TCL 14, 23 (P357513)

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 08685

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma hi-na-a-ma a-na qar-wi-a
2. pu-szu-ke-en6 / a-szur3-dan
3. u3 a-na-ah-i3-li2 qi2-bi-ma
4. a-na qar-wi-a u3 a-szur-dan
5. qi2-bi4-ma i-nu-mi3 / _an-na_-ki
6. ta-du-nu / szu-ma / me-eh-ra-tim
7. i-du-nu-ni-kum / _an-na_-ki
8. di2-in / szu-ma / la2 ki-a-am
9. [a-s,e2]-er / ku-ni-lim a-na
10. [tur4]-hu-mi3-it / bi4-il5
11. szi2-im _an-na_-ki-a / a-di2
12. a-a-e-em / u4-mi3-im / u2-ka3-lu
13. [...]-ki sze2-di2-isz-tum / sza-tum
14. [{d}a]-szur# / lu i-de8 / a-szar
15. [_an]-na#_-ki / ta-di2-nu
16. [sza-asz2-qi2]-il5-ma / u2 ti2-ib-a-ma
17. [a-tal-kam a]-na# pu-szu-ke-en6
18. [qi2-bi-ma a]-szar / _an-na_-ki
19. i-di2-nu / i-hi-id-ma
20. i-sza-ha-ti2-szu / i-zi-iz-ma
21. _ku3-babbar_ / lu-sza-asz2-qi2-il5-ma
22. u2 t,ur4-da2-szu / asz2-pu-ra-kum
23. um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-ni-ka3-si2
24. szu-hu-ut / la2 <ta>-sza-ha-at
25. u2 qa2-ti2 / lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _tug2_-ba-ti2
26. i-di2 / u2 szu-ma a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
27. te2-ra-ab2 / qa2-di2-ma te2-er-ti2-ka3
28. sza-hi-iz-ma / sza ki-ma
29. ku-a-ti2 qa2-ti2 / li-di2-u2
30. a-hi a-ta a-na-ku / ma-num
31. a-la2-nu-ka3 / i-szu a-szu-mi3
32. a-szi2-im sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
33. li-ma-am / ni-ka3-si2-ma
34. szu-ma / i-ta-ab2-szi2 / a-ma-la2
left
1. te2-er-ti2-ka3 ni-la2-qe2 en-na-num
2. _dumu_ szu-hu-bur / _gudu4_ 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ [i-na]
3. e-ra-bi3-szu-ma / sze2-bu-lam / qa2-bi4-am u2 / [...]
4. a-ha-ma isz-tu3 / _mu 2(disz)-sze3_ _ma-na_-um 1(u) _gin2_ i-[na]
5. _iti#-kam#?_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 23

[Thureau-Dangin1928TCL14] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1928. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Deuxième Série. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 14. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 19, 184

[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.
citation: AKT 8, p. 482-484 no. 5

[Veenhof2017AKT8] Veenhof, Klaas R. 2017. Kültepe Tabletleri VIII: The Archive of Elamma, Son of Iddin-Suen, and His Family (Kt. 91/k 285-568 and Kt. 92/k 94-187). Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları. VI. Dizi, Sayı 33f. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 08685
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Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 4: Michel, Fs Garelli 271A.122; 11: J. Lewy, ArOr. 17, 118A.63; 14: drs., Or 19, 25A.3. Hirsch, UAR 13a; 27: Hecker, afO 31, 84a; 30: EL II, 75a; 30-31: Larsen, OACP 57; 31-35: Landsberger, ArOr. 18/1-2, 331A.14; J. Lewy, JAOS 78, 97A.55. I

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357513.

TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (No. P357513). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
}

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TI  - TCL 14, 23 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357513.

TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (No. P357513). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 14, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357513 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357513},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357513
LB  - CDLI:P357513
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - TCL 14, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357513
ER  -