TCL 21, 270 (P357836)

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 09337

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

107.0 mm × 66.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. il5-we-da-ku a-na bu-za-zu
2. is,-ba-at-ni-a-ti2-ma um-ma
3. il5-we-da-ku-ma a-na bu-za-zu-ma
4. 4(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_
5. ku-nu-ku sza a-lim{ki} 9(u) 7(disz) ku-ta-nu
6. sza qa2-tim 4(u) ku-ta-nu _sag10 diri_
7. mi3-ma a-nim lu-qu2-tum
8. sza tam2-ka3-ri-im sza a-szur-{d}utu-szi
9. a-s,e2-er tam2-ka3-ri-im i-ra-de8-u2
10. ta-as,-ba-at la2 ta-as,-ba-at
11. _igi_ a-ni-e-ma i-ki-ir
12. u2-la2 ka3-i-in / bu-za-zu
13. il5-we-da-ku / e-pu-ul um-ma
14. bu-za-zu-ma la2 li-bi / _dingir_-ma
15. puzur4-a-szur3 tap-pa2-a / _e2_ a-bi-ni
16. me-et-ma a-na-ku i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
17. wa-asz2-ba-ku / um-mi3-a-nu u3 tam2-ka3-ru
18. puzur4-a-szur3 a-na _e2_ puzur4-a-szur
19. e-ru-bu-ma / ma-s,a-ar-tam2
20. sza puzur4-a-szur3 ip-te2-u2-ma
21. lu _ku3-babbar_ u3 _ku3-sig17_ lu t,up-pe2-e
22. ta-ma-la2-ki / mi3-ma a-nim a-na
23. en-na-su2-en _dumu_ i3-li2-a-lim
24. ip-qi2-du a-na-ku isz-tu3
25. wa-ah-szu-sza-na a-li-kam-ma
26. en-na-su2-en / as,-ba-at-ma
reverse
1. lu _ku3-babbar_ lu _ku3-sig17_ lu t,up-pe2
2. sza um-mi3-a-nu u3 tam2-ka3-ru
3. puzur4-a-szur3 ip-qi2-du-szu-ni
4. u2-szi2-ra-ma _ku3-babbar_ a-na a-szur-utu-szi
5. ap2-qi2-id-ma / szu-mi3 tam2-ka3-ri-im
6. u2-di2-ma i-na _ku3-babbar_ qa2-ti2 / asz2-ku-ma
7. szi2-ma-am _e2_ a-bi-a / i-szi2-ma-ma
8. ba-ab2 a-bu-lim sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
9. qa2-su2-nu / isz-ku-nu / i-na
10. wa-ar-ki-tim-ma / ra-bi-s,u2-um
11. u2 me-er-u2 puzur4-a-szur i-li-ku-nim-ma
12. um-ma szu-nu-ma _ku3-babbar_ i-na ma-s,a-ar-tim
13. sza a-bi-ni / u2-s,a-am um-ma
14. ra-bi-s,u2-ma u2 me-er-u2 puzur4-a-szur-ma
15. a-bu-ni / tam2-ka3-ru-um a-szi2-a-ti2
16. a-su2-pa2-na / sza ki-ma i-a-ti2
17. asz2-pu-ur-ma lu-qu2-tam2 a-na ku-lu-ma-a
18. ip-qi2-du a-ta _maszkim_ u3 me-er-u2
19. puzur4-a-szur3 a-ta-wa-ma a-szar
20. lu-qu2-tum i-bu-ru lu-qu2-tam2
21. li-il5-qe2-szi2 a-na-ku sza mi3-ma
22. la2 ha-bu-la2-ku-ni si2-ki tu3-ka3-al
23. u3 i-na di2-tim tu3-sza-e-li
24. a-na a-wa-tim a-ni-a-tim
25. ka3-ru-um ka3-ni-isz3 i-di2-ni-a-ti2-ma
26. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 szi2-bu-ti2-ni
27. ni-di2-in _igi_ a-szur3-sag10
left
1. _dumu_ a-szur3-re-s,i2 _igi_ a-gi5-a _dumu_ puzur4-a-szur3 u2-zu-a
2. _dumu_ a-bi4-li-a tap-pa2-i-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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 107.0 high × 66.0 wide
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  • primary: TCL 21 = TC 3, 270

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

  • history: ArOr 37, p.156-180, p. 170-171

    [Matouš1969Nachlass] Matouš, Lubor. 1969. “Der Streit Um Den Nachlass Des Puzur-Aššur.” Archiv Orientální 37: 156–80.

    siglum C

  • history: Rendre la justice, p.113-139, no. 81

    [Michel2000litiges] Michel, Cécile. 2000. “Les Litiges Commerciaux Paléo-Assyriens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 113–39. Temps & Espaces. Saint-Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 09337
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 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
2016-07-28 at 16:11:59 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:14 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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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 11: GKT 92c; 11-12: GKT 104d; 12-14: GKT 110a; 14-35: Garelli, AC 242A.2; 15: GKT 62d; 63c; Larsen, OACP 61; 15-17: GKT 135a; 17-18, 28-29: GKT 117c+A.3; 30-35: Larsen, OACP 32; 45: GKT 99a; 49: GKT 58d; 91f; Bayram, Aran 4, 39; 14-44: OIP

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 270 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357836.
TCL 21, 270 artifact entry (No. P357836). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357836 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 270 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357836 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 21, 270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357836},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357836
LB  - CDLI:P357836
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - TCL 21, 270 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357836
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 270 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357836.
TCL 21, 270 artifact entry (No. P357836). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357836 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 21, 270 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357836 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 21, 270 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357836},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357836
LB  - CDLI:P357836
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - TCL 21, 270 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357836
ER  -
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