TCL 20, 130 (P357696)

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 09249

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'. [...] sza#
2'. [... u2]-ka3-al [x]
3'. [... _ku3-babbar_] sza ba-ri-ni
4'. [...] im-di2-lim en-na-nim#
5'. [u3 szu-da-a] sza ki-ma e-nu-be-lim u2-la2-pi2#-ta-ni#-ma
6'. [lu-qu2-tam2] sza ba-ri-szu-nu a-s,e2-er
7'. [e-nu-be-lim] en-na-su2-en6 u3 hu-ra-s,a-nim
8'. [_ki_ a]-mur#-dingir / u2-sze2-s,i2-u2-ni / en-na-num
9'. [u3] szu-da-a a-na babila u2-ru-du-ma
10'. na#-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 me-eh-ra-am sza _ki_ lu-qu2-tim
11'. us,-<a>-ni a-na im-di2-lim / i-ka3-nu-ku
12'. e-na-nam u3 szu-da-a / a-na babila-lim
13'. u2-sze2-ri-id-ma me-he-er na-asz2-pe2-er-tim
14'. _igi gir2_ sza a-szur3 ik-nu-ku-nim-ma
15'. u2-ka3-al / i-na t,up-pi2-im sza i-na ba-ab2
16'. _dingir_ / en-na-num u3 szu-da-a ik-nu-ku-ni-ni
17'. _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_ / a-na i-ta-at,-lim
18'. i-du-nu / la2 i-qi2-pu / la2 u2-szu-ru!
19'. a-di2 _ku3-babbar_ / e-ru-bu / _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a_
20'. la2 u2-szu-ru / la2-pu-ut / i-na sza-nim
21'. t,up-pi2-im sza di2-in a-lim{ki}
22'. sza im-di2-lum2 / na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2 isz-ti2
23'. _ku3-babbar_ / sza ba-ri-szu-nu isz-tu3
24'. ka3-ni-isz3{ki} / a-s,e2-er / en-na-nim
25'. u3 szu-da-a ub-la2-ni-ma
26'. e-na-num u3 szu-da-a sza ki-ma
reverse
1'. e-nu-be-lim isz-me-u2-ni / a-na
2'. babila / u2-ru-du-ma na-asz2-pe2-er-tam2
3'. a-na im-di2-lim i-ka3-nu-ku a-na
4'. babila / u2-sze2-ri-su2-nu-ma / na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2
5'. sza ki _ku3-babbar_ / a-na-ku / ub-la2-ni
6'. ik-nu-ku-nim-ma / u2-ka3-al 4(disz) a-wi-li
7'. ku-ku-la2-num _dumu_ a-na-ah-dingir / id-na-a
8'. _dumu_ ku-da-a / u2-s,ur-a-num / ni-a-um
9'. u3 a-bu-um-dingir _dumu_ i-di2-er3-ra sza i-na
10'. _ka2_ a-bu-lim / i-na re-esz / lu-qu2-tim
11'. sza ba-ri-ni / a-na a-mur-dingir / ni-isz-ku-nu
12'. [a-na] babila# / ma-la2 di2-in a-lim{ki}
13'. [u2-sze2]-ri#-su2-nu-ma / _igi gir2_ / sza a-szur3
14'. [t,up-pa2-asz2]-nu ih-ri-mu-nim-ma / u2-ka3-al
15'. [ki-ma t,up]-pi2-szu-nu / sza i-di2-nu-ni-ni _an-na_
16'. [u3 _tug2 hi-a la2_] i-qi2-pu / la2 u2-szu-ru / a-di2
17'. [_ku3-babbar_ e-ru-bu] _an-na_ u3 _tug2 hi-a la2_ u2-szu-ru
18'. [a-ma-la2 t,up]-pu-u2-a / sza a-na-kam
19'. [...]-nu / u3 a-ma-kam
20'. [...]-tu u3 i-tur4-[_dingir_]
21'. [...] a-pu-tum#
  rest broken
left
1. [(...) x] i-na-di2-u2-nim _ku3-babbar_ ku-un!-ka3-ma
2. [(...) a-na] a-lim{ki} lu-ub-lu-nim / a-na-kam
3. [(...) me]-eh-ri-a / a-mur-ma ma-la2 / _ku3-babbar_ i-na
4. [(...) t,up]-pe2-e-ka3 da-ni-in4

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 9': GKT 93c; 10', 13': GKT 117A.1; 15'-20': GKT 130a; 18', 20': GKT 93f; 28': GKT 93c; 32'-40': Garelli, RA 59, 170; 40': GKT 30b; 17'-18': Bilgic, DTCD 5, 438A.69

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357696

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 09249
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 130

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 257

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

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, 130 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357696.
TCL 20, 130 artifact entry (No. P357696). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357696 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357696 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357696},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357696
LB  - CDLI:P357696
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - TCL 20, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357696
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 130 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357696.
TCL 20, 130 artifact entry (No. P357696). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357696 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 130 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357696 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357696},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357696},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357696
LB  - CDLI:P357696
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - TCL 20, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357696
ER  -
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