TCL 20, 094 (P357660)

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 08243

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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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma a-szur3-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur3-na-da qi2-bi-ma
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ ma-la2
4. na-asz2-a-ti2-ni szu-ma
5. sa3-ah-ra-ti2 / a-na sze2-ni-szu
6. ma-ha-as,-ma
7. mi3-isz-lam / i-pa2-ni-im-ma
8. sze2-bi-lam u3 szi-tam2
9. i-wa-ar-ki-u2-tim
10. sze2-bi-lam / a-di2 sa3-ah-ra-ti2-ni
11. szi2-ma-am / la-asz2-a-ma
12. lu-ta-e-ra-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_
13. 1(disz) _gin2_ li-bi-it szu-ma
14. ha-ra-ka3 / mi3-ma
15. la tu3-sze2-ba-la2-am i-na
16. sze2-pi2-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_ bi-lam
17. mi3-nam / te2-ta-na-pa2-asz2
18. sza _dingir_ / la u2-szu-ru-szu?
reverse
1. u3 a-ra-ka3 / ka3-bu-tu3-ma
2. tu3-ka3-ba-at
3. a-wa-at / _dingir hi-a_
4. ta-am-ti2-szi2-i / a-na
5. mi3-nim a-wa-at _dingir hi-a_
6. la ka3-ab2-ta!-ni-ku-um
7. u3-um-szu-ma / s,a-ah-ra-ti2
8. a-na-ku a-na ma-nim
9. a#-[da]-gal a-na ma-nim e-zi-ib
10. a-wa-ti2-ka3 / i-di3
11. _ku3-babbar_ i-na s,a-al-e
12. la tu-usz-te2-ne2-ba-al-ma
13. u3 ka3-ru-um sza-du-a-tam2
14. la il-ta-na-qe2 a-na mi3-nim
15. isz-tu3 / _mu 6(disz):sze3_
16. i3-li2-a-lum2 a-ma-kam
17. wa-sza-ab2-ma ta-ta-kal2-szu
18. a-di2-ma-a / i-mu-tu3
19. a-pu-tum i-pa2-ni-u2-ti2-ma
20. t,u3-ur-da-szu
left
1. u3 s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 / li-ir-de8-am szu-ma
2. _ku3-babbar_-ap2-szu i-ka3-ni-isz{ki} i-ba-szi2
3. u2!-ta-ar-szu-um t,u3-ur-da-szu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 94

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

  • history: OAA 1, 15

    [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.

  • history: LAPO 19, 162

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: AO 08243
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram 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: 13-15: GKT 137b; 13-25: Hirsch, UAR 40a; 17: GKT 90a; 19: GKT 36a; 19-20: Lewy, Or 15, 411; GKT 127c; 21-22: Lewy, Or 20, 37A.6; 22: GKT 95c; 25: GKT 22d; 32: GKT 95f; 8: followed by erasure; rev. 6: NB: statt -ta!- hat tafel -GA-

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 20, 094 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P357660.
TCL 20, 094 artifact entry (No. P357660). (2006, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357660
TCL 20, 094 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357660 (Accessed: June 15, 2025).
@misc{2006TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-15]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {TCL 20, 094 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357660},
}


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