TTC 06 (P357851)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 10365

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-ma
2. u3 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
3. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
4. a-szu-mi3 be2-ti2 sza en-na-nim
5. sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
6. um-ma a-ta-ma be2-ti2 sza-ma-nim
7. a-na be2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ ma-dam
8. e-ri-szu-ni-a-ti2-ma
9. um-ma ne2-nu-ma a-ha-isz
10. lu ni-di2-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
11. lu nu-sza-pi2-la2-am
12. sza-lim-a-szur3 u2 szu-hu-bur#
reverse
1. ba-lum2 sza-a-li-ni
2. a-na 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ be2-ti2
3. isz-u2-mu-ni-kum
4. u3 isz-ta-ap2-ru-ni-kum
5. um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na s,i2-ib-tim
6. ni-il5-qe2-a-kum _ku3-babbar_
7. mi3-ma a-na s,i2-ib-tim
8. u2-la2 ni-il5-qe2-a-kum
9. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-mi3-im
10. be2-ti2 sza-lim-a-hu-um i-na
11. ra-mi3-ni-szu isz-qul2
12. i-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_
13. sza sza-lim-a-hi-im
14. sze2-bi-lam
left
1. u3 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ta-asz2-bi-tam2
2. sze2-bi-lam um-ma a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2-<ma> _ku3-babbar_-ka3
3. a-na hu-ra-s,a-nim a-di2-in-ma
4. la2-szu-ma u2-la2 asz2-qul2 li-ba-am [la2]
5. i-[ma-ra-as,]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TTC, 06

    [Contenau1919TTC] Contenau, Georges. 1919. Trente Tablettes Cappadociennes. Paris : P. Geuthner.

  • history: RA 80, p.105-140, TTC 6

    [Michel1986TTC] Michel, Cécile. 1986. “Réédition Des Trentes Tablettes « Cappadociennes » de G. Contenau.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 80: 105–40.

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  • Museum No.: AO 10365
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-27 at 13:20:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TTC 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357851.
TTC 06 artifact entry (No. P357851). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357851 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 06 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357851 (Accessed: July 22, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357851},
}

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