TCL 14, 45 (P357535)

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 08709

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 im#-[di2-lum2-ma a-na]
2. a-szur3-ta-ak-la2#-[ku u2 ...]
3. qi2-bi-ma / a-na#
4. a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku qi2-bi-[ma]
5. ta-sza-pa2-ra-am i-na [t,up-pi2-ka3-ma]
6. um-ma a-ta-ma / a-na sza
7. _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 a-ma-ri-im
8. la u2-sze2-bi-la2-ku-ni li-ba-[ka3]
9. la2 i-la2-mi3-in _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
10. u3 [_ku3]-ki_-ka3 / sza _ku3-babbar_-ap2-ka3
11. a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim / a-ka3-lu-u2-ni
12. _ku3-babbar_ / a-ka3-na-ak-ma
13. isz-ti2 bar-ki-u2-tim u2-sze2-ba-la2-kum
14. a-hi a-ta / ki-ma t,up-pi3-i
15. ta#-sza#-me#-u2-ni _ku3-babbar_-pi3
16. [u3 ni]-qi2#-a-am sza pi3-ka3
17. [...] x-ka3
18. [...]
19. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x x-im [...]
2'. a-wa-tam2 [...]
left
1. sze2-er-qi2-im ir-gu5-mu-szu-ma / zi-ku-szu
2. u2-ka3-lu / a-hi a-ta a-wi-il# [gi-mi3-lim]
3. a-na#-[ku ga-ma-al-ka a-le-e]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357535

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 08709
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 45

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 249

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 45 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357535.
TCL 14, 45 artifact entry (No. P357535). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357535 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 45 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357535 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357535},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357535
LB  - CDLI:P357535
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TCL 14, 45 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357535
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 45 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357535.
TCL 14, 45 artifact entry (No. P357535). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357535 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 45 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357535 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 45 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357535},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357535
LB  - CDLI:P357535
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TCL 14, 45 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357535
ER  -
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