TCL 20, 091 (P357657)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 09262

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

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da u3 a-szur3-ta-ak-la-ku
3. qi2-bi-ma
4. 4(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 6(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ ur-szi2-szi2
5. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ hu-bu-ur li-mu-um
6. puzur4-{d}nirah 6(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-_iti 1(disz)-kam_
7. a-na 1(disz) _ma-na_-im s,i2-ib-tam2
8. u3-s,a-ab2 t,up-pu-szu ha-ar-mu-um
9. u3 sza ku-nu-uk ka3-ri-im
10. _ki_ i-di2-esz18-dar pa2-aq-du 2(disz) t,up-pu
11. sza 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza hu-bu-ul
12. ku-za-zi-im _iti 1(disz) kam_ ma-hu-ur-i3-li3
13. li-mu-um bu-zu-zu
14. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na _iti 5(disz)-kam_ i-sza-qal
15. szi2-tam2 a-na _mu 1(disz):sze3_ i-sza-qal
16. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ sza-lim-a-szur3
17. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ kan2-bar-ta li-mu-um
18. szu-da-a 2(disz) _gin2-ta_ a-na _iti 1(disz)-kam_
19. u3-s,a-ab2 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_
20. me-er-e en-nam-a-szur3
21. u3 a-na-ah-i3-li2 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
22. _ki_ a-zu-da _dumu_ a-szur3-ma-lik
23. szu-ma la u3-sza-ak-szi2-di2
24. isz-tu3 _iti 1(disz)-kam_ ab sza-ra-ni
25. 1(disz) _ma-na_-um 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
26. s,i2-ib-tam2 u3-s,a-ab2
27. li-mu-um bu-zu-zu
reverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pu-um _ki_
2. a-szur3-la2-ma-s,i2 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
3. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ kan2-bar-ta li-mu-um
4. szu-da-a 1(disz) 2/3(disz) _gin2_ 1(u) 5(disz) _sze-ta_
5. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ u3-s,a-ab2 t,up-pu-szu-nu
6. _e2_ sza-lim-a-szur3 sza 7(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
7. e-pi2-szu-um _ki_ sza-lim-a-hi-im
8. _dumu_ szu-esz18-dar i-na szi2-mi2-a-ma
9. i-di2-nam 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
10. _ki_ szu-esz18-dar szi2-ik-ma-da u3 su2-ka3-li2-a
11. 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ zi-kur-li2
12. 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar ki_ ku-du-na
13. u3 la-bu-na 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
14. _ki_ {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ puzur4-esz18-dar
15. _iti 1(disz)-kam_ te2-i-na-tim li-mu-um
16. szu-da-a a-na 1(u) 5(disz) ha-am-sza-tim
17. i-sza-qal 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
18. _ki_ ba-al-t,u3-szar _dumu_ zu-ku-hi-im
19. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
20. _ki_ nu-ur-esz18-dar hu-ur-dim
21. sza en-nam-a-a 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2_
22. _ku3-babbar_ ku-bi-na-tal
23. 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar ki_ a-la2-hi-im
24. _dumu_ su2-ka3-li-a a-wa-tum
25. sza i3-li2-ba-ni
left
1. gam-ra 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-hu-ur szu-ma a-hu-a
2. a-tu3-nu ih-da-ma _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi4-la-ni-ma
3. il5-ba-ni lu-sza-bi sza tap-ki-in-gal _ma-na_
4. a-hu-ur

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 91

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

  • history: OAA 1, 36

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 09262
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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  • Period: Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 087: Szarru-ken1.Sudaya.10.00, Szarru-ken1.Puzur-Nirah.06.00, Szarru-ken1.Buzuzu.04.00, Szarru-ken1.Buzuzu.05.00, Szarru-ken1.Buzuzu.09.00
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  • Accounting Period: 87

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:11:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 12: GKT 17c; 14-15: Hirsch, WZKM 62, 60A.45; 17, 30: GKT 26e; 35: GKT 97b; 45: GKT 61e

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 20, 091 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357657.
TCL 20, 091 artifact entry (No. P357657). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357657
TCL 20, 091 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357657 (Accessed: June 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-10]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 20, 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357657},
}


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