TCL 20, 106 (P357672)

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 08259

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. a-na a-du-e qi2.bi4-ma
2. um-ma wa-la2-wa-la2-ma
3. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ ku-nu-ki-a
4. pu-szu-ke-en6 / ub-la2-ki-im
5. a-na isz-ta-ar
6. u2 isz-ha-ra / 2(disz) ri-mu
7. 1(disz) ka3-su2-um a-na isz-ha-ra
8. ku-nu-ki-a / pu-szu-<ke>-en6
9. ub-la2-ki-im
reverse
1. la2 ub-la2-ki-im
2. te2-er-ti2-[ki] li-li-kam
3. 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ i _sza3-ba_
4. _ku3#?-babbar_ sza-ma?-ma
5. i-di2-na-ki-im
6. la2 i-di2-na-ki-im
7. te2-er-ti2-ki ar-hi-isz3
8. li-li-kam
9. pu-szu-ke-en6
left
1. t,up-pa2-am
2. la2 ub-lam

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 106

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

  • history: LAPO 19, 386

    [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 08259
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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 22:54:01 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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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 5-11; prechel, ALASP 11A.99; 6: GKT 54a; 7: GKT 8e; 54a; 12: Larsen, OACP 13

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357672.
TCL 20, 106 artifact entry (No. P357672). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357672 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357672 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357672},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357672},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357672
LB  - CDLI:P357672
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - TCL 20, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357672
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 106 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357672.
TCL 20, 106 artifact entry (No. P357672). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357672 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 106 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357672 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 106 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357672},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357672},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357672
LB  - CDLI:P357672
M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - TCL 20, 106 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357672
ER  - 
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