KTT 178


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o. 1sila₃ i₃.giš[glossary=ellum]3 qa (3 or 1.5 litres) of oil[glossary=ellum]
o. 2 i-na 1 sila₃ dutu according to the -measure of Šamaš
o. 3 a-na ku-uk-ki for kukkum-cakes;
o. 4 ni₃.gub ia-as₂-ma-aḫ-diškur Yasmaḫ-Addu’s meal
r. 1 i-na tu-ut-tu-⸢ulki⸣[geogr=Tuttul] in Tuttul[geogr=Tuttul]
r. 2 iti na-ab-ri-i
r. 3 u₄ 2.kam
r. 4 li-mu a-ḫi-ia-ia
Commentary

Reverse 4) This eponym should correspond to 1780 BCE; see Barjamovic/Hertel/Larsen 2012: 95, REL 193.

This text is important because it provides the only attestation from Tuttul[geogr=Tuttul] of the use of oil for preparing food; 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.