TCL 19, 010 (P357577)

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 09280

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. a-na puzur4-a-szur3
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma il5-we-da-ku-ma
3. a-di2 _uruda_ / ta-asz2-pu-ra-am
4. um-ma a-ta-ma _2(u) gu2 uruda_
5. i-si2-ki-im / ni-na-sza-i-um
6. a-di2 wa-asz2-ha-ni-a
7. le-pu-sza-ma / ni-na-sza-i-um
8. sa3-ni-iq / la2 na-t,u3-ma
9. si2-kam / la2 i-pa2-asz2
10. _1(u) 8(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na uruda_
11. ma-si2-am / sza-bu-ra-am
12. i-s,e2-er / ah-sza-lim
13. _dumu_ szu-a-nim _dam-gar3_
reverse
1. i-szu i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
2. sza-qa2-lam / qa2-bi /
3. a-na sza ki-ma szu-wa-ti2
4. et-qam-ma / na-asz2-pe3-er-ta-asz2-nu
5. al-qe2 / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
6. gam2-ra-am / la2 i-ga-mar-ma
7. a-ni-sza-am / _uruda_-am
8. la2 u2-ba-lam / i-na
9. wa-asz2-ha-ni-a / a-na
10. puzur4-a-szur3 li-isz-qul2
11. a-ma-kam / te2-er-ta-ka3
12. a-s,e2-er ah-sza-lim
13. li-li-ik-ma
14. _1(u) 8(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na_
left
1. _uruda_ li-isz-qu2-la2-kum si2-ku-um
2. la2 na-t,u3-ma la2 i-ne2-pa2-asz2
3. a-na-kam / sza ki-ma
4. _dam-gar3 / uruda_ lu-ta-er

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)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 4-7: Garelli, AC 224A.2; 5, 7: GKT 23b; 7-9: Garelli, AC 225A.1; 9: GKT 17d; 11: GKT 83b; 95e; 21: GKT 93c; 29: GKT 90d; 7: check kopie!; rev. 4: check kopie!; 20091124 oatp: obv. 17: bleistift ? bei -szu-; e. 3: so bleistift. gar.:a-sza ki

CDLI number	P357577 P361084 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357577

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 09280
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 10

[Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: RA 58, p.111-136, p. 134

[Garelli1964tablettes2] Garelli, Paul. 1964. “Tablettes Cappadociennes de Collections Diverses (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 58: 111–36.
history: LAPO 19, 84

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 16:11:41	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-23 at 12:34:19	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:52	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 19, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357577.

TCL 19, 010 artifact entry (No. P357577). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357577

TCL 19, 010 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357577 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357577},
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 010 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357577.

TCL 19, 010 artifact entry (No. P357577). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357577

TCL 19, 010 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357577 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 19, 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357577},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357577},
}

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DA  - 2006/3/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P357577
LB  - CDLI:P357577
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TCL 19, 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357577
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