TCL 14, 49 (P357539)

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 08728

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. szi2-me / _dingir_ [be-el]
2. ma-mi3-tim [...]
3. _igi_ ti2-ti2-na-tal / [...]
4. ab2-[...]-tim / la2 aq-bi-ku-[ni]
5. um#-ma# a-na-ku-ma / a-s,e2-er
6. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / sza a-na s,i2-ib-tim
7. ta-di2-na-ni-ma / ta-ah-si2-is-tum
8. na-ad-at-ni / _iti-kam_ u2 li-mu-um
9. la2-ap2-tu3 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. ra-di2-a-ma / isz-te2-ni-isz-ma
11. s,i2-ib-tam2 / u2-s,a-ba-kum
12. [isz]-tu3 ma-a-ma la2 asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni
13. um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
14. a-na a-szi2-ti2-a di2-in-ma
15. isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-a
16. _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam2 / u2-s,a-ba-kum
17. [1(u)] _gin2 [ku3-babbar_] ku-nu-ki-ka3
18. sza [ta]-di2-na-ni-ma
19. um-ma a-ta-ma pi3-ri-ka3-ni
20. a-na lu-bu-usz-[tim]
reverse
1. _e2#_{[be-tam2} / sza-ma-am]
2. a-na ku-ta-nim / lu ta-di2-na-ni
3. ku-ta-num / i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3
4. lu sza-mu-ma / _e2-gal_-lum2
5. lu u2-ka3-lu-szu a-na ki-sze-er-szi2-im
6. a-s,e2-ri-ka3 / i-[nu]-mi3 / a-li-ka3#-ni
7. _igi_ ha-na-na-ri-im
8. lu2 aq-bi4-a-ku-ni / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
9. a-hi a-ta / ki-ma / us-ma-at-ni
10. _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam2 li-qe2
11. _igi_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi / _igi_ ma-s,i2-i3-li2
12. _igi_ szu-ma-a-bi4-a /
13. a-na t,up-pi3-a / la2-pa2-tim#
14. la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
15. la2 aq-bi4-u2 / um-ma [a-na-ku-ma]
16. a-di2 / 5(disz) u4-me / _ku3-[babbar]_
17. i-ma-qu2-ta2-ma / [_ku3-babbar_]
18. u2 s,i2-[ib-tam2]
19. szu-ma la2 [asz2-ta-qa2-la2-kum]
left
1. t,up-pi2-i a-s,i2-ib-tim lu-pu-[ut]
2. lu i-pa2-ni-tim [lu i]-wa-ar-ki-tim
3. [a-na] mi3-ma / _ku3-babbar_ / a-s,i2-ib-tim / pi2-i
4. la2 a-di2-na-ku-ni

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/P357539

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 08728
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 49

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 284

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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 22:53:49 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, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357539.
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (No. P357539). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357539.
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (No. P357539). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357539
LB  - CDLI:P357539
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 14, 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357539
ER  -
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