TCL 20, 094 (P357660)

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 08243

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 a-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ma-la2
4. na-asz2-a-ti2-ni szu-ma
5. sa3-ah-ra-ti2 / a-na sze2-ni-szu
6. ma-ha-as,-ma
7. mi3-isz-lam / i-pa2-ni-im-ma
8. sze2-bi-lam u3 szi-tam2
9. i-wa-ar-ki-u2-tim
10. sze2-bi-lam / a-di2 sa3-ah-ra-ti2-ni
11. szi2-ma-am / la-asz2-a-ma
12. lu-ta-e-ra-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_
13. 1(disz) _gin2_ li-bi-it szu-ma
14. ha-ra-ka3 / mi3-ma
15. la tu3-sze2-ba-la2-am i-na
16. sze2-pi2-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_ bi-lam
17. mi3-nam / te2-ta-na-pa2-asz2
18. sza _dingir_ / la u2-szu-ru-szu?
reverse
1. u3 a-ra-ka3 / ka3-bu-tu3-ma
2. tu3-ka3-ba-at
3. a-wa-at / _dingir hi-a_
4. ta-am-ti2-szi2-i / a-na
5. mi3-nim a-wa-at _dingir hi-a_
6. la ka3-ab2-ta!-ni-ku-um
7. u3-um-szu-ma / s,a-ah-ra-ti2
8. a-na-ku a-na ma-nim
9. a#-[da]-gal a-na ma-nim e-zi-ib
10. a-wa-ti2-ka3 / i-di3
11. _ku3-babbar_ i-na s,a-al-e
12. la tu-usz-te2-ne2-ba-al-ma
13. u3 ka3-ru-um sza-du-a-tam2
14. la il-ta-na-qe2 a-na mi3-nim
15. isz-tu3 / _mu 6(disz):sze3_
16. i3-li2-a-lum2 a-ma-kam
17. wa-sza-ab2-ma ta-ta-kal2-szu
18. a-di2-ma-a / i-mu-tu3
19. a-pu-tum i-pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma
20. t,u3-ur-da-szu
left
1. u3 s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 / li-ir-de8-am szu-ma
2. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu i-ka3-ni-isz{ki} i-ba-szi2
3. u2!-ta-ar-szu-um t,u3-ur-da-szu

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: 13-15: GKT 137b; 13-25: Hirsch, UAR 40a; 17: GKT 90a; 19: GKT 36a; 19-20: Lewy, Or 15, 411; GKT 127c; 21-22: Lewy, Or 20, 37A.6; 22: GKT 95c; 25: GKT 22d; 32: GKT 95f; 8: followed by erasure; rev. 6: NB: statt -ta!- hat tafel -GA-

CDLI number	P357660
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357660

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 08243
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 94

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: OAA 1, 15

[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: LAPO 19, 162

[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
2009-11-11 at 22:54:00	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, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357660.

TCL 20, 094 artifact entry (No. P357660). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357660

TCL 20, 094 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357660 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357660},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357660.

TCL 20, 094 artifact entry (No. P357660). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357660

TCL 20, 094 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357660 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 20, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357660},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P357660
LB  - CDLI:P357660
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - TCL 20, 094 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357660
ER  -