TTC 21 (P357866)

Administrative 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 10380

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ta-ma-la2-ki t,up-pi3
2. sza {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
3. ta-ma-la2-ki
4. me-eh-ri / a-na
5. i-di2-ku-bi4-im
6. _dumu_ szu-a-nim
7. ni-ip-qi2-id-ma
8. a-s,e2-er
reverse
1. {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
2. u2-bi-il5
3. _igi_ a-du-da
4. _igi_ dan-a-szur3
5. _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur
6. _igi_ a-szur3-la2-na!-si2
7. _dumu_ szu-ku-bi4-im
8. t,up-pu sza a-na#
9. ha-ti-tim
left
1. ib-szi2-u2-ni
2. da-da-a ir-di2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357866

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 10380
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010135124

References

  • primary: TTC, 21

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 141

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: OACP, p. 15 n. 5

    [Larsen1967OACP] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1967. Old Assyrian Caravan Procedures. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 22. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut in het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: RA 80, p.105-140, TTC 21

    [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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:13:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:17 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 21 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357866.
TTC 21 artifact entry (No. P357866). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357866 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 21 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357866 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357866},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357866
LB  - CDLI:P357866
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TTC 21 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TTC 21 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357866.
TTC 21 artifact entry (No. P357866). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357866 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 21 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357866 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357866},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357866
LB  - CDLI:P357866
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - TTC 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357866
ER  -
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