TCL 14, 49 (P357539)

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 08728

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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tablet
obverse
1. szi2-me / _dingir_ [be-el]
2. ma-mi3-tim [...]
3. _igi_ ti2-ti2-na-tal / [...]
4. ab2-[...]-tim / la2 aq-bi-ku-[ni]
5. um#-ma# a-na-ku-ma / a-s,e2-er
6. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / sza a-na s,i2-ib-tim
7. ta-di2-na-ni-ma / ta-ah-si2-is-tum
8. na-ad-at-ni / _iti-kam_ u2 li-mu-um
9. la2-ap2-tu3 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
10. ra-di2-a-ma / isz-te2-ni-isz-ma
11. s,i2-ib-tam2 / u2-s,a-ba-kum
12. [isz]-tu3 ma-a-ma la2 asz2-pu-ra-ku-ni
13. um-ma a-na-ku-ma 1(u) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
14. a-na a-szi2-ti2-a di2-in-ma
15. isz-ti2 _ku3-babbar_ sza li-bi4-a
16. _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam2 / u2-s,a-ba-kum
17. [1(u)] _gin2 [ku3-babbar_] ku-nu-ki-ka3
18. sza [ta]-di2-na-ni-ma
19. um-ma a-ta-ma pi3-ri-ka3-ni
20. a-na lu-bu-usz-[tim]
reverse
1. _e2#_{[be-tam2} / sza-ma-am]
2. a-na ku-ta-nim / lu ta-di2-na-ni
3. ku-ta-num / i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi3-ka3
4. lu sza-mu-ma / _e2-gal_-lum2
5. lu u2-ka3-lu-szu a-na ki-sze-er-szi2-im
6. a-s,e2-ri-ka3 / i-[nu]-mi3 / a-li-ka3#-ni
7. _igi_ ha-na-na-ri-im
8. lu2 aq-bi4-a-ku-ni / um-ma a-na-ku-ma
9. a-hi a-ta / ki-ma / us-ma-at-ni
10. _ku3-babbar_ s,i2-ib-tam2 li-qe2
11. _igi_ a-szur-{d}utu-szi / _igi_ ma-s,i2-i3-li2
12. _igi_ szu-ma-a-bi4-a /
13. a-na t,up-pi3-a / la2-pa2-tim#
14. la2 ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
15. la2 aq-bi4-u2 / um-ma [a-na-ku-ma]
16. a-di2 / 5(disz) u4-me / _ku3-[babbar]_
17. i-ma-qu2-ta2-ma / [_ku3-babbar_]
18. u2 s,i2-[ib-tam2]
19. szu-ma la2 [asz2-ta-qa2-la2-kum]
left
1. t,up-pi2-i a-s,i2-ib-tim lu-pu-[ut]
2. lu i-pa2-ni-tim [lu i]-wa-ar-ki-tim
3. [a-na] mi3-ma / _ku3-babbar_ / a-s,i2-ib-tim / pi2-i
4. la2 a-di2-na-ku-ni

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 49

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 284

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08728
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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 22:53:49 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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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357539.
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (No. P357539). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357539
LB  - CDLI:P357539
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - TCL 14, 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357539
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 14, 49 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357539.
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (No. P357539). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357539 (Accessed: November 25, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357539},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357539
LB  - CDLI:P357539
M1  - 2025/11/25/
TI  - TCL 14, 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357539
ER  -
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