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TCL 20, 115 (P357681)

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 08246

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 szu-ku-bi-im u2 ur-dim
2. qi2-bi-ma um-ma s,i2-li2-li-ma
3. i-na ka3-ni-isz na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim
4. i-na ta-ma-la2-ki-im
5. a-na-ku u2 tu3-ra-i3-li2
6. ni-ik-nu-ka3-kum-ma
7. _igi_ 2(disz) me-er-e um-mi3-a-nim
8. ni-ip-qi2-da-ku-um-ma
9. um-ma ne2-nu-ma
10. na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim
reverse
1. a-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
2. a-s,e-er ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur3
3. u2 a-szur3-tak2-la2-ku
4. _dumu_ am-ri-a u2-bi!-il5-szi2-na
5. szu-ma / na-asz2-pe2-ra-tum
6. i-na ka3-ni-isz i-ba-szi2-a
7. a-na szu-ku-bi-im _dumu_ e-na-ma-nim
8. pi2-qi2-si2-na / szu-ma
9. i-na wa-ah-szu-sza-na
10. te2-zi-ib-szi-na
11. te2-er-ta-ka3 / a-s,e2-ri-a
left
1. u2 a-s,e2-er a-ta-ta
2. li-li-kam-ma na-asz2-pe3-ra-tim
3. lu-szi2-ru-ni-a-ti2

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, 115

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: AO 08246
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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
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:01	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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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357681.

TCL 20, 115 artifact entry (No. P357681). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357681 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357681 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357681},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357681},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357681
LB  - CDLI:P357681
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - TCL 20, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357681
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357681.

TCL 20, 115 artifact entry (No. P357681). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357681 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357681 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357681},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357681},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357681
LB  - CDLI:P357681
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - TCL 20, 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357681
ER  -