TCL 19, 073 (P357639)

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 08224

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 pa2-pa2-li-ma a-na i-na-a
2. qi2-bi-ma / a-di2 ma-la2 u2 sze2-ni-szu
3. a-szu-mi3 sza _dumu_ a-ni-nim asz2-pu-ra-kum
4. u3 a-na-kam-ma / a-ta-wa-kum
5. a-ta mi3-ma-sza-ma u2-la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-ma
6. uz2-ni / u2-la2 ta-ap2-te2 u3 dan-a-szur3
7. sza na-pa2-asz2-ti2-a me-et u3 ba-la2-at,
8. u2-la2 i-de8 / i-na s,i2-ib-ti2-szu
9. a-mu-a-at / a-ta / la2 ti2-de8-e / ki-ma
10. a-la2-an / dan-a-szur3 / ma-ma-an / la2 i-szu-u2
11. a-hi a-ta / be-li2 a-ta / ki-ma
12. a-na-ku a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3 / dan-ni-isz-ma
13. na-ah-da-ku-ni / u3 ta-pa2-am-ma
14. la2 i-szu-u2 / a-ta-ma / ti2-de8-e / i-hi-id-ma
15. gi-mi3-lam / ra-bi-a-am / i-s,e2-ri-a
16. szu-ku-un / i-na {d}utu-szi / t,up-pi2
17. ta-sza-me-u2 / a-s,e2-er / na-asz2-pe2-er-ti2-ka3#
18. u3 a-ta a-wa-tim / ma-ar-s,a-tim
19. te2-er-ta-ka3 / a-s,e2-er / _dumu_ a-ni-nim
20. li-li-ik-ma _ku3-babbar_ szi2-im
21. _an-na_-ki-a / u3 s,u2-ba-ti2-a
22. li-ik-nu-uk-ma / a-na dan-a-szur3
23. [li]-ip-qi2-id-ma
24. [li-it,]-ru-da-szu / u2-la2 szu-ma
reverse
1. [...]-ha-ni / lu i-de8 szu-un-ku
2. [dan-a]-szur3 / a-s,e2-ri-ka3 li-tal-[kam]
3. [t,ur4]-da-szu _an-na_ sza u2-sze2-bi4-lu-szu-[ni]
4. _ku3-babbar e2 dam-gar3_ / a-s,i2-ib-tim
5. al-qe2 / s,i2-ib-tum / i-ma-id-ma
6. li-bi i-ma-ra-as, / a-hi a-ta
7. 6(disz) _tug2_ sza be-u2-la2-at / ki-tam2-be-el-[x]-a
8. u3 ma-num-ki-{d}iszkur a-na en-um-a-szur
9. _dumu_ szu-{d}en-lil2 / ap2-qi2-id / mi3-szu
10. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni / um-ma a-ta-ma
11. ma-num-ki-{d}iszkur 1(disz) _tug2_ il5-te2-qe2
12. u3 1(disz) _tug2 sag10_ / il5-qe2-ma / ma-t,i2-a-am
13. i-di2-i / s,u2-ba-ti2 a-na ka3-s,a-re-e
14. u2-ta-na-szu-ru / a-ta-ma / mi3-szu-um
15. a-na en-um-a-szur3 / ta-asz2-ta-pu
16. _ku3-babbar_ / szi2-im-szu-nu / szu-ul-t,a2-am
17. a-hi a-ta / a-na-ku a-na te2-er-ti2-ka3
18. na-ah-da-<ku> / a-ma-kam / szu-a-nim sza-il5
19. lu-qu2-tam2 / isz-tu3 _mu 3(disz)-sze3_ a-di2-na-kum
20. u4-ma-am 4(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ na-zi
21. tu3-sze2-bi-lam / mi3-szu-um / tu3-ha-ra-s,a-ni
(erasure i-ma-ti2-ma / a-wa-ti2)
22. a-na li-bi4-ka3 i-ma-qu2-ut
23. u3 i-ma-ti2-ma / li-ba-am / ki-ma
24. e-ba-ru-tim / ta-da-nam
left
1. a-ma-ti2-ma! / du-mu-ka3 / a-ma-ar / ma-la2
2. an-ha-ku-ni / u3 a-szu-mi3-ka3 _ku3_ al-pu-ta-ku-ni
3. a-ta-ma / ti2-de8-e ma-nim x ni x
4. lu-la2-pi3-ta-kum a-hi a-ta szi2-im _an-na_
5. _ku3-babbar_ ga-me-ra-ma i-na pa2-ni-u2-tim
6. gi-im-la2-ni

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: 6-7: GKT 8a; 6-8: GKT 104b; 7: GKT 82d; 7-8: GKT 133d; 8: GKT 97d; 29: GKT 91b; 38: GKT 93f; 39: GKT 95f; 50: GKT 39b; 45-49: Balkan, anum-het hirbi 13; 16: followed by erasure; rev. 24: check kopie!; rev. 7: check kopie!

CDLI number	P357639
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357639

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 08224
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 73

[Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Innaya, 151

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

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 09:15:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:58	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, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357639.

TCL 19, 073 artifact entry (No. P357639). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357639 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357639 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357639},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 073 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357639.

TCL 19, 073 artifact entry (No. P357639). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357639 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 073 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357639 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357639},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357639
LB  - CDLI:P357639
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TCL 19, 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357639
ER  -