TTC 14 (P357859)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 10373

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-na-da qi2-bi4-ma
2. um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma i-na
3. t,up-pi3-ka3 7(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nu la2-ap2-tu3
4. la-ma ne2-ru-ba-ni / ni-im-nu-szu-nu-ma
5. 7(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ 1(disz) _tug2_ ba-ti2-iq _sza3-ba_
6. 2(disz) _tug2_ a-bar-ni-u2 a-szu-mi3 ni-ka3-si2-ka3
7. sza-ha-tim / am-hu-ur-szu-nu-ma
8. um-ma szu-nu-ma / u2-la2 i-sza-ha-at
9. i-za-az qa2-ta-am li-isz-ku-un
10. mi3-szu sza um-ma a-ta-ma a-szar
11. pa2-na-i-a / a-sza-pa2-ra-kum
12. szu-ma a-ta-ma / a-na pu-ru-usz-ha-tim
13. ha-ra-ka3-ma _uruda_-i-ni a-na
14. _ku3-babbar_ tu3-ta-ar u3 a-na-ku
15. a-na-kam _tug2_-ti2-ka3 ku-ba-ri
16. szu-ma a-ma-kam ta-ga-mi3-<il5>
17. _tug2_-ti2-ka3 e-zi-ib-ma a-na
18. pu-ru-usz-ha-tim _uruda_-i-ni
19. u3-sze2-ra-ab2 szu-ma re-esz15
reverse
1. da-asz2-e isz-te2-en
2. i-ba-ri-ni la2 e-ru-ub
3. ne2-ma-lam / u2-la2 ni-ra-<szi2>
4. 2(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_ <_ku3-babbar_> s,a-ru-pa2-am
5. a-mur-a-szur3 i-di2-a-bu-um a-na
6. a-bi4-ni ha-bu-lu _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma
7. a-na a-bi4-ni sze2-bi4-il5 szu-ma
8. um-ma a-mur-a-szur3-ma qa2-ti2
9. le-qe2 la2 ta-ma-ha-ar-szu
10. _ku3-babbar_ i-na qa2-qa2-ad szal2-mi3-szu-nu
11. ra-ki-is szu-ma ma-la2 t,up-pi3-szu-nu
12. i-sza-qal le-qe2 szu-ma
13. la2 i-sza-qa2-la2-kum um-ma a-ta-ma
14. ma-la2 t,up-pi3-ku-nu s,i2-ib-tam2
15. ni-ma-nu szi2-bi4 szu-ku-szu-um
16. u3 ma-la2 i-pu-lu-ka3 szu-up-ra-am
17. _tug2 hi-a_ pa2-ni-u2-tum lu ku-wa-u2-tum
18. lu i-a-u2-tum
19. sza a-na e-la2-ma e-zi-bu a-di2-ni i-<ba-szi2>-u2
20. wa-ar-ki-u2-tum / sa3-sa3-am la2-ap2-tu3

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357859

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 10373
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010135116

References

  • primary: TTC, 14

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

  • history: OAA 1, 74

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: RA 80, p.105-140, TTC 14

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 264

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-27 at 13:20:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:16 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

“TTC 14 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357859.
TTC 14 artifact entry (No. P357859). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357859 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357859 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357859},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357859},
}


TY  - ELEC
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Cite this Artifact

“TTC 14 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357859.
TTC 14 artifact entry (No. P357859). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357859 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 14 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357859 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357859},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357859},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357859
LB  - CDLI:P357859
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - TTC 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357859
ER  -
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