TCL 14, 41 (P357531)

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 08713

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 um-mi3-a-nu-ma
2. {disz}i-li-a u3 la2-qe2-pu-um-ma
3. a-na i-di2-esz18-dar
4. qi2-bi2-ma a-s,e2-er
5. _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ni ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma
6. ma-mi3-tam2 / i-pi2-ni
7. ta-asz2-ku-un u3 _ku3-babbar_
8. u2-la2 ta-asz2-ta-ak-na-am
9. u3 a-ta u2-la2 ta-ta-al-kam
10. a-lam#{[ki} ni]-im-hu-ur
11. t,up#-[pa2-am ni]-il5-qe2-ma
12. en#-[um-a-szur] i-li-a
13. u3 [la2-qe2-pu-um]
14. usz-[ta-hi]-tu3#-ni-a-ti2
15. a-szi2-a-ti2 t,up-pa2-am
16. u2-la2 nu-usz-te2-bi-lam
17. szu-ma _ku3-babbar la2_ ta-asz2-ku-na-am
reverse
1. u3-la a-ta / la2 ta-li-kam
2. t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki}
3. u3 ru-ba-im / ni-la2-qe2-ma
4. nu-sze2-ba-la-kum-ma
5. i-na ka3-ri-im
6. nu-qa2-la2-al-ka3
7. um-ma en-um-a-szur3-ma
8. {disz}i-li-a u3 la2-qe2-pu-um-<ma>
9. ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma
10. i-pi2 a-wi-le-e
11. ma-mi3-tam2 ni-isz3-ku-un
12. a-mi3-nim _ku3-babbar_
13. la2 ta-sza-ka3-na-am-ma
14. li-bi a-wi-le-e
15. la2 i-nu-ah / ne2-nu
16. wa-asz2-ba-ni-ma
17. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3 i-s,a-bu-tu3
left
1. a-hi-ka3 u3 eb-ri-ka3 sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2
2. la2 ta-da-gal / sza _ku3-babbar_ isz-ta-na-ku-ni-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-10: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 50A.56; 11-16: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 45A.29; 17-22: EL II, 89d; 17-23: Larsen, CRRA 19, 289A.14; 19f.: EL II, 76d; 19-36: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 50A.56; 27-28: Garelli, l.c.; 35-36: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 47A.4

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357531

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 08713
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 41

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

  • history: OACC, p. 178 n. 56

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

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 22:53:48 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, 41 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357531.
TCL 14, 41 artifact entry (No. P357531). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357531 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 41 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357531 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357531},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357531
LB  - CDLI:P357531
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 14, 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357531
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 41 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357531.
TCL 14, 41 artifact entry (No. P357531). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357531 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 41 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357531 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357531},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357531
LB  - CDLI:P357531
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 14, 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357531
ER  -
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