _szunigin_ 4(u) _ma-na_
5. a-szu-mi3 sza _e2_ nu-ur-ZU sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
6. u2-za-ka3-ma a-sza-pa2-ra-kum
7. a-pu-tum / a-wa-at / _dingir hi-a_
8. u2-s,ur / a-di2 5(disz) ha-am-szi2-szu u3 6(disz) szi2-szi2-szu
9. pa2-ka3 a-na _dingir_ / ta-di2-ni
10. la2 tu3-pa2-sze2-er / a-pu-tum
11. a-na ni-ki-isz-tim sza _dingir_ i-ki-szu-ka3
12. la2 ta-tu3-ar / ta-tu3-ar-ma
13. ta-ha-liq a-ma-kam e u2-sza-<am>-t,u3-ka3-ma
14. e ta-[tur4!] dingir-na-at
15. _dingir hi-a_ la2 ta-ma-szi2 a-na i3-li2-a-lim
16. qi2-bi-ma a-na! sza qi2-ip-tam2
17. ta-aq-ti2-pu i-a-ti2 a-na ma-ga-ri-im
18. ta-ta-na-ah-ma ta-aq-ti2-ap2!
19. i-a-am / _an-na_-ki u3 _tug2 hi_-ti2-a
left
1. sza-ni-u2-tim ta-aq-ti2-ap2-ma a-ta
2. a-szar sza-nim tal-te2-qe2 i-na ka3-ri-im
3. tu3-uk-ta-bi-da-ni

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: POAT, 6

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

  • history: OAA 1, 34

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 12-13

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 262

    [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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  • Museum No.: UM L-29-559
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 23:08:05 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:

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 24-32: Hirsch, UAR nachtr. 5f; 33-37: CAD Q 96a

Cite this Artifact
“POAT 06 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361119.
POAT 06 artifact entry (No. P361119). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361119 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 06 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361119 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {POAT 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361119},
}


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