TCL 19, 075 (P357641)

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 08221

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na i-na-a qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma da-da-a-ma
3. a-di2 sza a-na-kam
4. ka3-al-a-ku-ni i-na
5. na-du-uh3-tim wa-asz2-ba-ku
6. a-di2 1(u) a-na ru-ba-im
7. u2 szi2-na-hi-li-im ne2-li-ma
8. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
9. be-li2 a-ta / ha-ra-nam
10. di2-nam um#-ma szu-ut-ma
11. ki-ma qa2-ta-tim
12. szi2-ip-ru _e2-gal_
reverse
1. i-di2-nu-ni-ka3
2. wa-ar-ki-ta-ma
3. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
4. a-na [...] x
5. sza qa2-[ta-tim]
6. i-ta-[ad-nu]
7. i-a-ti2 u2 [...]
8. ma-la u2-ka3-[...]
9. ak-ta-[la2 ...]
10. u2 _ansze_ bu a ku
11. la2-at-bi4-ma la2-ta-la2-ak
12. um-ma ru-ba-u2-ma
left
1. 3(disz) ku-nu-ti2 a-szur-ni-im-ri
2. a-szur-mu-ta-bi4-il5 u2 ku-a-ti2
3. <la2> u2-sza-ar a-di2 te2-er-tum
4. isz-tu3 [ka3]-ni-isz3 i-la2-ka3-ni

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 19 = TC 3, 75

[Lewy1935TCL19] Lewy, Julius. 1935. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Première Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 19. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Innaya, 61

[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, 96

[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.
history: Orlin, ACC, p. 129

[Orlin1970ACC] Orlin, Louis Lawrence. 1970. Assyrian Colonies in Cappadocia. Vol. 1. Studies in Ancient History. The Hague ; Paris : Mouton.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 08221
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-01 at 15:15:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	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

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 3-13: Garelli, AC 343A.6; 4-8: Lewy, HUCA 27, 46A.173; 6-7: GKT 71b; 7: GKT 97b; 24-28: Lewy, HUCA 27, 70A.303; 25: GKT 48b; 25-27: GKT 118a; 25-28: Garelli, AC 344A.1; 27: GKT 93f; 28: GKT 79c

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 19, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357641.

TCL 19, 075 artifact entry (No. P357641). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357641 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357641 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {TCL 19, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357641},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 19, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357641.

TCL 19, 075 artifact entry (No. P357641). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357641 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 19, 075 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357641 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {TCL 19, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357641},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357641
LB  - CDLI:P357641
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - TCL 19, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357641
ER  -