TCL 14, 21 (P357511)

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 08682

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. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 puzur2-esz18-dar
2. {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni u2 i-di2-esz18-dar
3. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma ta-ri-isz-ma-tu3-ma
4. u3 be-la2-tu3-ma / ra-bi4-s,a-am
5. ni-isz-pu-ra-am u2 t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki}
6. dingir-na-am ra-bi4-s,u2-um u2-ka3-al
7. sza ma-ma-an lu i-na a-lim{ki} lu i-na
8. _GAN2_-lim ma-ma-an la2 i-t,a2-hi-u2-ma
9. _ku3-babbar_-ap2 szu-nu-nu a-na a-lim{ki}
10. i-pa2-hu-ra-ni i-na a-lim{ki}
11. a-ma-la2 / szi2-ma-ti2-szu-nu i-zu-zu
12. i-na _GAN2?_-lim sza i-<t,a2>-hi-u2-ma
13. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ sza i-la2-qe2-u2 i-sza-ri-iq-szu-um
14. ni-sza-me-ma / ki-ma a-wi-li
15. a-szu-tim ta-am-ta-sza-ha-a
16. u2 pu-szu-ke-en6 sza i-ni-hu-ma
reverse
1. a-na _e2_ a-bi4-ni ik-ri-be
2. sza a-bi4-ni u2-sza-zi-ZU?-ZU?
3. a-wi-la2-am / me-eh-ra-tim
4. ta-ta-na-pa2-la2 / a-pu-tum i-na
5. _ku3-babbar_ mi3-ma la2 ta-t,a2-hi-a / _ku3-babbar_ a-na
6. a-lim{ki} li-ip-hu-ra-ma sza ki-ma
7. ku-nu-ti2 li-il5-qe2-u2-ma a-szar _ku3-babbar_
8. 1(disz) _gin2_ i-na a-lim szu-te2-bu-la2-tu3-nu-ni
9. pu-ut-ku-nu lu za-ku-a-at
10. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 / qi2-bi4-ma ne2-nu
11. szu-ma la2 ku-a-ti2 a-ba#-am la2 ni-szu
12. szu-ma a-bu-ni a-ta ma-ma-an
13. sza a-na _ku3-babbar_-[ap szu-nu-nu] it,-hi-u2
14. szi2-be szu-ku-szu#-[ma] li#-szi2-ri-iq-szu-um
15. i-hi-id-[ma _ku3-babbar_] pa2-he-er-ma
16. a-qa2-ti2 ra-bi4-s,i2-im pi3-qi2-id-ma
17. lu-ub-lam a-pu-tum la ta-ha-da-ar i-hi-id
left
1. u2 a-na s,u2-ba-ti2 esz15-ra-at ta-at-mi3-iq-ti2-ni
2. sza a-na _dumu_ szu-nu-nu ni-di2-nu i-hi-id-ma
3. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-na dam-qi2-ma sze2-bi4-lam
4. i-hi-id

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 21

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 326

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08682
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  • 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 22:53:46 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: 2: cp. Larsen, OACP 103; rev. 3: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357511.
TCL 14, 21 artifact entry (No. P357511). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357511 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357511 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357511},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357511},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357511
LB  - CDLI:P357511
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - TCL 14, 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357511
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 21 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357511.
TCL 14, 21 artifact entry (No. P357511). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357511 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 21 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357511 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 21 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357511},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357511},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357511
LB  - CDLI:P357511
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - TCL 14, 21 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357511
ER  -
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