AfO 53, 042-044 (P519471)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Zeppetzauer, Josef, Bad Ischl, Austria

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Zeppetzauer, Josef, Bad Ischl, Austria

Museum Number

Zeppetzauer 02

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

59.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na puzur4-a-szur qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma sa3-ba-si2-a-ma a-szu-mi3
3. sza i-di2-na-bi-im _dumu_ a-szur-gal
4. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni um-ma a-ta-ma
5. te2-er-ta-ka3 / li-li-kam-ma
6. a-wa-su2 / la2-ag-mur isz-tu3!
7. li-mi3-im a-al-du10 2(u) 2(disz) sza-na-tum
8. i-na 1(disz) me-at ku-ta-ni
9. 1(u) 5(disz) ku-ta-ni / i-su2-uq
10. _1(u) 8(disz) ma-na an-na_ u3 _1(disz) ansze_
11. s,a-la2-mu-um a-na _ku3-babbar_-ap2
12. ha-ra-nim il5-qe2 / isz-tu3
13. u2-ka3-lu u4-mu na-ru-qi2-im
14. szi2-ni-szu im-ta-al-u2
15. a-na-kam / asz2-ta-al-ma
16. um#-ma a-hu-um / eb-ru-ma
17. _1/2(disz) ma-na-ta_ a-ku-ta-ni
18. _6(disz) gin2-ta_ a-na _an-na#_
reverse
1. e-es, a-bi a-ta be-li2 a#-ta#
2. szu-ma i-na _1/2(disz) ma-na-ta#_
3. a-na ku-ta-ni i-na _6(disz) gin2#-ta#_
4. a-na _an-na_ szu#-[ta]-ah-lu-lam#
5. tu3-usz-ta-ah-li-il5-szu / a-wa-su2
6. gu5-mu-ur-ma / _ku3-babbar_ li#-isz#-qu2-la2-ku-ma
7. a-szar ma-la2-ki-im la2-<am>-li#-ik#-ma#
8. u3 te2-er-ta-ka3 / li#-li#-kam#-ma
9. t,up-pa2-am sza ku-nu-ki-a / ki#-ma
10. 1(u) 5(disz) ku-ta-ni _1(u) 8(disz) ma#-na an.na_
11. u3 _1(disz) ansze_ s,a-la3-mi3-im sza i3-li2-isz-ta-kal2
12. a-na i-di2-na-bi4-im i-di2-nu-ni#
13. a-na-ku ta#-am#-a-ku-ni szu-ma# ma#-ma#-an
14. i#-na a#-[hi-a] i#-tu3-ru-szu-ma# a-na#-ku
15. u2-sza-hu#-[tu3]-szu#-ni lu-sze2-bi4-la2-kum
16. a-na-kam i-ri-isz / lu-qu2-ti2-ka3
17. a-za-az-ma _tug2-hi-a_ lu-s,a-bi4-it
18. _e2!_ <ka3>-ri-im# lu a-sza-ka3-na-ku-ma#!
19. a-da-an
left
1. _1(disz) tug2_ sza ta-pu-la2-ni mi3-ma# u2-la2
2. i-di2-nu-nim / ta-la2#-ne2-en
3. a-la2-bu-um na-asz2-a-kum

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)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P519471
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P519471

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	59.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Zeppetzauer, Josef, Bad Ischl, Austria
Museum Number	Zeppetzauer 02
Accession Number

References

primary: AfO 53 (pp. 40-48), 042-044

[deZorzi2015AfO53] Zorzi, Nicla de. 2015. “Sumerian and Akkadian Texts from the Josef Zeppetzauer Collection in Bad Ischl, Austria I: Texts from the Third and Second Millennium BC.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 53: 40–48. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44810783.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2020-06-18 at 05:33:37	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI	Approved
2020-02-26 at 12:59:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2020-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 53, 042-044 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519471.

AfO 53, 042-044 artifact entry (No. P519471). (2020, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519471

AfO 53, 042-044 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519471 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 53, 042-044 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519471.

AfO 53, 042-044 artifact entry (No. P519471). (2020, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519471

AfO 53, 042-044 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519471 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {AfO 53, 042-044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519471},
}

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