TCL 20, 108 (P357674)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07713

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
  beginning broken
1'. [x x]-li-[...]
2'. x-zu?-ma / e-[...]
3'. t,a2-ra-dim / a-s,e2-[er ...]
4'. mi3-ma na-asz2-pe2-ra-ti2-a / la2-pu-ut
5'. ak-ta-la2-szu-ma / sa3-ak-li-a
6'. a-t,a2-ar-dam / na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a
7'. szi2-ta-me-a-ma / be-lu-u2-a a-tu3-nu
8'. a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-a ih-da-ma
9'. u4-ma-kal2 hu-sza-ha-ak-nu / ez-ba-ma
10'. sa3-ak-li-a / t,u3-ur-da-nim
11'. szu-a-ti2 / u2-qa2-a / a-na a-mur-dingir qi2-bi4-ma
12'. i-nu-mi3 / i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki}
13'. ap2-ri-da-ni / t,up-pe2-e / a-na
14'. szal2-szi2-szu / ta-ma-la2-ki / a-na a-bi4-ka3#
15'. e-zi-ib u3 asz2-pu-[ra-ma]
16'. a-di2 ma-la2 u3 sze2-ni-szu [sza ki]-ma# /
17'. i-a-ti2 / ip-te2-u2-szu-nu
18'. [x]-x ki-ma li-ib-ru-u2-szu-nu
  rest broken
left
1. [...]-ka3 / ih-da-ma sa3-ak-li#-a
2. [t,u3-ur-da]-nim# / ha-ra-ni le-li-am
3. [...] x wa-asz2-bu-ni / _e2_-ti2 [li-x-...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 12'-13': GKT 78d; 12'-15': Lewy, Or 21, 6; 14': GKT 71a

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357674

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 07713
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010168435

References

  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 108

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357674.
TCL 20, 108 artifact entry (No. P357674). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357674 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 108 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357674 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357674},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357674
LB  - CDLI:P357674
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 20, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357674
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 108 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357674.
TCL 20, 108 artifact entry (No. P357674). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357674 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 108 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357674 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357674},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357674},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357674
LB  - CDLI:P357674
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 20, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357674
ER  -
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