TCL 19, 079 (P357645)

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 09259

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 a-szur3-ma-lik i-li2-a
2. u3 a-ma-a qi2-bi-ma um-ma i-na-a
3. <<i-na-a>> / na-ni-a-a u3 a-szur3-ma-su2-i-ma
4. mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni
5. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_
6. sza li-bi4-ku-nu a-na a-nu-a / la2 ta-di2!-na
7. mi3-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-na sza li-bi-ni
8. a-na a-nu-a u2-la2 ni-da-an
9. u3 a-szu-mi3 a-nu-a sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni-ni-ma
10. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma mi3-szu-um
11. _ku3-babbar_ sza a-bi-szu il5-ta-na-qe2-u2!-ma
12. a-tu3-nu ta-asz2-ta-pu-a-ni
13. la2-ma-ma ra-bi-s,um u2 te2-er-ta-ak-nu
14. i-li-ka3-ni _ku3-babbar_ ma-la2
15. il5-qe2-u2 <la2> il5-qe2-u2! la ni-de8
16. isz-tu3 ra-bi-s,um na-ni-a
17. i-li-[ka3-ni]
reverse
1. ni-isz-al#-[szu]-ma# um-ma
2. szu-ut-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza al-ta-qe2-u2-ma
3. a-na s,i2-it _e2_ a-bi4-a-ma
4. sza-qu2-ul / a-la2-ak-ma
5. isz-ti2 a-ha-ti2-a / a-za-ku / a-tu3-nu-ma
6. ti2-de8-a / ki-ma / ri-ig-ma-tim
7. a-ma-kam / a-szur3-ba-ni u3 ku-ra
8. ri-ta-ag-mu-ma i-ka3-ni-isz
9. e-ta-wu-ni / a-na-kam! ba-ab2
10. ha-ra-ni-szu! ni-is,-ba-su2-ma
11. um-ma szu-ut-ma / a-ma-la2 di2-in
12. a-lim{ki} u3 t,up-pi2-im sza ku-nu-uk!
13. a-bi-ka3 a-wa-tam2 di2-nam
14. a-na a-wa-[tim] i-li-ik-ma
15. da-a-nu a-na 1(u) 8(disz) _ma-na_
16. _ku3-babbar_ ku-ra i-ta-ad!-u2-nu
17. u3 i-di2-in da-a-ni /
18. ku-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_
left
1. i-sza-qal / a-wi-lam u2-sza-bu-ma
2. ra-bi-s,um u3 szu-ut i-ta-lu-ku-nim

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 12: GKT 95f; 23-25: GKT 125d; 25: GKT 88a; 26: GKT 99a; 27: GKT 61a; 28-30: yyy 328A.107; 34: yyy 170A.33; 9: (ma ueber ras.); rev. 16: check kopie!

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357645

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 09259
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 79

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

  • history: Innaya, 106

    [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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:59 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, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357645.
TCL 19, 079 artifact entry (No. P357645). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357645 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357645 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357645},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/20/
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 079 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 079 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357645.
TCL 19, 079 artifact entry (No. P357645). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357645 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 079 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357645 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357645},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357645
LB  - CDLI:P357645
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 19, 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357645
ER  -
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