TCL 20, 127 (P357693)

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 08635

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. [a]-na a-szur-i-[mi3-ti2 ir-ma-a-szur3]
2. u3 li-ip-ti2-[esz18-dar qi2-bi-ma]
3. um-ma puzur4-[...]
4. a-na ir-ma-a-[szur3 qi2-bi-ma]
5. i-nu-mi3 a-na-ku [...]
6. _igi_ a-szur3-i-mi3-[ti2]
7. u3 bu-za-zu a-x-[...]
8. nu-s,u2 um-ma a-[x-ma]
9. 1(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2#_
10. ta-al-qe2 [...]
11. mi3-ma la2 [...]
12. i-na x [...]
13. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. a-ta-ma x [...]
3'. lu-ka3-i-szu [...]
4'. e-ra-bi-ka3-ma [...]
5'. tu3-sze2-ba-la-am#
6'. a-na-ku a-ta-x-[...]
7'. ni-na-mu-ru-ma#
8'. u2-sze2-ba-la2-am [...]
9'. ni-na-mu-ru [...]
10'. _igi_ a-szur3-i-mi3#-[ti2]
11'. ta-aq-bi4-a-am# [um-ma]
12'. a-ta-ma t,up-pa2#-[...]
13'. szu-ma-li-bi#-[...]
14'. u3 bu-za-zu [...]
15'. u2-ka3-al i-[...]
16'. a-la2-kam-ma a-x-[...]
17'. a-[...]
left
1. [szu]-ma sa3-ah-ra-ti2 te2-er-ta-ka3 a-na#
2. sza ki-ma ku-a-ti2 li-li-kam-ma
3. t,up-pa2-am li-di2-nu-nim

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

CDLI number	P357693
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357693

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 08635
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 127

[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	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:11:45	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:03	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, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357693.

TCL 20, 127 artifact entry (No. P357693). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357693 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357693 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357693
LB  - CDLI:P357693
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 20, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357693
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 127 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357693.

TCL 20, 127 artifact entry (No. P357693). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357693 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357693 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357693},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357693
LB  - CDLI:P357693
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 20, 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357693
ER  -