TCL 20, 123 (P357689)

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 09383

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

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tablet
obverse
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1. _kiszib3_ a-la2-u2-a-ni
2. a-na szu-a-nim
3. _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar
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reverse
1. 1(disz) na-ru-uq
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2. 3(disz) _dug!_ ar!-sza!-tim
3. 1(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na szi2-ri-im
4. a-di2-na-kum
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left
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right
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 123

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 09383
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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 09:15:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:02 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 4-5: Lewy, JAOS 76, 202 emend. ar-sza-tim!; rev. 2: NB: text sza-ar-tim

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357689.
TCL 20, 123 artifact entry (No. P357689). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357689 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 123 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357689 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357689},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357689
LB  - CDLI:P357689
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - TCL 20, 123 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 123 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357689.
TCL 20, 123 artifact entry (No. P357689). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357689 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 123 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357689 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 123 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357689},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357689
LB  - CDLI:P357689
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - TCL 20, 123 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357689
ER  - 
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