TCL 14, 65 & TCL 21, 233 (P357555)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 08633 & AO 08746

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
3. i-s,e2-er szu-esz18-dar
4. pu-szu-ke-en6 i-szu
5. isz-tu ha-musz-tim
6. sza a-szur-i-mi3-ti2 u2
7. puzur2-sa-tu-e a-na
8. 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
9. i-sza-qal szu-ma
10. la2 isz-qul2
11. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
12. s,i2-ib-tam2 i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-na
reverse
1. 1(disz) _ma-na_-im
2. u2-s,a-ab _iti 1(disz)-kam_
3. hu-bu-ur li-mu-um
4. ku-bi-a
5. _ARAD2_ i-szar-be-li2
  blank space
  erasures
6. e-ru-ba-tum
7. _igi_ u2-ra-a
8. _igi_ a-szur3-du10
envelope
obverse
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ u2-ra-a _dumu_ ma-na-na
2. _kiszib3_ a-szur-du10 _dumu_
3. ma-nu-um-ku-e-ni-a
4. _kiszib3_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ ma-lik-dingir-szu
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal A
7. [i-s,e-er szu]-esz18-dar
8. [pu-szu-ke-en6 i]-szu
  blank space
  seal impression
reverse
1. [isz-tu3 ha-musz-tim]
2. sza a-szur3-i-mi3-[ti2 u2]
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal B
3. puzur2-sa-tu-e a-na
4. 7(disz) ha-am-sza-tim i-sza-qal
5. szu-ma la2 isz-qul2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2-ta_
6. s,i2-ib-tam2 i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_ a-1(disz) _ma-na_-im
7. u2-s,a-ab _iti 1(disz)-kam_ hu-bu-ur
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal B
8. li-mu-um ku-bi-a
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal A
9. [_ARAD2_ i]-szar-be-li2
left
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal A
1. e-ru-ba-tum
right
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal C

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 65

    [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, 54

    [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.

  • history: TCL 21 = TC 3, 233

    [Lewy1937TCL21] Lewy, Julius. 1937. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Troisième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 21. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Rosen diss., p. 139

    [Rosen1977diss] Rosen, Bruce Leon. 1977. “Studies in Old Assyrian Loan Contracts.”

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08633 & AO 08746
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 08:12:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:50 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 7: GKT 40g; 12-13: GKT 5a; 18: GKT 93a; 18-19: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 93

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 14, 65 & TCL 21, 233 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357555.
TCL 14, 65 & TCL 21, 233 artifact entry (No. P357555). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357555 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 65 & TCL 21, 233 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357555 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 14, 65 & {TCL} 21, 233 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357555},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357555},
}


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