TCL 20, 166 (P357732)

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 08288

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
1. i-na 1(u) 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
2. szi2-ti2 _tug2 hi-a_ sza kur-ub-esz18-dar
3. sza du10-ab2-s,i2-la2-a-szur3
4. ta-ah-si2-is-tam2 i-di2-u2
5. 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam i-na
6. za-al-pa2 _ansze_ ih-li-iq-ma
7. il5-qe2-u2 1(u) _tug2 hi-a_
8. i-na da-da-ni-a
9. ih-li-qu2-ma 1(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-nam
10. da-da-na-i-um
11. il5-qe2 1(disz) _tug2_ ra-di2-u2
12. il5-qe2-u2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-[sig17_]
13. pa2-sza-lum2 a-na ru-ba-im
14. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ga-li
reverse
1. a-na ka3-szi2-im
2. i-na za-al-pa2
3. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-szar
4. _tug2 hi-a_ e-zi-bu 4(disz) _gin2_
5. _ku3-babbar_ a-na ra-di2-im
6. ka3-ni-szi2-im sza asz2-pu-ru
7. 4(disz) _gin2_ ni-is-ha-su2-nu
8. sza e-kal2-lim
  blank space
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9. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) 5/6(disz) _gin2_
10. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
11. te2-s,u2-pu _ku3-babbar_
12. sza a-lim{ki} a-pu-ul!
13. 3(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ a-na
14. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 7(disz) _gin2_
left
1. ta-ad-nu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 166

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

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 578

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

  • history: Veenhof AOATT, p. 294

    [Veenhof1972AOATT] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1972. Aspects of Old Assyrian Trade and Its Terminology. Studia et Documenta Ad Iura Orientis Antiqui Pertinentia, Volumen X. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: AO 08288
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-26 at 13:04:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:54:06 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, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357732.
TCL 20, 166 artifact entry (No. P357732). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357732 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357732 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {TCL 20, 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357732},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357732.
TCL 20, 166 artifact entry (No. P357732). (2024, July 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357732 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357732 (Accessed: September 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 26},
	title = {TCL 20, 166 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357732},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357732},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357732
LB  - CDLI:P357732
M1  - 2025/9/22/
TI  - TCL 20, 166 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357732
ER  - 
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