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AfO 53, 044-045 (P519472)

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

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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

47.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-na-a qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma a-ta-ta-ma
3. u3 szu-ma a-na ia-ti2#!
4. te2-er-ta-ka3 la2 i-la2-kam
5. a-na ku#-a-ti2-ma
6. sza a-di2 _uruda_-i-ka3# _saga_
7. asz2-pu-ra-ni le-s,u2#-ra#-kum#
8. a-hi a-ta ki-ma
9. t,up-pi3 ta-asz2-me-u2
10. t,up-pa2-am sza
reverse
1. e-na-a-szur3 hi-ri-im#
2. a-na szi2-ti2 _tug2-hi-a_
3. ba#-ti2-iq# u3# _diri_
4. a#-na _ku3-babbar 1(u) ma-na_
5. u3 _2(u) ma#-na_
6. a-na# _dumu_ du10-dingir di2-ma
7. ba-ar-ki-a# qa2#-li-il5-ma
8. lu a-hi a-ta u2-la2
9. i-s,e2-er _dam-gar3_
10. u2-la2 _e2!_ ka3-ri-im
11. di2-ma t,up-pa2-am hi-ir-ma
left
1. a-hi a-ta ah-sza-lim
2. la2# i-sa3-hu-ur
3. a-ta# sza#-bi4-szu

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)

Collections

Zeppetzauer, Josef, Bad Ischl, Austria

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 40.0 wide × 15.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AfO 53 (pp. 40-48), 044-045

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Zeppetzauer 02
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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

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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 53, 044-045 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519472.

AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry (No. P519472). (2020, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519472

AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519472 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2020AfO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519472},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 53, 044-045 Artifact Entry.” 2020. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2020. https://cdli.earth/P519472.

AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry (No. P519472). (2020, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P519472

AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry (2020) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P519472 (Accessed: March 13, 2026).

@misc{2020AfO,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
	year = {2020},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P519472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P519472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2020/2/26/
PY  - 2020
ID  - P519472
LB  - CDLI:P519472
M1  - 2026/3/13/
TI  - AfO 53, 044-045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P519472
ER  -