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TCL 20, 154 (P357720)

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 08291

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. <x> _tug2 sag10_ i-sza
2. sze2-pi2-a a-di2-i
3. 5(disz) _tug2-ta_ ur-ka3-num
4. isz-tap-ku-ma 4(u) 5(disz) _tug2_
5. qa2-at-ka3 a-di2-i
6. a-di2-ni a-_ku3-babbar_
7. la2 ta-u2-ru
reverse
1. _sza3-ba_ 7(disz) _tug2_ me-ra-ka3
2. i-di2-nam
3. 9(disz) _tug2_ ka3-s,a-ar
4. esz18-dar-pi2-la2-ah
5. i-di2-nam szi2-ti2 _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-a]
6. 9(disz) _tug2_ i-li-bi4-ka3
7. i-na e-la2 _tug2#_-[ba-ti2-szu]
8. a-la2-qe2

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, 154

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 92

[Ulshöfer1995APU] Ulshöfer, Andrea M. 1995. Die Altassyrischen Privaturkunden. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 4. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 08291
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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 metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved

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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 7: GKT 94d

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 20, 154 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357720.

TCL 20, 154 artifact entry (No. P357720). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357720 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 154 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357720 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357720},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P357720
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TCL 20, 154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357720
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“TCL 20, 154 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357720.

TCL 20, 154 artifact entry (No. P357720). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357720 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 154 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357720 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357720},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357720},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357720
LB  - CDLI:P357720
M1  - 2026/1/23/
TI  - TCL 20, 154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357720
ER  -