TCL 20, 099 (P357665)

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 08247

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. a-na puzur4-i3-li2 / i-di2-ku-bi-im
2. i-na-ah-dingir / ha-nu-nu / a-ta-a-a
3. sa3-ak-li-a / a-sa2-num ib-ni-dingir
4. u3 a-mur-{d}utu-szi qi2-bi-ma um-ma bu-za-zu-ma
5. i-na {d}utu-szi sa3-ak-li-a
6. e-ra-ba-ni / t,up-pa2-am sza a-lim{ki}
7. ka3-ra-am / sza-asz2-me-a-ma 3(disz) a-hi-u2-tim
8. s,a-ab2-ta-ma / a-na _e2_ a-bi4-a / a-na _e2_-tim
9. la2-bi-ri-im / er-ba-ma / hu-ur-sza-am
10. sza a-szur3-mu-ta-bi4-il5 ku-nu-ki sza sza-zu-za-[ti]-szu2
11. pi3-te2-a-ma ku-nu-ki-szu-nu / szu-ur-ma-ma
12. 3(disz)-tum-ma / li-ik-nu-ku / a-na szal2-szi2-szu
13. ta-ma-la2-ku / t,up-pu-u2 sza pu-szu-ke-en6
14. a-bi4-ni / t,up-pi3 / szu-nu-ti2 / pi3-te2-a-ma
15. ba-ri-a-ma / t,up-pu-um sza 4(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
16. sza na-ru-qi2-szu / sza i-ku-pi3-a _dumu_ a-ta-a-a
17. 1(disz) sza-num t,up-pu-um sza 3(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
18. sza na-ru-uq / e-na-su2-en6 _dumu_ a-ta-a-a
19. 1(disz) _dub_ sza 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza hu-bu-ul
20. en-um-a-szur3 _dumu_ a-ta-a-a 1(disz) sza 5(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_
21. sza hu-bu-ul puzur4-sa-tu _dumu_ masz
22. 1(disz) _dub_ sza 4(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza hu-bu-ul
23. na-bi4-su2-en6 _dumu_ {d}AB-ba-ni
24. mi3-ma t,up#-[pe3 a-ni]-u2#-tim me-he-er-szu-nu
25. x-[...]-x
reverse
(komplett ab gebr.)
1'. qa2-ti x [...]-a / pi3-iq-da-ma
2'. lu-ub-lam / gi-mi3-lam / sza a-di2
left
1. ba-la2-t,im i-s,e2-ri-a szu-uk-na / e-na-a-szur3 a-na
2. t,a2#-ra-dim a-zi-iz-ma ak-ta-la2-szu / na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-a
3. [...] x-me-a-ma a-ma-la2 na-asz2-pa2-ra-ti2-a
rest broken

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, 99

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Hertel, OAAS 6, p. 130 Text 17

[Hertel2013OAAS6] Hertel, Thomas K. 2013. Old Assyrian Legal Practices. Law and Dispute in the Ancient Near East. Old Assyrian Archives, Studies, Volume 6. PIHANS 123. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.
history: LAPO 19, 248

[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.
history: Veenhof, Ancient Archives p. 100

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 08247
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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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2017-10-27 at 10:50:36	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:11:44	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:00	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: 12: GKT 68b; 115d; 12-13: Lewy, Or 19, 6A.4; 12-14: GKT 111a; 14: GKT 48b; 22: Larsen, OACP 39; 22-24: Garelli, Fs matouv s I, 126A.45; rev. 3: 4': GKT 15b; 70

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357665.

TCL 20, 099 artifact entry (No. P357665). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357665 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357665 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357665},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 099 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357665.

TCL 20, 099 artifact entry (No. P357665). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357665 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 099 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357665 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357665},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357665
LB  - CDLI:P357665
M1  - 2026/1/20/
TI  - TCL 20, 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357665
ER  -