TCL 20, 092 (P357658)

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 09251

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. um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da
3. qi2-bi4-ma mi3-szu sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
4. um-ma a-ta-ma i-na
5. _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ka3 _dumu_ a-la2-hi-im
6. i-s,a-ba-at ma-nam ha-bu-la2-ku-ma
7. ta-am-gi5-ir-ti2-ni 2(asz) _gu2_
8. _an-na_ ku-nu-ki sza a-lim{ki}
9. szu-a-szur ma-ah-ri-ka3
10. i-sza-ka3-an-ma i-2(disz){szi2-ta}
11. isz-te2-et ta-na-sa3-aq-ma
12. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ a-na
13. e-ti2-ka3 ta-sza!-qal
14. u3 t,up-pa2-am szu-a-ti2
reverse
1. szu-a-szur i-sze2-pi2-szu
2. ub-la2-kum mi3-szu _ku3-babbar_
3. sza i-s,a-bu-tu3 i-na a-wa-tim
4. i-bu-a-ka3 a-pu-uh3
5. 2(disz){szi2-ta} szu-uq-le-en6
6. isz-te2-ta-ma u2-ka3-li-im-ka3
7. u2 szi2-it-ma pa2-at,-ra-at
8. szu-ma-ma mi3-ma a-na /
9. a-bi4-szu ha-bu-la2-ku li-isz-pu-ra-ma
10. <<a-na a-bi4-szu>>
11. a-bu-szu a-na-kam li-is,-ba-ta-ni
12. a-ma-kam ki-ma ta-le-e-u2
13. _an-na_ li-qe2-ma
14. ki-ma a-wi-lu-ti2-ka3
15. e-pu-usz-ma
left
1. _ku3-babbar_ di2-szu-nu-ti2 a-ma-kam
2. a-wa-tum la2 i-sza-qal

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

CDLI number	P357658
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P357658

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 09251
Accession Number

References

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 92

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: OAA 1, 26

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 092 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357658.

TCL 20, 092 artifact entry (No. P357658). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357658

TCL 20, 092 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357658 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).

@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 20, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357658},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P357658
LB  - CDLI:P357658
M1  - 2026/8/19/
TI  - TCL 20, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357658
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 092 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357658.

TCL 20, 092 artifact entry (No. P357658). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357658

TCL 20, 092 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357658 (Accessed: August 19, 2026).

@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-19]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 20, 092 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357658},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357658},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/3/8/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P357658
LB  - CDLI:P357658
M1  - 2026/8/19/
TI  - TCL 20, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357658
ER  -