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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

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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

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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)

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, 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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 09251
Accession No.:

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	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	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  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - TCL 20, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357658
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	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  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - TCL 20, 092 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357658
ER  -