TCL 20, 101 (P357667)

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 08258

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 i-ku-pi2-a-ma a-na
2. a-szur-ma-lik qi2-bi-ma
3. i-na ha-tu3-usz-ma
4. u3-na-hi-id-ka3 um-ma
5. a-na-ku-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _ma-na_
6. sza na-asz2-a-ti2-ni / ma-la2
7. u2 2(disz){sze2-ni}-szu qa2-at-ka3 / di2-ni
8. e-ni-ma / li-ba-am
9. di2-na-am / a-ta a-di2
10. u2-mi3-im a-nim a-ma-kam
11. ta-ta-sza-ab2
12. la2 ta-asz2-ta-na-me-e
reverse
1. a-wa-tim sza a-lim{ki}
2. a-pu-tum i-{d}utu-szi
3. na-asz2-pe3-er-ti2 / ta-sza-me-u2
4. szi2-im-<tam2?> li-qe2-ma ha-ra-ka3
5. ma-la2 u2 2(disz){sze2-ni}-szu ka3-szi2-id
6. 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ sza i-na ha-tu3-usz
7. a-di2-na-ku-ni / ut-hi-ri a-na
8. a-hi-ka3 ki-ma ta-di2-nu-szu-ni
9. szu-up-ra-am-ma szu-ma la2-szu-wa-ku
10. na-asz2-pe3-er-tam2 a-na am-tim li-di2-nu
11. pa2-at-ri sza u2-sza-hi-su2
12. sze2-pi3-isz u2 a-li
13. ta-lu-ku-ni
left
1. te2-er-ta-ka3 li-di2-nu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 101

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 08258
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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
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact 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: 7, 8: GKT 97b; 11: GKT 93d; 12-13: GKT 128c; 18-19: Lewy, ArOr. 18/3, 375A. 50; 18-22: Bilgic Appellativa 79; Lewy, WO 2, 434; 21: GKT 97A.3; 24: GKT ÔøΩÔøΩÔøΩ90c

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 101 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357667.
TCL 20, 101 artifact entry (No. P357667). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357667 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 101 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357667 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 101 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357667},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357667
LB  - CDLI:P357667
M1  - 2025/9/10/
TI  - TCL 20, 101 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 101 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357667.
TCL 20, 101 artifact entry (No. P357667). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357667 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 101 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357667 (Accessed: September 10, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 101 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357667},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357667
LB  - CDLI:P357667
M1  - 2025/9/10/
TI  - TCL 20, 101 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357667
ER  - 
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