TCL 21, 219 (P357785)

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 08308

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
2. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
3. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
4. i-s,e2-er
5. i-szu-hi-im
6. i-di2-esz18-dar i-szu
7. isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-ti2-im
8. sza szu-esz18-dar
9. _dumu_ sza-ap-su2-tim
reverse
1. _ma-na_-um 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_
2. s,i2-ib-tam2
3. u2-s,a-ab2 / a-li
4. a-mu-ru-szu _ku3-babbar_-pi2
5. a-la2-qe2 _igi_ a-na-ka3-a
6. _igi_ _ARAD2_-i3-li2-szu
7. _igi_ tu-ra-am-i3-li2
8. _igi_ i-ku-pi2-{d}en-lil2
envelope
9. _kiszib3_ a-na-ka3-a _kiszib3_ ARAD2-ad-i3-li2-szu
  seal A
10. _kiszib3_ tu-ra-am-i3-li2 _dumu_ ba-za
  seal B
11. _kiszib3_ i-ku-pi2-{d}[en-lil2 1/3(disz) ma]-na [5(disz)] _gin2# ku3-babbar_
12. [4(disz)] 1/2(disz) _ma-na an-na_
  seal B
13. [i-s,e2-er i-szu-hi]-im
  seal A
14. [i-di2-esz18-dar i-szu] isz-tu3
reverse
  seal C
1. ha-mu-usz-tim# sza# szu-esz18-dar
  seal D
2. _dumu_ sza-ap-su2-tim _ma-na_-um
3. 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2_ i-la2-ak
  seal E
4. a-li e-mu-ru-szu
  seal E
5. [_ku3-babbar_]-pi2-szu i-la2-qe2
left
  seal D
right
  seal C

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 21 = TC 3, 219

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

  • history: Rosen diss., p. 124

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08308
  • 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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:10 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:

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: 12-14: GKT 146a; 16: 38a; 8: followed by erasure; rev. 7: tu1-!; rev. 8: 2: GKT 38a; rev. 10: tu1-; rev. 1: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357785.
TCL 21, 219 artifact entry (No. P357785). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357785 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 219 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357785 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 21, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357785
LB  - CDLI:P357785
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - TCL 21, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357785
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 219 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357785.
TCL 21, 219 artifact entry (No. P357785). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357785 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 219 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357785 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 21, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357785
LB  - CDLI:P357785
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - TCL 21, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357785
ER  -
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