TCL 20, 149 (P357715)

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 09390

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
  broken
1'. [... _ku3-babbar_] i-a-im x [x?]
reverse
1'. a-na tur4-hu-mi3-it
  blank space
  seal impression
2'. sze2-bi-la-ma / szi-im-sza
3'. [a]-na bu-ru-us-ha-tim
  blank space
  seal impression
4'. [li]-ik-szu-di2
  blank space
  seal impression
  rest broken
left
  blank space
  seal impression

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 149

    [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 09390
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-10-27 at 10:50:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:04 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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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357715.
TCL 20, 149 artifact entry (No. P357715). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357715 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357715 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357715},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357715
LB  - CDLI:P357715
M1  - 2025/8/16/
TI  - TCL 20, 149 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357715.
TCL 20, 149 artifact entry (No. P357715). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357715 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357715 (Accessed: August 16, 2025).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357715},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357715},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357715
LB  - CDLI:P357715
M1  - 2025/8/16/
TI  - TCL 20, 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357715
ER  - 
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