TCL 21, 226 (P357792)

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 09388

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

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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. s,a-ru-pa2-am i-s,e2-er
3. a-szur3-ba-ni
4. a-szur3-na-da
5. i-szu isz-tu3 ha-mu-usz-tim
6. sza szu-a-nim
7. a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_
8. i-sza-qal
9. szu-ma i-na
reverse
1. u4-me-szu ma-al-u2-tim
2. la2 isz-qu2-ul
3. a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na_-im!?
4. 1(disz) _gin2-ta ku3-babbar_
5. u2-s,a-ab2
6. _igi_ szu-la2-ap2-ra-at
7. _igi_ puzur4-a-na
envelope
obverse
  beginning broken
1. [_kiszib3_ szu-la2-ap-ra]-at#
2. _kiszib3_ puzur4#-[a-na]
3. _kiszib3_ a-[szur3-ba-ni sza] hu#-bu-ul
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
4. a-szur3-ba-ni
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
reverse
  blank space
  seal 3 impression
1. [1/2(disz) ma]-na _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
2. i-s,e2-er a-szur3-ba-ni a-szur3-na-da i-szu
3. [isz-tu3] ha#-mu-usz-tim
4. [sza szu]-a-nim a-na _iti 3(disz)-kam_
5. [i]-sza#-qal szu-ma i-na u2-me-szu
6. [ma]-al-u2-tim
  rest broken
left
  blank space
  seal 2 impression
right
  blank space
  seal 1 impression

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 21 = TC 3, 226

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

  • history: OAA 1, 149

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: Rosen diss., p. 131

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 09388
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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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
2023-06-30 at 14:54:01 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 22:54:11 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 226 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357792.
TCL 21, 226 artifact entry (No. P357792). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357792 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 226 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357792 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 21, 226 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357792},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357792
LB  - CDLI:P357792
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - TCL 21, 226 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357792
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 226 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357792.
TCL 21, 226 artifact entry (No. P357792). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357792 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 226 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357792 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 21, 226 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357792},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357792},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357792
LB  - CDLI:P357792
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - TCL 21, 226 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357792
ER  -
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