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TCL 20, 184 (P357750)

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 08309

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
1. 9(disz)? 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2_
2. _ku3-babbar_ qa2-at pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar
3. 3(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
4. qa2-at as2-qu2-dim i-na
5. t,up-pi2-im la-bi-ri-im
6. la-ap-tu3
7. 5(disz) 2/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
8. i-na qa2-ti-szu im-t,i-ma
9. [a-ma]-ha-ar-ma _sza3-ba_
10. 3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(u) 2(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_ a-na
11. [qa2]-at# pi2-la-ah-esz18-dar
12. [u2]-t,a2-ha# [n] _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2_
vgl. Z. 14}
13. a-na qa2#-[at] as2-qu2-dim
reverse
1. u2-t,a2-ha 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. i-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im i-na
3. qa2-at a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 ki-ma
4. a-szur2-i-mi3-[ti2 _dumu_] ka3-s,i2-a a-na
5. qa2-at [x] u2-t,a2-ha
6. 3(disz) ku-ta-ni [a]-na# qa2-at
7. a-szur3-i-mi3-ti2 i-na-di3-ma
8. szu-mi3 as2-qu2-dim / i-la-pa2-at
9. isz-ti2 [...]
10. a-x [...]
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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, 184

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 142

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 08309
Accession No.:

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 22:54:07	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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Notes

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 4: GKT 56b; 63j; 16, 18, 19: GKT 63j

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357750.

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (No. P357750). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357750.

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (No. P357750). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357750 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357750},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357750
LB  - CDLI:P357750
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - TCL 20, 184 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357750
ER  -