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TCL 19, 038 (P357604)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08230

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 pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma kur-ub-esz18-dar-ma
3. a-szu-mi3 sza-lim-a-szur
4. _dumu_ i-su2-ri-ik
5. sza a-na-kam / a-ta-wa-ku-ni
6. im-gu5-a / i-li-kam-ma
7. mi3-ma-sza-ma / la2 ta-asz-ta-ap2-ra-am
8. 1(u) _ma-na_
9. _an-na_ a-mur-esz18-dar
10. _dumu_ su2-ka3-li2-a
11. u2-sze2-bi4-la2-kum
12. 6(disz) ku-ta-ni
reverse
1. a-ku-ku-um / ka3-s,a-ar
2. qa2-ar-wi-a / ma-ha-ti2
3. tu3-sze2-bi4-il5-szu
4. a-bi a-ta be-li2 a-ta
5. a-la2-nu-ka3 a-ba-am
6. sza-ni-am i-szu
7. a-ma-kam sza-lim-a-szur3
8. u3 wa-bi4-la2-ni
9. sza-il5-ma / i-di2-nu-szum
10. la2 i-di2-nu-szum szu-up-ra-ma
11. a-na a-la2-ki-szu-[nu]
12. pa2-i la2 ap2-ta-na-te2
left
1. a-szu-mi3 sza a-ta-ta uz4-ni
2. mi-szu-um la2 ta-pa2-te2

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 38

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: AO 08230
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Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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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	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 14: Larsen, OACP 41A.61; 17: GKT 66a; 17-18: GKT 129c; 21-22: GKT 129a; 133d; 25: GKT 9a; rev. 6: frage!

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 19, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357604.

TCL 19, 038 artifact entry (No. P357604). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357604 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357604 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357604},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357604
LB  - CDLI:P357604
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357604
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 19, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357604.

TCL 19, 038 artifact entry (No. P357604). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357604 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357604 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357604},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357604},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357604
LB  - CDLI:P357604
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357604
ER  -