TCL 21, 251 (P357817)

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 08302

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. 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. sza a-szur3-ni-szu
3. a-la-hu-um
4. isz-ti2 szu-ma-bi4-a
5. is,-ba-at
6. isz-tu3 / ha-mu-usz-tim
7. sza e-ra-di2
8. szu-ma 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
9. a-szur3-ni-szu
reverse
1. la i-ta-ah-ba-al-szu-um
2. a-na _ma-na_-im
3. i-na _iti-kam_
4. 3(disz) _gin2-ta_
5. u2-s,a-ab
6. _igi_ a-szur3-ma-lik
7. _igi_ pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar
envelope
obverse
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-ma-lik _dumu_ u2-la2-a
2. _kiszib3_ pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar _dumu_ i-bi4-su2-a
3. 5/6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
4. sza a-szur3-ni-szu
  seal A
5. isz-ti2 szu-ma-bi4-a
6. a-la-hu-um
  seal B
  (erasure il5-qe2-e isz-tu3)
reverse
1. ha-mu-usz-tim
  seal B
2. [sza e-ra-di2 szu-ma a-szur3]-ni#-szu
3. 5/6(disz) ma#-[na _ku3-babbar_]
4. la [i-ta-ah-ba-al-szu]-um
  seal B
5. a-na _ma-na_-im# [3(disz) _gin2]-ta_
  seal A
6. i-na _iti_ [kam u2]-s,a-ab2
left
  seal B
right
  seal A

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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, 251

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08302
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 09:14:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:12 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) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 251 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357817.
TCL 21, 251 artifact entry (No. P357817). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357817 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 251 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357817 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 21, 251 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357817},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357817
LB  - CDLI:P357817
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - TCL 21, 251 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357817
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 251 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357817.
TCL 21, 251 artifact entry (No. P357817). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357817 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 251 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357817 (Accessed: December 30, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 21, 251 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357817},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357817
LB  - CDLI:P357817
M1  - 2025/12/30/
TI  - TCL 21, 251 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357817
ER  - 
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