TCL 19, 031 (P357597)

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 08233

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 bu-zu-ta-a-ma
2. a-na a-mur-{d}utu a-szur-ta-ak-<la2>-ku
3. u3 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi4-ma
4. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_
5. sza {d}suen-na-we-er
6. u3 li-pa2-a / ir-de8-u2-<ni>-ku-nu-ti2-ni
7. lu i-a-u2-tum lu sza ba-ri-ni
8. a-na i-a-u2-tim-ma
9. i-tu3-ru asz2-pu-ra-ku-nu-ti2
10. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
11. 1(asz) _gu2-an-na_ a-na
12. ku-<<ku>>-zi-zi-a
13. {d}suen-na-we-er
14. lu-bi4-il5 u2 a-na
15. {d}suen-na-we-er
16. 1(u) _tug2 hi-a_ u3 2(u) _tug2 hi-a_
17. di2-na-szu-um
reverse
1. u2 szi2-im x szu ki s,e2-er
2. _dam-gar3_-ri-im ke-nim
3. sza la2 ta-sza-hu-t,a2-ni
4. id-a-a lu a-na ku-ku-zi-zi-a
5. tu3-sze2-bi4-la2 lu a-na {d}suen-na-we-er
6. ta-di2-na lu i-na s,e-er _dam-gar3_
7. ta-di2-a / a-hu-a a-tu3-nu
8. te2-er-ta-ku-nu li-li-kam-<<kam>>
9. lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2 hi-a_
10. a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im
11. szu-ma isz-ta-pu-ku
12. qa2-ti2 id-a-a _ku3-babbar_
13. sza i-na ba-ab2-ti2-a tal-qe2-<a-ni>
14. id-a-a szu-ma i-na ba-ab2-ti2-<a>
15. la2 ta-al!-qe2-a a-na s,i2-ib-tum
16. li-qe2-a-nim u2-la2
17. pu-szu-ke-en
left
1. li-isz-qu-ul-ma szu-mi3 lu-up-ta _ku3-ki_
2. isz-tu wa-ah-szu-sza-na u2-sze2-bi4-lu-nim lu _ku3-babbar_
3. sza hu-ra-s,a-nim u3 a-szur-_sag10_ re-eq

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: 21: GKT 97c; 25: GKT 7b; 29, 31: GKT 97c; 11: followed by erasure; rev. 1: cp. Z. 23; rev. 15: - ist -ak- geschrieben

CDLI number	P357597
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357597

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 08233
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 31

[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 22:53:54	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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357597.

TCL 19, 031 artifact entry (No. P357597). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357597 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357597 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357597},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357597},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357597.

TCL 19, 031 artifact entry (No. P357597). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357597 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357597 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357597},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357597},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357597
LB  - CDLI:P357597
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - TCL 19, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357597
ER  -