TCL 19, 054 (P357620)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 09279

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [a-na a-szur-i-mi3-ti2]
2. e-na-be-lim u3 pi2-la-ah-[esz18-dar]
3. qi2-bi-ma um-ma im-di2-lum2-ma
4. 2(u) _ma-na ku3#-babbar#_ ni-is-ha-su2
5. _diri_ / sza-du-a-su2 sza-bu
6. ku-nu-ki-a / u3 ku-nu-uk
7. pi2#-la-ah-esz18-dar [pi2]-la#-ah-esz18-dar
8. na-asz2-a-ku-nu-ti
9. _ku3-babbar_ sza qi2-ip-ti2-szu
10. a-na-nu-um u3 a-la-nu-[um]
11. _GAN2_-lam / a-na szu-mi3-[szu]
12. e-ti-iq
13. szi2-ma-am
14. sza i-qa2-bi-a-ku-nu-ti2-ni
15. sza-ma-ma
reverse
1. ku-un-ka3-ma
2. sze2-bi-la-nim / _ku3-babbar_
3. er-sza-szu-ma / a-szar
4. ni-a-ti2 / ni-is-ha-tum
5. li-ni-is-ha
6. u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
7. i-nu-mi3 / t,up-pa2-am
8. sza na-ru-qi2-i-szu
9. i-la-pu-tu3-ni / isz-ti2
10. um-mi3-a-ni-szu / i-zi-za-ma
11. szu-mi3 / li-il5-pu-tu3
12. [u3] _ku3#-sig17_ a-na-kam
broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 1: Larsen, OACP 74A.28; 10: GKT 52b; 15: GKT 91d; 17-20: Larsen, OACP 143; 18-20: Garelli, AC 187A.4; 19-20: GKT 115a; Larsen, OACP 9; 21-26: Larsen, iraq 39, 129A.32; 23: GKT 64a

CDLI number	P357620
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357620

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 09279
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 54

[Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 198

[Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.
history: OACP, p. 74 n. 28

[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.
history: LAPO 19, 224

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:56	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357620.

TCL 19, 054 artifact entry (No. P357620). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357620 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357620 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357620},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 19, 054 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357620.

TCL 19, 054 artifact entry (No. P357620). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357620 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357620 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357620},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357620
LB  - CDLI:P357620
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - TCL 19, 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357620
ER  -