TCL 14, 53 (P357543)

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 08737

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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tablet
obverse
1. [x na-ru]-uq ar-sza-ti2 1(u) na-ru-uq _sze_-im
2. [a-na n 1(disz)] _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-isz-am
3. [x na]-ru-uq _sze_-im u2 3(disz) na-ru-uq
4. [ar]-sza-ti2 a-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
5. [_ku3]-babbar_ ni-isz-am qa2-dum x-ba ab2-nim
6. _szunigin_ 2(u) 3(disz) na-ru-uq ar-sza-ti2 u2
7. 1(u) 8(disz) na-ru-uq _sze_-im 4(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2_
8. _ku3-babbar_ ni-isz-am _sza3-ba_ 3(disz) na-ru-uq u2 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _dug_
9. ar-sza-ti2 u2 1(disz) _dug sze_-im a-na a-na
10. 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1/6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ku3-babbar_ ni-di2-in
11. 5(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti2 pi3-la2-ah-a-szur il5-qe2
12. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti u2 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _dug sze_-im ki-ma
13. 9(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ li-ih-szu-szar tal-qe2
14. 2(disz) na-ru-uq ar-sza-ti2 u2 1(disz) _dug_ bu-uq-lu
15. du10-s,i2-la-a-szur il5-qe2 1(u) 4(disz) _dug_ ar-sza-ti2
16. a-na 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ni-ki-li-et
17. [il5-qe2 x na]-ru-uq u2 [x] _dug_ ar3-sza-ti2
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ x [...]
2'. 1(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ 7(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ sa3-he-er-[tam2]
3'. pi2-la2-ah-a-szur a-na ha-pu-a-la2 ib-[...]
4'. sza 6(disz) la2 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _sze_ sa3-he-er-tum pa2-pa2-la2
5'. u2-bi4-il5-szu-um 2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ sa3-he-er-tum
6'. pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar u2 pa2-pa2-la2 ub-lu-szu-um
7'. 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na li-e-ti2-im
8'. ni-isz-qu2-ul 1(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na
9'. szi2-ri-im a-na sza bi4-la2-ti2-im
10'. sza u2-t,a2-tam2 iz-bi4-lu-ni-ni 1/2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_
11'. a-szu-ru-up-ti2 i-nu-mi3 ki-ra-ti2
12'. ip-lu-lu-ni 5/6(disz) _gin2_ a-na ig?-ri? al-pi3-im
13'. 8(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na u2-sza 1/4(disz) _gin2_
14'. sa3-he-er-tim na-hu-ma
15. u2 ha-ar-ha-ra-an u2-ub-lu-szu-um
16. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-be-et mu-za
17. u2-ga-me-er 6(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2_ a-na
18. szi2-im al-pi3-im sza ni-zu-zu
19. a-na ga-al-za asz2-qul2 1/6(disz) _gin2_
20. [a-na] ar#-za-na-ah-szu asz2-qul2
left
1. [...] sa3-he-er-tum a-be-li2-ni u2-bi4-[il5]
2. [...] ha-pu-a-la2 u2-bi4-il5 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ [...]
3. [...] x x u2-bi4-il5-szu-um 2(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze_ a-ki-[...]
4. [...] ha-pu-a-la2 _ku3-babbar_ isz-qu2-lu i-nu-mi3 a-wi-il5 x [...]

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
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  • primary: TCL 14 = TC 2, 53

    [Thureau-Dangin1928TCL14] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1928. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Deuxième Série. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 14. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 568

    [Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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  • Museum No.: AO 08737
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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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:49 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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Cite this Artifact
“TCL 14, 53 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357543.
TCL 14, 53 artifact entry (No. P357543). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357543 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 14, 53 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357543 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 14, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357543},
}


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