TCL 19, 026 (P357592)

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 09265

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 hi-na-a-ma a-na
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma
3. 1(u) _gu2 an-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
4. ni-isz-a-ma / _an-na_ / i-na
5. _e2_-ti2-ka3 / i-ba-szi2 u3 a-na
6. ma-la2 / te2-er-ti2-ka3 / _ku3-babbar_
7. a-na s,i2-ib-tim / ni-il5-qe2
8. _tug2 hi-a_ / ni-sza-a-ma / szu-esz18-dar
9. ni-t,a2-ra-dam / 5(disz) _tug2_ lu-bu-szu
10. pa2-si2-u2-tum / szu-la2-ba-an
11. _dumu_ dan-i3-li / ub-la2-kum
12. mi3-ma / la2 u2-la2-ma-ad-ka3
13. 1(disz) lu-bu-sza-am / pa2-si2-a-am
14. a-mur-a-szur3 _dumu_ [su2]-ka3-li2-a
15. ub-la2-kum 2(disz) ku-ta-ni
16. a-la2-hu-um szesz qar-wi-a
reverse
1. ub-la2-kum / 1(disz) ku-ta-nam
2. sza sza-at-a-szur3 a-na
3. ku-a-ti2 / a-di2-na-kum
4. a-ma-kam / i-na te2-er-ti2-a
5. lu ku-ta-nam _sag10_
6. lu sza a-ki-di2-e / _sag10_
7. lu i-na _an-na_-ki-a
8. a-na _ku3-babbar_ ta-e-er-ma
9. u3 sza 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
10. a-na _dumu_ sza-lim-a-hi-im
11. di2-in / a-szu-mi3 sza _e2_
12. a-szur3-ma-lik sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
13. um-ma _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik-ma
14. a-na ma-la2 / t,up-pi2-szu
15. sza isz-pu-ra-ni / a-sza-su2
16. nu-za-ka3-ma / te2-er-ti2-ni
17. za-ku-sa3
left
1. isz-ti2 szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ da-da-nim
2. ni-sza-pa2-ra-kum a-hi a-ta a-na
3. te2-er-ti2-a i-hi-id

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: 10-11: GKT 61f; 13-15: GKT 111a; 32-33: GKT 119a; 35-36: GKT 115a; rev. 2: cp. 21,7; e. 3: followed by erasure; e. 3: ras. war -ma

CDLI number	P357592
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357592

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 09265
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 26

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:53	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, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357592.

TCL 19, 026 artifact entry (No. P357592). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357592 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357592 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357592},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357592.

TCL 19, 026 artifact entry (No. P357592). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357592 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357592 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357592},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357592},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357592
LB  - CDLI:P357592
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 19, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357592
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