TCL 19, 071 (P357637)

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 12132

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 i-na-a qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma i-ku-pi2-a
3. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni u3
4. a-szur-tak2-la2-ku-ma a-na-kam
5. ki-ma / pi2-ri-tam2 / i-s,e2-ri-ka3
6. _e2-gal_-lum2 isz-ku-nu
7. ni-isz-me-ma / a-di2 za-ku-tam2
8. ni-isz-me-u2 / la2 ni-qi2-ip
9. i-di2-su2-en6 ka3-s,a-ar _e2_
10. en-na-su2-en6 nu-sza-il5-ma
11. um-ma szu-ut-ma / a-wi-lam
12. a-ha-ma u2-ka3-lu-szu
13. a-szi2-a-ti2 / a-na a-sza-ri-ka3
14. be2-lum2-ba-ni / ni-isz-pu-ra-am
reverse
1. a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3
2. u3 te2-er-ti2 _dam-gar3_
3. mi3-ma li-ba-ka3 la2 i-pa2-ri-id
4. u4-ma-kal2 be2-lum2-ba-ni
5. la i-sa3-hu-ur te2-er-ta-ka3
6. li-li-kam-ma
7. li-bi4-ni / la2 <i>-pa2-ri-id

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 2': Oppenheim, letters 3; 4-21: Garelli, AC 342A.1; 5-5: yyy 246A.58; 7-8: GKT 145c; 9-10: Larsen, OACP 41A.61; 16: GKT 63i

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357637

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 12132
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010136838

References

  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 71

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

  • history: Innaya, 29

    [Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: LAPO 19, 206

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:58 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, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357637.
TCL 19, 071 artifact entry (No. P357637). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357637 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357637 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357637},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
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ID  - P357637
LB  - CDLI:P357637
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 19, 071 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 071 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357637.
TCL 19, 071 artifact entry (No. P357637). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357637 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357637 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357637},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357637
LB  - CDLI:P357637
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 19, 071 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357637
ER  -
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