TCL 19, 063 (P357629)

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 08265

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# [...]
2. s,i2-[la2-{d}iszkur u3 ...]
3. a-na# [...]
4. qi2-bi-ma# [um]-ma# [x-ma]
5. mi3-nu-um sza ta-asz2-pu#-[ra-ni-ni]
6. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma / _ku3-babbar_ x [a-na]
7. be2-a-lim / ta-di2-in-ni-a-ti2 um-ma
8. a-ta-ma / qa2-at-ku-nu / e-ni-a
9. a-na ma-nim / mi3-nam / i-na
10. ba-ri-ku-nu / ha-bu-la2-ku u3-ul
11. mi3-nam gi-mi3-li ha-bu-la2-ku-nu-ti2-ma
12. ma-a _ku3-babbar_-pi2 a-na be2-a-lim
13. a-da-na-ku-nu-ti2 / e-s,u2-u2-ma
14. u4-mu-u2 / sza isz-tu3 a-lim{ki}
15. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ a-di2 u4-mi3-im a-nim
16. ta-be2-e-la2-ni u3 _ku3-babbar_ a-ni-am
17. a-na be2-a-lim a-da-na-ku-nu-ti2
18. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a szi2-ma-am
19. sza ba-la2-t,i2-ku-nu / ta-asz2-a-ma-ma#
20. ma-da#-[am x] x tu3-te2-ra#-[ma]
21. e-la2-an _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a / x [...]
reverse
1. szi2-a-am / ta-da-na#?-[nim]
2. ma-a _ku3-babbar_-pi2 / ta-[...]
3. a-hu-u2-a a-tu3-nu [...]
4. sza _ku3-babbar_ / im-t,i2-u2 [...]
5. a-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ / a-na a-[lim{ki} u2-sze2-ba-al]
6. a-ma-mi3-in me-eh-ra-[tim]
7. ta-di2-na-nim / 3(u) _ma-na# [ku3-babbar_]
8. sza a-na ma-asz2-ka3-nim / i-na _e2#_[{be2-ti2}-ku]-nu
9. asz2-ku-nu / u3 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_ sza a-na
10. ma-asz2-ka3-nim / i-na _e2#_[{be2-<ti2>}-ku-nu / asz2-ku-nu]
11. a-na s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni
12. sza-qi2-la2-ma / ku-nu-ki-ku-nu / pi2-iq-da
13. u3 ki-ma _ku3-babbar_ u2 _an-na_ ta-asz2-qu2-la2-ni
14. te2-er-tak2-nu li-li-kam-ma a-na-ku
15. a-ma-li-ik / a-hu-u2-a [a]-tu3#-nu
16. a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u2 _an-na la2_ ta#-[asz2-qu2]-la2#-ni
17. na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 ra-aq-tam2#
18. la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-nim u3 s,u2-ha-ri#
19. ra-qu2-ti2-ma la2 ta-gam2-ra / da-x-[x]
20. li-bi4-i / la2 i-ma-ra#-[as,]
21. a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ u2 _an-na la2_ isz-[qu2-lu]
traces
left
1. ha-ra-szu a-na a-lim{ki} la2 i-la2-ak la2-ma i-tal-ku
2. _ku3-babbar_-pa2-am u2 _an-na_ li-isz-qu2-ul-ma ur-ka3-tam2
3. a-hu-um a-na a-hi-im la2 i-na-pu-usz

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: 7: GKT 7a; 8: GKT 97b; 9-10: GKT 128b; 9-11: GKT 129d; 10, 11: GKT 72a; 16: GKT 91b; 27-28: GKT 106c; 27-33: Lewy, RA 35, 89A.1; 29, 31: GKT 55b; 44-45: GKT 155; 45: GKT 37a

CDLI number	P357629
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357629

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 08265
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 63

[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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:14:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	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, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357629.

TCL 19, 063 artifact entry (No. P357629). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357629 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357629 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357629},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357629.

TCL 19, 063 artifact entry (No. P357629). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357629 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357629 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357629},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357629},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357629
LB  - CDLI:P357629
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 19, 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357629
ER  -