TCL 19, 056 (P357622)

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 09287

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. um-ma / im-di2-lum2-ma a-na
2. esz18-dar-ba-asz2-ti2 qi2-bi-ma
3. a-pu-tum ba-ab-ti2-ki
4. za-ki-i / _ku3-sig17_ sza _dumu_
5. li-mi3?-szar / sza-di2-ni-ma
6. sze2-bi-lim
7. a-mur-dingir ki-ma
8. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_
9. i-na _e2-gal_-lim
10. u2-s,a-ni
reverse
1. a-na bu-ru-usz-ha-tim
2. li-ta-la2-ak-ma
3. a-ma-kam / la2 i-sa3-hu-ur
4. na-hi-di3-szu-ma
5. a-ma-ma-an
6. la2 u2-szar
7. _i3-gesz du10-ga_
8. sze2-bi-lim
9. a-pu-tum mi3-ma
10. t,up-pi2-a lu sza _dumu_
left
1. i3-li2-di2-na-szu lu sza bu-s,i2-a
2. sza-s,i2-ri#

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 56

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 251

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: LAPO 19, 353

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: AO 09287
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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 22:53:56 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: 4: GKT 95g; 6: GKT 78a; 93g; 7-12: GKT 154c; 11-13: Lewy, Or 29, 22A.6; 16: GKT 93f; 18: GKT 78a; 93g

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 19, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357622.
TCL 19, 056 artifact entry (No. P357622). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357622 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 19, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357622 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357622},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357622},
}


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