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TCL 20, 135 (P357701)

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 09382

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

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [x] x x [...]
2'. _uruda_-a-ka3 x [...]
3'. en-nu-um-x [...]
4'. 1(asz) _gu2 uruda_ x [...]
5'. u2-ka3-i-x [...]
6'. ta-asz2-ta-[...]
7'. ma-la2 x [...]
reverse
1'. i-ha-lu-x [...]
2'. i-hi-id-ma x [...]
3'. t,u3-ur-da-[...]
4'. a-szi2-a-ka3 / x [...]
5'. la2 na ki im? [...]
6'. ka3#-sa3-tum x [...]
7'. na-asz-a-ku-um [...]
8'. [x] 1/3(disz)? _ma-[na]_
(restabgebr.)

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, 135

[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 09382
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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
2009-11-11 at 22:54:03	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, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357701.

TCL 20, 135 artifact entry (No. P357701). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357701 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357701 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357701},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357701
LB  - CDLI:P357701
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - TCL 20, 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357701
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 135 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357701.

TCL 20, 135 artifact entry (No. P357701). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357701 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 135 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357701 (Accessed: January 1, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 135 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357701},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357701
LB  - CDLI:P357701
M1  - 2026/1/1/
TI  - TCL 20, 135 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357701
ER  -