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TCL 20, 086 (P357652)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08253

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 szu-su2-en6 e-nam-a-szur
2. u2 i-di2-a-szur3 a-na
3. szu-su2-en6 / qi2-bi4-ma
4. um-ma i3-li2-a-lum2-ma
5. 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-sig17_ a-na
6. _dam-gar3_ / ha-bu-la2-ti2
7. t,up-pa2-am a-na-ku
8. u2-ka3-al
9. u2 u2-sza-asz-mi3-ka3
10. zi-ka3-ka3 u2-ka3-il5-ma
11. u2 ur-ka3-tam2-ma
reverse
1. pa2-at-ra-am
2. ta-di2-na-ma u2-ta-e-ra-ku-szu
3. a-na sza ki-ma
4. i-a-ti2 / qi2-bi-ma
5. ni-qi2-am# _ku3-babbar_
6. 5(disz) _gin2_ [...]-li-<di2>-na-ku-nu-ti2
7. a-na szu-[su2-en6]
8. qi2-bi4-ma mi3-szu-um
9. li-ba-ka3 / i-ma-ra-as,
10. a-bi4 a-ta a-ma-kam
11. ni-qi2-a-am
left
1. a-na sza ki-ma
2. i-a-ti2 / di2-in

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 86

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: AO 08253
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Provenience

Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Chronology

Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:53:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 8:GKT 94d; 10: GKT 64d; 11: GKT 12a; 14-24: Hirsch, UAR A.330

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357652.

TCL 20, 086 artifact entry (No. P357652). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357652 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357652 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357652},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357652
LB  - CDLI:P357652
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - TCL 20, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357652
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 086 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357652.

TCL 20, 086 artifact entry (No. P357652). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357652 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357652 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357652},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357652
LB  - CDLI:P357652
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - TCL 20, 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357652
ER  -