TCL 19, 066 (P357632)

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 09286

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 i3-li2-[x-x]-ma
2. a-na {d}en-lil2-[ba]-ni
3. qi2-bi-ma / a-[szu]-mi3
4. sza _e2_ a-bi-ku-ni
5. sza ta-asz-pu-ra-ni
6. um-ma a-ta-ma
7. ma-ha-ti2 / i-na mu-a-ti2-sza
8. ma-la2 te2-zi-bu-ni
9. szu-up-ra-ma uz2-ni
10. pi2-te2 / mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_
11. u3 _uruda_ i-na
reverse
1. _e2_-ti2-ku-nu u2-la2
2. te2-zi-ib lu _u4 ka-bar_
3. lu ba-pi2-re-e
4. u3 1(disz) li-im 5(disz)
5. me-at sze-am te2-zi-ib
6. _sza3-ba_ 5(disz) me-at 8(u)?
7. a-na a-ka3-al
8. _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu ga-me-er
9. szi2-ti2 _sze_-im i-ba-szi2
10. mi3-szu la2 ta-la2-kam-ma
11. i-szu / _e2_ a-bi4-ku-nu
12. la2 ta-la2-ma-ad
13. a-na ma-nim
left
1. a-na-kam / ta-da-gal
2. szu-ma / la2 e-ni-ka3 _ku3-babbar_
3. _dumu_ i3-li2-a a-di2-ni u2-la2
4. isz-qul2

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: 4-13: GKT 156c; 6-10: Hirsch, UAR 73b; 15-16: GKT 122d; 15-19: H. Lewy, JAOS 76, 203

CDLI number	P357632
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357632

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 09286
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 66

[Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: OAA 1, 164

[Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357632.

TCL 19, 066 artifact entry (No. P357632). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357632 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357632 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357632},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357632
LB  - CDLI:P357632
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357632
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357632.

TCL 19, 066 artifact entry (No. P357632). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357632 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357632 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357632},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357632},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357632
LB  - CDLI:P357632
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 066 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357632
ER  -