TCL 19, 070 (P357636)

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 08222

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 i-na-[a qi2-bi-ma]
2. um-ma {d}en-lil2#-[ba-ni-ma]
3. mi3-szu / sza ta asz2-pu#-[ra-ni]
4. um-ma a-ta-ma ha-[ra-an su2-qi2]-nim
5. ta-la2-ak a-na-ku / ku-a-ti2
6. a-da-ga-al u3 asz2-pu-ra-kum
7. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
8. mi3-il5-ka3-ni / a-bi a-ta
9. be-li a-ta / mi3-szu-um
10. ta-ki-li / sza ma-ma-an
11. ta-sza-me ke-e-nu-um
12. a-na-ku / ba-lum2 te2-er-ti2-ka3
13. e-ta-lu-tam2 / e-pa2-asz2-ma
14. ha-ra-an / su2-qi2-nim
15. e-ra-ab / wa-di2 / a-wa-ti2-ka3
16. sza ta-ta-wa-ni
17. am-ti2-szi2 / u3 ta-asz2-pu-ra-am
18. um-ma a-ta-ma
19. i-na a-lim{ki}
20. i-na lu-qu2-tim
rest broken
reverse
1. qar-[wi-a? ...]-ku-szu
2. a-na# [... a]-ma-kam
3. sza [...]-ti2
4. sza [...]
5. ha-[...] qa2-at-ka3
6. [...]
7. [...]-ni
8. [... a-bi4] a-ta
9. [...] i-szu
10. [...]
11. [... _tug2_] szu-ru-tim
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. ku-nu-ki-a i-ku-pi2-a
16. na-asz2-a-kum [...]
17. _ki gal_ si2-ki-[tim ...]
18. sza ha-[...]
left
1. sza la2 sza [... i]-qa2-ti ba-ti2-qi2-im
2. sza [... u2-sze2]-ba-la2-kum

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: 11: GKT 94b

CDLI number	P357636
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P357636

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 08222
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 70

[Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Innaya, 27

[Michel1991Innaya] Michel, Cécile. 1991. Innāya Dans Les Tablettes Paléo-Assyriennes. I: Analyse. II: Edition Des Textes. Paris: Editions Recherche sur les Civilisations.
history: LAPO 19, 171

[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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 19, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357636.

TCL 19, 070 artifact entry (No. P357636). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357636 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357636 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357636},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 19, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357636.

TCL 19, 070 artifact entry (No. P357636). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357636 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357636 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 19, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357636},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357636
LB  - CDLI:P357636
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - TCL 19, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357636
ER  -