TCL 19, 057 (P357623)

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 08263

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um#-ma im-di2-lum2-ma
2. a-na esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti
3. u3 a-mur-dingir / qi2-bi-ma
4. a-na a-mur-dingir / qi2-bi-ma
5. i-t,up-pi2 / t,up-pi2-ma
6. usz-ta-am-t,i2-ka3 / um-[ma]
7. a-ta-ma / ta-ma-ar#
8. a-wi-lu-ti2 / lu ba-ab2-ta#-[ka3]
9. lu lu-qu2-ut-ka3 / sza sze2-pi2#-[ka3]
10. za-ki-a-ma / ti2-ib-a-ma
11. a-tal-kam 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-[na]_
12. 8(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ isz-[ti2]
13. i-di2-su2-en6 _dumu_ a-[la2-hi-im]
14. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) [n _gin2 ku3-babbar_]
15. [isz]-ti2 / ku-ra-[ra]
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) [n _gin2_]
2. _ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 esz18-dar-[...]
3. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2# [ku3-babbar_]
4. szi2-im / sza-am-[szi2-im]
5. isz-ti2 / pu-szu-ke-en6
6. u3 sza 2(disz) sza-na-at#
7. s,i2-ba-su2 2(disz) _ma-na ku3#-[babbar_]
8. a-na-kam / a-na pu-szu-ke-en6#
9. ah-bu-ul / isz-te2-ni-isz
10. li-ik-nu-uk-ma
11. [lu]-sze2-bi4-lam / i-re-esz15
12. sza# ki-ma / i-a-ti2
13. [li-zi]-iz-ma _ku3-babbar_
14. [u3] s,i2#-ba-su2
left
1. a-szur3-du10 sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu
2. [u3] / a-szu-mi3 / sza _dumu_ i3-li2-sag10!
3. [szu]-ma / u2-sa3-la2-a-ku-nu-ti2 / a-ma-la2
4. ta-le-e-<a>-ni gu-um-ra

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 57

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 251

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 08263
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 5: GKT 65a; e. 1: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 19, 057 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357623.
TCL 19, 057 artifact entry (No. P357623). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357623 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357623 (Accessed: July 23, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357623},
}


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