TCL 19, 061 (P357627)

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 08250

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 in-bi-esz18-dar-ma
2. a-na _ge6-{d}iszkur_ / qi2-bi-ma
3. 1/3(disz) ma-a _ku3-babbar_-szi2-im ku-szi2-tim
4. sza i-na szi2-ik-ri-ka3 a-na <<i-ku>>
5. i-ku-pi2-a ta-di2-nu-ma ta-am-szi2-u2
6. sza-asz-qi2-il5 u2 a-ma-ka3-ma
7. a-szur-ma-lik u2-ha-si2-is-ka3
8. ba-ar-[x]-di2 u2 al-pa2-am a-na
9. szi2-mi3-im di2-in 1(disz) _udu_
10. zi-it-lu-ni-a-am isz-ti
11. a-ta-ta e-ri-szu-ma
12. isz-ti2 tap-pa-e-szu-ma
13. a-di2 te2-er-ti2 i-la2-ka3-ku-ni
14. li-zi-iz _ansze_
15. a-na na-ab2-ri-tim
16. i-di2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza a-ki-di2-e
reverse
1. li-ib-szi2-u2 la2 ta-da-an
2. u2 la2 tu3-ka3-la2-am
3. ma-ar-szi2 sza 5(disz) _gin2! ku3-babbar_
4. ma-asz2-e-ni sza si2-ni-sza-tim
5. ma-asz2-e-ni sza za-ka3-ri
6. sza sa3-he-er-tim mi-isz-lam sza za-ka3-ri
7. mi3-isz-lam sza si2-ni-sza-tim
8. sza 1(u) _gin2! ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) ku-tu3-ma-am
9. sza pa2-szi2-im sza 2(disz) _ma-na_
10. 1(disz) sza 1(disz) _ma-na_ u2 na-ar-ka3-am
11. sza ti2-a-ri-im mi3-ma
12. a-nim sza-am-ma lu-ub-lu-nim
13. ha-s,i2-ni u2 ka3-la2-ma
14. sza a-ma-kam mi3-ma
15. a-ni-im a-na li-bur-be-li
16. di2-in-ma e-s,i2-isz
left
1. t,ur4-da-szu _tug2 hi-a ansze_ u2 u2-nu-su2-nu
2. li-ip-qi2-da-ku szu-a-ti2
3. e-s,i2-isz t,ur4-da-szu

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: 16-28: Bilgic Appellativa 69; 18: GKT 38a; 20: GKT 54a; 22: Larsen, OACP 45A.2; 23: GKT 54a; 24: GKT 54e; 25: GKT 37a; 25-28: Bilgic Appellativa 69; 32, 35: GKT 40d;

CDLI number	P357627
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357627

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 08250
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 61

[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 22:53:57	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, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357627.

TCL 19, 061 artifact entry (No. P357627). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357627 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357627 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357627},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 061 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357627.

TCL 19, 061 artifact entry (No. P357627). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357627 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 061 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357627 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 061 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357627},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357627},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357627
LB  - CDLI:P357627
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - TCL 19, 061 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357627
ER  -