TTC 28 (P357873)

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 10387

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-du-ma a-na
2. a-mur-dingir qi2-bi4-ma
3. a-na
  (erasure wa-ah-szu-sza-na)
4. e#-ru#-ba!-am
5. lu?-x-ak u2
6. la2-lik#? _an-na_
7. ma-dum / a-na
8. pu-ru-usz-ha-tim
reverse
1. e-ru-bu-u2
2. a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_
3. 1(disz) _gin2_ gu5-mu-ur-ma
4. lu i-na si2-sa2-im
5. _an-na_ i-ta-szi2
6. u2-la2 e-ma-re-e
7. se2-er-da-ma
8. i-pa2-nim-ma
9. a-pu-ru-usz-ha-tim#
10. e-ru-ub

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, 28

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

  • history: RA 80, p.105-140, TTC 28

    [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 10387
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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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:17 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: obv. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“TTC 28 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357873.
TTC 28 artifact entry (No. P357873). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357873 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 28 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357873 (Accessed: July 30, 2025).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357873},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357873
LB  - CDLI:P357873
M1  - 2025/7/30/
TI  - TTC 28 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357873
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TTC 28 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357873.
TTC 28 artifact entry (No. P357873). (2024, June 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357873 (Original work published 2006)
TTC 28 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357873 (Accessed: July 30, 2025).
@misc{2024TTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 27},
	title = {TTC 28 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357873},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357873
LB  - CDLI:P357873
M1  - 2025/7/30/
TI  - TTC 28 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357873
ER  - 
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