TCL 19, 074 (P357640)

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 08239

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 puzur4#-[a-szur-ma]
3. a-di2-i / _ku3-babbar_ sza#
4. a-na-kam iq-ta-[bi-u2-ni]
5. um-ma szu-nu-ma te2-er#-[ta-ak-nu]
6. a-s,e2-er / a-wi-lim li#-[li-ik-ma]
7. sza e-pa2-szi2-im ep-sza-[ma]
8. _ku3-babbar_ li-qe2-a / a-ta / ma-[la2]-ka3
9. a-na-kam / a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku
10. a-di2 / 5(disz) pa2-ne2-e / ka3-ri-im
11. u2-sza-me-ra-ni / u2 si2-ki
12. a-szur3-dan / u2 sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
13. ma-ah-ri-a-ma / uk-ta-na-al
14. a-ma-kam / szu-su2-en6
15. ka3-la2-szi2-na-ma / le-ta-wa-kum
16. na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti-a
17. 5(disz) / i-na ku-sza-ra
18. a-na szu-ku-bi4-im _dumu_ pa2-ki-la2
reverse
1. u3 {d}utu-ub-lam a-di2-in
2. _ku3-babbar_ ig-ri-szu-nu u2 gam-ri!-szu-nu
3. a-di2-szu-nu-ti2 / na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a
4. ub-lu-ni-kum la2 ub-lu-ni-kum
5. te2-er-ta-ka3 li-li-kam
6. szu-ma / na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti-a
7. la2 ub-lu-ni-kum / na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a
8. a-szur3-re-s,i2 / ik-ta-la2-szi2-na
9. a-s,e2-er / a-szur3-re-s,i2
10. szu-pu-ur-ma / na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a
11. lu-sze2-bi4-la2-ku-um / a-szur-tak2-la2-ku
12. a-na u4-me-e / e-s,u2-tim-ma
13. ha-ra-szu / a-na a-lim{ki}
14. i-ta-la2-ak / [szu-ma]
15. i-tal-ku / te2-er-[ta-ka3]
16. li-li-[kam]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-2: Lewy, HUCA 33, 49A.20; 5: GKT 49a; 9-11: Lewy, Or 29, 24A.1; 11: GKT 89c; 13: GKT 94d; 15: GKT 62b; 99a; 16-23: Lewy, ArOr. 18/3, 427A.339; 20: GKT 27e; 22-23: GKT 129a; 24-26: GKT 137a; rev. 2: kopie: gam-ar- XXX

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357640

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 08239
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 74

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

  • history: Innaya, 37

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:11:43 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357640.
TCL 19, 074 artifact entry (No. P357640). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357640 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357640 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357640},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357640
LB  - CDLI:P357640
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 19, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357640
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357640.
TCL 19, 074 artifact entry (No. P357640). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357640 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 074 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357640 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357640},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357640
LB  - CDLI:P357640
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 19, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357640
ER  -
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