TCL 21, 273 (P357839)

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 09343

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 58.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) ne2-pi2-szi2 sza 4(u) _ma-na_
2. _ku3-babbar_ su2-e-a / a-na _e2_
3. en-nam-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-ni-nim
4. u2-sze2-ri-ib um-ma su2-e-a-ma
5. am-ma 2(disz) ne2-pi2-szu sza _ku3-babbar_
6. um-ma en-nam-a-szur3-ma
7. e-la-nu-ma la te2-zi-ib
8. i-la-am li-di2-nu-ni-ku-ma
9. ku-nu-uk-ma lu-sze2-ri-bu
10. i-la2-am e-ri-isz-ma
11. a-na i-li-im
12. isz-ku-un-szu-nu-ma
13. u2 su2-e-a ik-nu-uk-ma
reverse
1. i-la-am usz-te2-ri-bu
2. a-na a-wa-tim
3. a-ni-a-tim ka3-ru-um
4. bu-ru-usz-ha-tum
5. s,a-he-er _gal_
6. i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
7. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3
8. szi2-bu-ti2-ni / ni-di2-in
9. _igi_ u2-s,ur-sza-a-szur3
10. _dumu_ bu-ta-a _igi_
11. ha-nu _dumu_ bu-s,i2-a
12. szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ szu-a-a
13. tap-pa2-i-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)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1-9: Lewy, RA 35, 87

CDLI number	P357839
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357839

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	61.0 mm × 58.0 mm
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 09343
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 21 = TC 3, 273

[Lewy1937TCL21] Lewy, Julius. 1937. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Troisième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 21. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 3-4, 330a

[Eisser1935ARK3-4] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1935. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 3. Und 4. Teil: Urkunden 291-341, Register Zu Teil 1-4. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 35, Heft 3. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

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
2009-11-11 at 22:54:14	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 21, 273 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357839.

TCL 21, 273 artifact entry (No. P357839). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357839 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 21, 273 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357839 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 21, 273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357839},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 273 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357839.

TCL 21, 273 artifact entry (No. P357839). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357839 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 21, 273 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357839 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 21, 273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357839},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357839
LB  - CDLI:P357839
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - TCL 21, 273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357839
ER  -