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Kt 93/k 550 (X-Ray Tomography 3D data of an Enveloped Clay Tablet, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara)

Michel, Cécile; Schroer, Christian; Olbrich, Stephan; Beckert, Andreas; Ehteram, Samaneh; Schropp, Andreas; Paetzold, Philipp; Bohn, Mathias; Zerbe, Katrin; Aksoy, Avni

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  <dc:creator>Ehteram, Samaneh</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Schropp, Andreas</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Paetzold, Philipp</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Bohn, Mathias</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Zerbe, Katrin</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Aksoy, Avni</dc:creator>
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Object type: Enveloped clay tablet
Material: Clay
Writing: Cuneiform writing
Language: Old Assyrian
Nature of the text: Loan contract
Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Period/Date: Old Assyrian (ca. 1920-1850 BCE)
Country of discovery: Türkiye
Dimensions: Height: 5 cm; Width: 4.3 cm; Depth: 2.7 cm
Museum/Collection: Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Türkiye
Excavation number: Kt 93/k 550
Publication number (envelope): forthcoming
 

Transliteration of the tablet inside the envelope

Ob.11 ma-na kù-babbar li-tí 2i-ṣé-er Ša-ak-du-nu-/a 3A-šur-ták-lá-ku 4i-šu 15 gín kù-babbar 55 na-ru-uq še-um 6ù 5 na-ru-uq gig 7ṣí-ba-sú : a-na 8ha-ar-pé : i-ša-qál lo.e.9iš-tù ha-muš-tim rev.10ša A-šur-i-mì-tí 11iti-kam : ša Sá!(KI)-ra-tim 12li-mu-um 13E-na-ma-nim 141 ma-na kù-babbar 15ší-im-tám a-na e-tí-šu 16i-ša-qal : šu-ma 17lá iš-qul ki-a-ma 18ṣí-ib-tám u.e.19ú-ṣa-áb igi Bu-li-/na le.e.20igi Pè-er-wa 21 igi Puzur4-A-na

 

Translation of the tablet in the envelope

Aššur -taklāku has loaned 1 mina of litum-quality silver to Šakdunuwa. He will pay 15 shekels of silver, 5 sacks of barley and 5 sacks of wheat, its interest, at the harvest time. From the week of Aššur-imittī, month ša Sarratim (ii), eponym Ennamānum. He will pay the amount agreed on at his term. If he has not paid, he will add the interest accordingly. In the presence of Bulina, of Perwa, and of Puzur-Ana.

 

Structure and data

00_Photos.zip:

Photos of the enveloped tablet from all sides.


	
	Kt93k550aLe.jpg
	
	
	Kt93k550aLoe.jpg
	
	
	Kt93k550aOb.jpg
	
	
	Kt93k550aRe.jpg
	
	
	Kt93k550aReBis.jpg
	
	
	Kt93k550aRev.jpg
	
	
	Kt93k550aUe.jpg
	


 

01_VolumeData.zip:

3D tomographic reconstruction volume data.


	
	017_93k550_reconstruction_crop.nxs
	


 

02_Visualisations.zip:

Geometry files of the tablet and envelope (.ply) and internal format files (.exa).


	
	017_93k550_3.exa
	
	
	017_93k550_3_medianw_0.015_32_8_-0.30_5.exa
	
	
	017_93k550_3_medianw_0.015_32_8_-0.30_5_32_0.5_2.exa
	
	
	017_93k550_envelope.ply
	
	
	017_93k550_looseParts.ply
	
	
	017_93k550_tablet.ply
	


 

03_Scripts.zip:

Scripts to run the extraction and visualisation software Exavis42.


	
	017_93k550_extract.sh
	
	
	017_93k550_visualise.sh
	
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  <dc:subject>UWA</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Cluster of Excellence</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>CSMC</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>DESY</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>RFA09</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Artefact Profiling</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>3D</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>X-Ray Tomography</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>ENCI</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Cuneiform Clay tablet</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Assyriology</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Informatics</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Physics</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Museum of Anatolian Civilizations</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject>Ankara</dc:subject>
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Publication date:
June 18, 2025
DOI:
10.25592/uhhfdm.17636

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