TTC 18 (P357863)

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 10377

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. um-ma isz-ma-a-szur-ma
2. a-na im-di2-lim
3. qi2-bi-ma i-na pa2-ni
4. wa-s,a-i-ka3 / a-ta-ma
5. _tug2_ te2-ri-sza-ni _igi_ szu-hu-bur
6. [um]-ma# a-ta-ma
7. [ku]-ta-nam / di2-na-ma
8. [i]-na# e-ra-bi-a-ma
9. [me]-eh-ra-tim
10. [i]-na ra-mi3-ni-a
11. [u2]-sze2-ba-la2-ku-ma
12. a-ga-mi3-il5-ka3
13. me-eh-ra-tim
14. i-na ra-mi3-ni-ka3
15. u2-la2 tu3-usz-te2-bi-lam
16. szu-ma a-hi a-ta
17. gi-im-la2-ni
18. a-wi-il5 gi-mi3-lim
19. a-na-ku / a-ga-mi3-il5-ka3
20. ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2
21. i-na pa2-ni-im-ma
22. a-li-ki-im
23. sze2-bi-lam
24. bi-ta-am asz2-am
25. ki-ma sza ta-qi2-isz-u2!(SZU)-ni

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/P357863

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 10377
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010135120

References

  • primary: TTC, 18

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 362

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: RA 80, p.105-140, TTC 18

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

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 18 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357863.
TTC 18 artifact entry (No. P357863). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357863 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357863 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357863},
}


TY  - ELEC
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Cite this Artifact

“TTC 18 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357863.
TTC 18 artifact entry (No. P357863). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357863 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357863 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357863},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357863
LB  - CDLI:P357863
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TTC 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357863
ER  -
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