TCL 20, 129 (P357695)

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 09338

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 [...]
2'. a-x-[...]
3'. a-na _la2?_ x [...]
4'. pu-uz-ra-am / i-[na pa2]-ni-ka3
5'. is,-ba-tam2-ma / a-na a-lim{ki}
6'. i-li-kam-ma / a-na _e2_-ti2-a mi3-ma
7'. la2 u2-sze2-ri-ba-am i-na _e2_ e-szi2-im
8'. i-na hu-ur-szi2-im ra-qu2-um szu-ut
9'. u2-szi2-ib-ma u3 szi2-ma-am
10'. sza li-bi4-szu-ma / i-na _e2_ ku-um-ri-im
11'. sza su2-en6 / isz-ta-a-am-ma
12'. i-na bar-ki-tim / li-bi
13'. im-ra-as,-ma / zi-ku-szu
14'. a-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-a / szal-t,im
15'. u4 be2-u2-la2-ti2-szu as-ba-su2-ma
16'. _iti 2(disz)-kam_ u2-ka3-il5-ma / a-hi-di2-ir-ma
17'. um-ma a-na-ku-ma / a-wa-ti2-ka3
18'. gu5-mur-ma u3 s,i2-i / szu-ut ba-lum2
19'. a-wa-tim ga-ma-ri-im
20'. is-li-a-ni-ma / i-pa2-ni-a
reverse
1'. pu-uz-ra-am / is,-ba-at-ma
2'. i-ta-s,a-am / bar-ki-szu-ma / ki-ma
3'. us,-u2-ni / a-szu-mi3-szu / a-lam
4'. a-na ta-u2-ri-szu / am-hu-ur-ma
5'. t,up-pa2-am / sza di2-in a-lim{ki}
6'. al-qe2-ma / 4(disz)! szi2-ip-re-en
7'. a-gur16-ma / asz2-ta-par2 / szu-ma a-ni-sza-am
8'. la2 u2-ta-e-ru!-u2-ni-szu
9'. szi2-ip-ru-u2 i-tu3#-[ru]-u2-nim-ma
10'. u3 te2-er-ti2 i-la2-ka3#-kum#
11'. a-di2 _tug2 / hi-a_ sza a-mur-a-[szur]
12'. sza a-na-li2 / x [...]
13'. i-na-ah-dingir#
14'. a-na _tug2_-[...]
15'. u2 x [...]
16'. ga-[...]
17'. a-ta#
18'. x [...]
19'. x
  rest broken
left
1. [... i]-hi-id-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-lam-ma e-ne2-a pi3-te2
2. [x _gin2] ku3#-babbar_ a-na szi2-ku-wa a-bi4-i3-li2 _ARAD2_ sza puzur2-a-szur3
3. _dumu_ i-tur4-dingir ha-bu-ul u3 puzur2-a-szur3 be-el-szu
4. i-de8 puzur2-a-szur3-ma s,a-ba-su2-ma _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-il5-szu
5. szu-ma i-te2-ke-er ta-mi3-szu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 5'-9': Hecker, Fs Matousz I, 141+A.43; 11': GKT 91e; 12': GKT 26e; 18'-19': GKT 127f; 22': GKT 26e; 22'-24': GKT 154c; 26': GKT 59b; e. 7: 2'-5': Kienast, FAOSB 1, 90

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357695

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 09338
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 129

    [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
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 22:54:03 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, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357695.
TCL 20, 129 artifact entry (No. P357695). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357695 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357695 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357695},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
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M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 20, 129 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 129 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357695.
TCL 20, 129 artifact entry (No. P357695). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357695 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 129 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357695 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 129 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357695},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357695
LB  - CDLI:P357695
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - TCL 20, 129 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357695
ER  -
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