TCL 20, 085 (P357651)

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 08257

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-szur3-i-mi3-[ti2] qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma
3. a-na szu-mi3 hu-lu-qa2-i-ka3
4. a-ma-la2 te2-er-ti2-ka3 szi2-ip-ra-am
5. e-bi-ru-ni-ma 9(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3-sig17_ er-ba-am a-na za-al-pa2-i-im
7. ni-sze2-e um-ma ru-ba-um-ma
8. _ku3-sig17_-ka3 qa2-ti2 u2-ka3-al
9. _ku3-babbar_ ha-la2-aq si2-pa2-ri
10. u2 sa2-he-er-tu3-szu <<szu>> a-na sza
11. _ARAD2_-dim is,-bu-tu3
12. ak-bu-us te2-er-ta-ka3
13. a-na ka3-ri-im li-li-ik
14. isz-tu3 te2-er-ti2 a-ka3-ri-im
15. i-li-ku a-di2 ma-la2
16. u2 sze2-ni-[szu] ne2-li-ma
17. 2(u) u4-me-e u2-sa2-as-he-er-ni-a-ti2-ma
reverse
1. i-wa-ar-ki-tim um-ma
2. szu-ut-ma a-tal-ka3 be-el
3. hu-lu-qa2-e li-li-kam-ma ar-ni
4. szu-wa-ti2-ma
5. a-da-szu-um um-ma
6. ne2-nu-ma ik-ri-bi sza i-lim
7. la2 tu3-ka3-al a-na szi2-ip-ri-im
8. di2-in-ma a-ka3-ri-im lu-ub-lu
9. um-ma szu-ut-ma a-na-ku
10. hu-lu-qa2-i-ku-nu u2-ta-ra-ku-nu-ti2
11. i-a-tum te2-er-ti2 a-di2 ma-la2
12. u2 sze2-ni-szu a-ka3-ri-im
13. i-li-ik-ma a-wa-tam2-ma
14. la2 i-di2-nu-nim 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ [x] _gin2_
15. _ku3-sig17_ i-a-ma u3
16. bu-ur-nu-nu ha x x-nim
17. um-ma szu#-[ut-ma a]-na#
left
1. _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu ha-al-qi2-im
2. a?-tu3-ur-ma i-ha-ar-pi2
3. a-wi-li ta-mi3-u2 / sza-<sza>-num
4. hu-lu-qa2-um ib-szi2-ma u2-ka3-al
5. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ gam2-ru-um
6. ik-szu-ud-ka3

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

20091124 oatp: 5: GKT 17d; 6: GKT 23b; 8-11: Garelli, AC 345A.1; 8-13: Balkan, Or 36, 404; 14-17: GKT 153; 16: GKT 97b; 17: GKT 40g; 18-21: Balkan, Or 36, 404; 18-25: Hirsch, UAR 60a; 19-22: Garelli, AC 345A.2; 20-22: GKT 106e; 23-24: Garelli, AC 256A.1;

CDLI number	P357651
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357651

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 08257
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 85

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: LAPO 19, 90

[Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.
history: Orlin, ACC, p. 132

[Orlin1970ACC] Orlin, Louis Lawrence. 1970. Assyrian Colonies in Cappadocia. Vol. 1. Studies in Ancient History. The Hague ; Paris : Mouton.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-14 at 08:18:59	Lairie, Elliott	Transliteration	Lairie, Elliott	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2024-08-01 at 15:15:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:59	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, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357651.

TCL 20, 085 artifact entry (No. P357651). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357651 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357651 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357651},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357651.

TCL 20, 085 artifact entry (No. P357651). (2024, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357651 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 085 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357651 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {TCL 20, 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357651},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357651
LB  - CDLI:P357651
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - TCL 20, 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357651
ER  -