TCL 14, 23 (P357513)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08685

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma hi-na-a-ma a-na qar-wi-a
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 / a-szur3-dan
3. u3 a-na-ah-i3-li2 qi2-bi-ma
4. a-na qar-wi-a u3 a-szur-dan
5. qi2-bi4-ma i-nu-mi3 / _an-na_-ki
6. ta-du-nu / szu-ma / me-eh-ra-tim
7. i-du-nu-ni-kum / _an-na_-ki
8. di2-in / szu-ma / la2 ki-a-am
9. [a-s,e2]-er / ku-ni-lim a-na
10. [tur4]-hu-mi3-it / bi4-il5
11. szi2-im _an-na_-ki-a / a-di2
12. a-a-e-em / u4-mi3-im / u2-ka3-lu
13. [...]-ki sze2-di2-isz-tum / sza-tum
14. [{d}a]-szur# / lu i-de8 / a-szar
15. [_an]-na#_-ki / ta-di2-nu
16. [sza-asz2-qi2]-il5-ma / u2 ti2-ib-a-ma
17. [a-tal-kam a]-na# pu-szu-ke-en6
18. [qi2-bi-ma a]-szar / _an-na_-ki
19. i-di2-nu / i-hi-id-ma
20. i-sza-ha-ti2-szu / i-zi-iz-ma
21. _ku3-babbar_ / lu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma
22. u2 t,ur4-da2-szu / asz2-pu-ra-kum
23. um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-ni-ka3-si2
24. szu-hu-ut / la2 <ta>-sza-ha-at
25. u2 qa2-ti2 / lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2_-ba-ti2
26. i-di2 / u2 szu-ma a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
27. te2-ra-ab2 / qa2-di2-ma te2-er-ti2-ka3
28. sza-hi-iz-ma / sza ki-ma
29. ku-a-ti2 qa2-ti2 / li-di2-u2
30. a-hi a-ta a-na-ku / ma-num
31. a-la2-nu-ka3 / i-szu a-szu-mi3
32. a-szi2-im sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
33. li-ma-am / ni-ka3-si2-ma
34. szu-ma / i-ta-ab2-szi2 / a-ma-la2
left
1. te2-er-ti2-ka3 ni-la2-qe2 en-na-num
2. _dumu_ szu-hu-bur / _gudu4_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [i-na]
3. e-ra-bi3-szu-ma / sze2-bu-lam / qa2-bi4-am u2 / [...]
4. a-ha-ma isz-tu3 / _mu 2(disz)-sze3_ _ma-na_-um 1(u) _gin2_ i-[na]
5. _iti#-kam#?_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 4: Michel, Fs Garelli 271A.122; 11: J. Lewy, ArOr. 17, 118A.63; 14: drs., Or 19, 25A.3. Hirsch, UAR 13a; 27: Hecker, afO 31, 84a; 30: EL II, 75a; 30-31: Larsen, OACP 57; 31-35: Landsberger, ArOr. 18/1-2, 331A.14; J. Lewy, JAOS 78, 97A.55. I

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357513

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 08685
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 23

    [Thureau-Dangin1928TCL14] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1928. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Deuxième Série. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 14. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: LAPO 19, 184

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • citation: AKT 8, p. 482-484 no. 5

    [Veenhof2017AKT8] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2017. Kültepe Tabletleri VIII: The Archive of Elamma, Son of Iddin-Suen, and His Family (Kt. 91/k 285-568 and Kt. 92/k 94-187). Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları. VI. Dizi, Sayı 33f. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357513.
TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (No. P357513). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
}


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ID  - P357513
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 14, 23 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357513.
TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (No. P357513). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357513
LB  - CDLI:P357513
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 14, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357513
ER  -
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