TTC 15 (P357860)

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 10374

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. i-nu-mi3 ni-is-ha-tim
2. sza _illat_-at szu-nu-nu
3. i-ni-is-ha-ni
4. 1(u) 4(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni a-qa2-ti2
5. a-bi-ni a-di2 ma-la2
6. 1/3(disz) _ma-na-ta_ ni-sza-kan2
7. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-na szal2-szi2-szu
8. 3(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni i-GA-na-im
9. ti2-sza-ap2-ki-im
10. isz-ta-ap2-ku <<a>>
reverse
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ ni-sza-kan2
2. 1(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_
3. a-na 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_
4. 1(u) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni sza i-pu-lu-ni-ni
5. 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
6. qa2-bi4-u2-ma a-di2 [_tug2_]
7. la2 za-am-ru 1(disz) _tug2_ a-na
8. a-szur-na-da e-zi-ib

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: obv. 10: followed by erasure

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357860

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 10374
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010135117

References

  • primary: TTC, 15

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

  • history: OAA 1, 165

    [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 15

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

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 266

    [Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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 15 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357860.
TTC 15 artifact entry (No. P357860). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357860 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357860 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357860
LB  - CDLI:P357860
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TTC 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357860
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Cite this Artifact

“TTC 15 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357860.
TTC 15 artifact entry (No. P357860). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357860 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357860 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357860
LB  - CDLI:P357860
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TTC 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357860
ER  -
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