TCL 19, 050 (P357616)

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 08236

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 im-di2-lim qi2#-[bi-ma]
2. um-ma puzur4-esz18-dar-[ma]
3. a-na-kam / 4(disz) _ansze_-ri# [sza]
4. me-er-e-em / a-da#-[da x x] x
5. it-ru u2 um-ma szu-ut#-[ma _an]-na#_
6. sza u2-za-an pa2-pa2-la2 [ap2-ti2-u2]
7. a-bu-ka3 / ip-t,u3-ur#-[ma n _ma-na_-a]-e
8. it-ba-al u3 a-ha-[ma]
9. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na li-bi4
10. a-mur-dingir / 7(disz) _ma-na an-na_
11. sza li-bi4 en-na-nim
12. _dumu_ szu-hu-bur um-ma szu-ut-ma
13. _an-na_ sza _dam-gar3_-ri-a
14. i-lik-ma _an-na_ / ba-la2-t,u3-a
15. en-na-num / a-na a-ta2-ta2
16. u2-sze2-er um-ma szu-ut-ma
17. 3(u) 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_ i-na
reverse
1. za-al-pa2 / tal-qe2
2. um-ma a-na-ku-ma ke-na
3. _an-na_ i-na za-al-pa2
4. al-qe2 u3 a-ma-la2
5. te2-er-ti2-szu-nu a-na hu-bu-ul
6. a-mur-dingir sza-qi2-il5 i-na
7. 7(disz) _ma-na_-im / _an-na_ sza tam2-si2-u2
8. tal-qe2-u2 qa2-ti2 a-bi4-a
9. sza-ki-in4 um-ma szu-ut-ma i-zi-iz
10. ta-ma / i-na _gir2_
11. sza a-szur / 3(u) 4(disz) _ma-na an-na_
12. a-na hu-bu-ul a-mur-dingir
13. lu sza-aq-lu / _ku3-babbar_-ap2
14. a-hi-ka3 / i-li-bi4-ka3
15. la2 i-ba-szi2-u2 a-na#-[kam]
16. a-na [sza]
left
1. am-gu5-ru-szu-ni i-tur4-dingir
2. usz-ta-ba-al-ki-su2 um-ma szu-ut-ma
3. a-na dingir-a-a-nim re-di2-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 4: GKT 17g; 23-24: GKT 123c; 27-28: GKT 109b; 30: GKT 132a; 30-32: GKT 132b; 35: GKT 101b; 36: GKT 24a;

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357616

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 08236
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 50

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 355

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

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
2016-07-28 at 16:11:43 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:56 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, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357616.
TCL 19, 050 artifact entry (No. P357616). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357616 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357616 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357616},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357616
LB  - CDLI:P357616
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 19, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357616
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 050 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357616.
TCL 19, 050 artifact entry (No. P357616). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357616 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357616 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357616},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357616
LB  - CDLI:P357616
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TCL 19, 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357616
ER  -
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