TCL 20, 084 (P357650)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 09268

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. um-ma i-ku-num
2. u3 en-na-su2-ma
3. a-na i3-li2-a
4. {disz}i3-li2-a-lim
5. u3 isz-du-ke-en6
6. qi2-bi2-ma
7. _ku3-babbar_ sza na-ru-uq
8. _dumu_ me-szar-ra-bi2
9. lu i-na _e2-gal_-lim
10. u2-s,a-am lu i-na [sza]
11. s,i2-la-da-ad
12. _dumu_-szu / e-li-a-am
13. _ku3-babbar_ pa2-hi-ra-ma a-na sze2-ni-szu
14. ku-un-ka3-ma
15. sze2-bi-la-nim
16. u3 _dumu_ a-wi-lim
17. [t,u3]-ur-da-nim
18. [...] ni#-a-um
19. [...] ma#?-am
reverse
1. _dumu_-szu / szu-ma ma-ma-na
2. wa-ar-ka3-num
3. _ku3-babbar_ a-na me-er-i-szu
4. u3-la szu-a-ti2
5. i-di3-szu-um
6. szi2-ma-su2-nu
7. li-il5-qe2-u2
8. _ki_ mi3-sza-al
9. _ku3-babbar_ ma-ru-szu
10. t,u3-ur-da-nim
11. um-ma en-na-su2-en6-ma
12. puzur4-esz18-dar / pa2-szu
13. a-ma-ka3-ma i-di2-nam
14. um-ma szu-ut-ma
15. _tug2 hi-a_ a-na sze2-lu-e-tim
16. li-qe2 a-na-ku
17. u3-la a-mu-u2
18. um-ma a-na-ku-ma
left
1. _ku3-babbar_ sza-ak-szi2-di3 / um-ma puzur4-<esz18-dar-ma>
2. a-na a-lim{ki} u3-la te9-ra-<ab2> / _ku3-babbar_
3. u2-sa-ak-sza-da-ka3 / na-ru-qi2 ni-[...]
4. li-ba-am i-dan-szu-um

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 10: GKT 97e; 11: GKT 63g; 20-24: GKT 119b; 36: GKT 98b; 38: GKT 78c;

CDLI number	P357650
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357650

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 09268
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 84

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 19, 235

[Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:11:43	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:59	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357650.

TCL 20, 084 artifact entry (No. P357650). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357650 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357650 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357650},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P357650
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 20, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357650
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357650.

TCL 20, 084 artifact entry (No. P357650). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357650 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357650 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357650},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357650},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357650
LB  - CDLI:P357650
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 20, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357650
ER  -