TCL 19, 024 (P357590)

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 08629

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 sza-lim-a-hi-im qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6-ma
3. 6(u) 1(disz) ku-ta-ni qa2-dum sza ka3-s,a-ri-im
4. u3 qa2-dum sza a-na
5. {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni tu3-sze-bi4-la2-ni
6. a-szur3-ma-lik ub-lam _sza3-ba_
7. 3(disz) ku-ta-nu ni-is-ha-tum
8. u2 sza 1(disz) _tug2_ ni-is-ha-tim ta-na-pa2-al
9. 6(disz) ku-ta-nu sza szi2-mi3-im
10. u3 3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i-na-pu-lu-ni-kum
11. 5(u) 2(disz) ku-ta-nu iz-ku-u2-nim
12. u3 2(disz) 1/6(disz) _gin2_ ta-la2-qe2
13. _sza3_ 1(disz) ku-ta-nam a-szur3-ma-lik
14. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 a-na
15. qa2-ti2-ka3 i-di2-in
16. 3(disz) ku-ta-ni-ka3 ka3-s,a-ar-ka3
reverse
1. il5-qe2-ma 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
3. ka3-s,a-ar-ka3 na-[x]-ku-lam szi2-ti2
4. _tug2#_-ba-ti2-ka3 4(u) 8(disz) _tug2_-ba-tu3 iz-ku-u2-[nim]
5. a-na 2(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na an-na_
6. a-wi-ti2-ka3 1(u) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na an-na_
7. da-tum ik-szu-ud-ka3 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
8. u2-ku-ul-ti2 2(disz) _ansze_ u3 1(disz) ka3-s,a-ri-im
9. 1(disz) _ansze_ i-mu-ut-ma 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_
10. _ku3-babbar_ isz-ku-nam 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
11. ig-ri sa3-ri-dim isz-tu3 ha-hi-im
12. a-di2 ka3-ni-isz3 isz-ku-nam 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_
13. mu-t,a2 _an-na_ qa2-tim isz-tu3
14. 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim is,-ri-hu
15. 5(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ a-na s,e2-er
16. _an-na_ qa2-tim ta-na-pa2-al
17. 8(disz) _gin2-ta_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
18. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu 1(u) 7(disz) _gin2_ szi2-im
19. <<szi2-im>> _ansze_ u2 7(disz) _gin2_ ig-ri
20. sa3-ri-dim <<u2>>
left
1. u2-ra-di2-ma _szunigin_ 1(disz) ma-n 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. ta-na-pa2-al 2(disz) 1/4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. sza i-na-pu-lu-ni-ku-ni is,-hi-ir-ma
4. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze ku3-babbar_ a-na a-szur-ma-lik
5. a-di2-in

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 3-40: Garelli, AC 306A.1; 3-5: GKT 142d; 24: GKT 63f; 29-32, 37-41: HUCA 38,5A.19; rev. 3: zu erwarten isz-qu2-lam; rev. 14: fehler fuer i-hi-ru?; rev. 20: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357590

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 08629
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 24

    [Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: OACP, p. 127

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:53 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 19, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357590.
TCL 19, 024 artifact entry (No. P357590). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357590 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357590 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357590},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357590
LB  - CDLI:P357590
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357590
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 024 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357590.
TCL 19, 024 artifact entry (No. P357590). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357590 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357590 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357590},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357590},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357590
LB  - CDLI:P357590
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357590
ER  -
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