TCL 20, 184 (P357750)

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 08309

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. 9(disz)? 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ qa2-at pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar
3. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. qa2-at as2-qu2-dim i-na
5. t,up-pi2-im la-bi-ri-im
6. la-ap-tu3
7. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. i-na qa2-ti-szu im-t,i-ma
9. [a-ma]-ha-ar-ma _sza3-ba_
10. 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na
11. [qa2]-at# pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar
12. [u2]-t,a2-ha# [n] _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
vgl. Z. 14}
13. a-na qa2#-[at] as2-qu2-dim
reverse
1. u2-t,a2-ha 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-na
3. qa2-at a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ki-ma
4. a-szur2-i-mi3-[ti2 _dumu_] ka3-s,i2-a a-na
5. qa2-at [x] u2-t,a2-ha
6. 3(disz) ku-ta-ni [a]-na# qa2-at
7. a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i-na-di3-ma
8. szu-mi3 as2-qu2-dim / i-la-pa2-at
9. isz-ti2 [...]
10. a-x [...]
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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

20091124 oatp: 4: GKT 56b; 63j; 16, 18, 19: GKT 63j

CDLI number	P357750
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357750

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 08309
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 184

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 142

[Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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
2009-11-11 at 22:54:07	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, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357750.

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (No. P357750). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
}

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TI  - TCL 20, 184 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357750.

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (No. P357750). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357750
LB  - CDLI:P357750
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 20, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357750
ER  -