TCL 14, 72 (P357562)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08718

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_
2. sza szu-hu-bu-ur
3. a-na il5-ba-ni
4. _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar
5. i-di3-nu isz-tu3
6. il5-ba-ni a-na ka3-ni#-isz{ki}
7. e-ru-bu / _iti 1(u) 5(disz)-kam#_
8. i-la2-ak-ma
9. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
10. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6
11. sza ki-ma szu-hu-bur
12. il5-ba-ni i-sza-qal
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ sza szu-hu-bur
2. i-na ka3-ni-isz3{ki}
3. i-sza-qal
(blank raum)
4. _igi_ ku-na-ni-a
5. _igi_ isz-me-a-szur3
6. _igi_ u2-zu-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P357562
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357562

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 08718
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 72

[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, 158

[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	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 16:11:39	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 72 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357562.

TCL 14, 72 artifact entry (No. P357562). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357562

TCL 14, 72 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357562 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 14, 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357562},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 72 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357562.

TCL 14, 72 artifact entry (No. P357562). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357562

TCL 14, 72 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357562 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 14, 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357562},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P357562
LB  - CDLI:P357562
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - TCL 14, 72 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357562
ER  -