TCL 19, 044 (P357610)

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 09264

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 i-di2-a-szur {d}iszkur-ba-ni
2. a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 i-ku-pi2-a-szur
3. puzur4-esz18-dar u3 im-di2-lim
4. qi2-bi-ma um-ma pu-szu-ke-en6
5. puzur4-ti2-a-am-tim
6. u3 i-na-a-ma a-szu-mi3
7. sza szu-a-szur3 sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni
8. ki-ma t,up-pa2-ak-nu ni-isz-me-u2
9. um-ma ne2-nu-ma a-hi-am
10. u2-la2 nu-sze2-ra-ab2 um-ma szu-nu-ma
11. nu-sze2-ra-ab2 a-na a-ni-a-tim
12. 1(u) u4-me ni-s,i2-bi-it-ma#
13. a-na ka3-ri-im i-li-ku-ma
14. um-ma szu-nu-ma sza ki-ma
15. [a]-bi#-ni nu-sze2-ra-ab2
16. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. i#-sza#-qal# x [... lu sza a-na]
2'. u4-me qu2-ur-bu-tim
3'. lu sza nu-a-e sza tam2-ka3-ri-szu-nu#!
4'. pa2-zu-<ur>-tim e 1(asz) _gu2 ku3-babbar_ u3-la
5'. i-di2-u2! a-na lu-qu2-tim
6'. sza isz-tu3 a-lim{ki} i-li-a-ni
7'. a-hi-szu ni-is-ni-iq-ma
8'. 9(asz) 1/2(asz) _gu2 an-na_
9'. u3 me-at 5(u) _tug2_ isz-ku-nu um-ma
10'. ne2-nu-ma na-asz2-pa2-ra-tim
11'. sza isz-tu3 a-lim{ki}
12'. tu3-sze2-s,i2-a-ni# a-le
13'. um-ma szu-nu-ma [x] nu-usz-te2-bi-la2-szum
14'. me-eh-ri u2-t,a2-bi-u2
15'. sza _siki_ sza a-na-nu-um
16'. isz-ta-ku-nu me-eh-ru la-szu
17'. me-eh-ri sza t,up-pi2-szu
18'. ha-ru-mu-tim
left
1. nu-usz-ba-al-ki-it-ma i-ku-nu-ki-ni _e2_ [ka3-ri-im]
2. ka3-an-ku t,up-pe2 ha-ru-mu-tim sza szu-mi3 [...]
3. a-na me-er-e-szu nu-ta-sze2-er 2(disz) pi2-iz#-[lu-ti2?]
4. 7(disz) asz2-ti2-pi3-ru-um u3 sza na-am-e-[dam ...]
5. um-ma szu-nu-ma [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 20: Ichisar, imdilum 393; 5: GKT 27c; 8-9: GKT 154c; rev. 20: 4': Larsen, OACP 64f.; rev. 20: 6': GKT 17d; rev. 20: 19': GKT 101b; rev. 20: 21': GKT 93f; rev. 20: 22': GKT 57a; Hecker, Fs Matousz I, 148A.24; rev. 20: 22'-23': Donbaz - Veenh

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357610

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 09264
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 44

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 393

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: Innaya, 250

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2019-06-21 at 07:47:44 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:11:43 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:55 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, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357610.
TCL 19, 044 artifact entry (No. P357610). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357610 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357610 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357610},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357610},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P357610
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TCL 19, 044 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357610.
TCL 19, 044 artifact entry (No. P357610). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357610 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357610 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357610},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357610},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357610
LB  - CDLI:P357610
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TCL 19, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357610
ER  -
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