TCL 14, 14 (P357504)

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 08683

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 szu-hu-bur a-szur3-ba-ni
2. u3 sza-lim-a-szur3 a-na
3. pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi-ma
4. 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
5. u2-ra-ni ub-lam _sza3-ba_
6. 2(u) 7(disz) _tug2 sag10_ szu-ur-bu-i-tum
7. _ku3-bi_ 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_
8. 6(u) 3(disz) _tug2_-ta-nu _ku3-bi_
9. 6(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 szid_ 9(u) ku-ta-nu
10. _ku3-bi_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 3(disz) _gin2_
11. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
12. 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-bi_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_
13. 2(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu
14. _ku3-bi_ 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 4(disz) _gin2_
15. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ u2-kul-ta-asz2-nu
16. 1(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ u2-nu-su2-nu
17. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_ te2-su2-pi2
18. 4(disz) <<_la2_>> _gin2_ qa2-qa2-da-at
19. 2(disz) s,u2-ha-ri-ka3 / e-mu-du
reverse
1. 6(disz) _gin2_ wa-s,i2-tum
2. 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sza sa-e-tim
3. 4(u) 5(disz) _gin2_ i-na i-szi2-ra-tim
4. im-t,i2 a-s,e2-er 1(u) _ma-na uruda_
5. pa2-ni-im sza i-lu-a sza li-bi4-szu
6. 1(u) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ nu-s,i2-ib-szum
7. a-na 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
8. sza a-na a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ni-isz-qu2-lu
9. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ s,i2-ib-tam2 nu-s,i2-ib
10. a-na 6(asz) _gu2 uruda_ sza szi2-im _e2_-ti2
11. sza a-bu-um-dingir 3(u) _ma-na_ s,i2-ib-tam2
12. nu-s,i2-ib 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_
13. _ku3-bi_ 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_
14. 2(disz) 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ a-na _e2_ su2-ti2-a
15. ni-isz-qul2 t,up-pa2-am
16. sza hu-bu-li-ka3 / ni-il5-qe2-am
17. 5/6(disz) _ma-na_ a-na tu3-pe3-zi
18. x _gin2_ a-qa2-nu-e
19. u3 ag-ri / a-zi-a-ri-im
left
1. 1(disz) _tug2_ sza a-szur-ba-ni 1(disz) _tug2_ sza sza-lim-a-szur
2. mi3-ma a-nim u2-ra-ni i-ra-de8-a-ku-um

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 14

    [Thureau-Dangin1928TCL14] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1928. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Deuxième Série. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 14. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: OACP, p. 114

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08683
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:44 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: 18-23: ebd. 194A.4

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357504.
TCL 14, 14 artifact entry (No. P357504). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357504 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357504 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357504
LB  - CDLI:P357504
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - TCL 14, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357504
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357504.
TCL 14, 14 artifact entry (No. P357504). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357504 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357504 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357504
LB  - CDLI:P357504
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - TCL 14, 14 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357504
ER  -
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