POAT 16 (P361129)

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-29-571

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. a-na a-mur-esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma im-di2-dingir-ma
3. ta-sza-pa2-ra-am i-t,up-pi3-ka3
4. um-ma a-ta-ma a-di2 x
5. isz-tu3 bu-ur-<usz>-ha-tim
6. a-la-ka3-ni / a-szur-_sag10_
7. a-na a-lim{ki} la ta-[t,a2]-ra-ad
8. a-la-kam-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
9. u3 2(disz) _ma-na_ isz-ti2
10. a-hi eb-ri / a-be-a-lim
11. e-ri-szu-um u3 a-na-ku a-da-szu-um
12. a-na-ku a-li-bi4-ka3 la2? la2-ma-nim
13. ak-la2-szu um-ma a-na-ku-ma
14. la isz-ta-na-ka3-ak a-di2
15. i-la2-ka3-ni eq!-lu-um
16. lu-ka3-i-il5-szu / a-ta
17. ta-ra-ka3-ba-am
reverse
1. a-na ti2-isz-mu-ur-na
2. um-ma a-ta-ma
3. sza-ni-u2-tum _e2_ a-bi4-ni
4. i-ta-bu-lu u3 i-a-ti2
5. ad-ma-ni mi3-na-am
6. ha-bu-la-ku sza mi3-ma
7. la ta-la2-qe2-u2 / a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
8. ta-asz2-ta-na-ka3-an
9. u3 isz-tu3 u4-ri-im ku!-wa-ti2
10. lu ha-[bu]-la2-ku qa2-de8-e
11. a-he-e-ma u3 a-ta
12. la ta-sza-hu-ut szu-ma-[mi3-in4]
13. ki-ma a-na-kam ha-bu-lu
14. u3 a-ma-kam si2-ku-szu u2-ka3-il5
15. la-mi3-in4 tu3-sza-hi-id
16. um-ma-mi3-in4 a-ta-ma
17. la2!-qa2-i la2-szu! a-wa-at a-lim{ki}
left
1. la ti2-de2-e / sza eq-lim / i-na
2. eq-lim-ma i-la2-qe2 sza a-lim{ki}
3. i-na a-lim{ki}-ma i-la2-qe2

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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, 16

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 196

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: HUCA 39, p.1-33, p. 27-28

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM L-29-571
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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 23:08:12 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

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 14, 27-29, 29ff.: Hecker, afO 31, 84a; 34-37: Veenhof, JEOL 28, 13A.7; 15: NB: eq- fehlt in kopie

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 16 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361129.
POAT 16 artifact entry (No. P361129). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361129 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361129 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361129
LB  - CDLI:P361129
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - POAT 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361129
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“POAT 16 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P361129.
POAT 16 artifact entry (No. P361129). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P361129 (Original work published 2007)
POAT 16 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P361129 (Accessed: August 17, 2025).
@misc{2023POAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {POAT 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P361129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P361129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P361129
LB  - CDLI:P361129
M1  - 2025/8/17/
TI  - POAT 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P361129
ER  -
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