KTT 075


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o. 10.0.1 i₃.[giš][glossary=ellum]10 qa (10 or 5 litres) of oil[glossary=ellum]
o. 2 i-⸢na⸣ giš1.ban₂ dutu according to the sūtu-measure of Šamaš
o. 3 ⸢a-na⸣ pa-ša-aš for the anointing
o. 4 [gišmar].⸢gid₂.da⸣.ḫi.a of carts
lo.e. 1 ša a-na ma-at that were brought to the land of Šubat-Enlil[geogr=Šeḫnā/Šubat-Enlil]
lo.e. 2 šu-ba-at-den.lil₂[geogr=Šeḫnā/Šubat-Enlil]
r. 1 it-ru-ú
r. 2 (Date)
Commentary

Reverse 4) This eponym should correspond to 1787 BCE; see Barjamovic/Hertel/Larsen 2012: 95, REL 186.

This text is essential because it provides the only attestation from Tuttul of a technical use for oil, see Dossier A.1.1.24.

Bibliography

  • Barjamovic/Hertel/Larsen 2012 = Barjamovic, Gojko; Hertel, Thomas; Larsen, Mogens Trolle (2012): Ups and Downs at Kanesh. Chronology, History and Society in the Old Assyrian Period, Publications de l'Institut historique et archéologique néerlandais de Stamboul 120. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
  • Krebernik 2001 = Krebernik, Manfred (2001): Tall Bi'a - Tuttul II: Die altorientalischen Schriftfunde. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 100. Saarbrücken: The Trustees of the two Museums.