TCL 20, 191 (P357757)

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 10390

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. [la2-ka3-nu-um] x-x-ku-ni
2. _dumu_ x-[x]-mi3-a / la2-ka3-nu-um
3. ha-asz2-ta-li _dumu_ szu-lu-pu-a la2-ka3-nu-um
4. a-szi2-e-et _dumu_ la2#-ra-am-su2-en6#
5. la2-ka3-nu-um / ha-pi3-a-szu / i-ha-ra-[ni]-ka3
6. la2-ka3-nu-um / tu3-ni-ku-ni _dumu_ mi3-[x-x]
7. la2-ka3-nu-um / i-szi2?-ri-isz _dumu_ ku-ha-x-x
8. la2-ka3-nu-um asz2-ka3-na-szu-x [_dumu_ ...]
9. la2-ka3-nu-um sza-ar-ni-ka3-an [_dumu_ ...]-x
10. la2-ka3-nu-um a-pe3-er-ba usz x x [...]
11. la2-ka3-nu-um wa-ar-ka3-ti2-[_la2? gudu4_]
12. sza {d}iszkur la2-ka3-nu-um zi-la2-x [_dumu_ ...]
13. la2-ka3-nu-um e-li-ra-ku-ni _dumu_ x-ba-x-x
14. la2-ka3-nu-um 2(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2
15. i-na-ra-ah-szu _dumu_ me-me-be-er
16. la2-ka3-nu-um u2-pa2-ti2-a-ah-szu / _dumu_
17. wa-li-szi2-e-et / la2-ka3-nu-um
18. me-me-be-er _dumu_ ha-al-pa2-[x]
19. la2-ka3-nu-um / szu-pi3-[ma]-na-szu
20. _dumu_ szi2?-li-szu-ur-pa2?-sza?
21. la2-ka3-nu-um tu3-szi2-x-x
reverse
1. _dumu!_ wa-la2-ap-ra-a la2-ka3-[nu-um]
2. a-da-ma-ku-ni _dumu_ a-bar-ki-x
3. la2-ka3-nu-um ha-ar-a-wi-ri-a
4. _dumu_ wa-la2-ap!-ra / sza-li-nu#-[um]
5. szu-ru-ka3 _dumu_ tu3-szu sza-li-nu-um
6. wa-at-ni-isz-tu3-a-an _dumu_ a-pi3-la2-tu3-ku
7. sza-li-nu-um / szu-ra-a-ku-ni
8. _dumu_ u2?-ra-ku-ni 5(disz) _ma-na_ szi-pa2-ti2
9. ki?-li _dumu_ hu-ra-sza
10. 5(disz)? _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 li-ki-ti2-a-ar
11. _dumu_ sza#-ta-ah-szu 5(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2
12. x-na-ra-ni-ki _dumu_ a-ni-isz-ki-pi3-il5
13. 5(disz) _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 ku-zi-la2-ti-x
14. _dumu_ a-bi4-sza-wi-ri
15. [n] _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2 ta-ar-ma-na
16. [_dumu_] ma-ma 5(disz)? _ma-na_ szi2-pa2-ti2
17. [me-me]-be#-er _dumu#_ da-la2-asz2
18. [n _ma-na_] szi2#-pa2#-ti2 / la2-ak-na-szu
19. [...]-e
20. [...] x a szi2?
21. [...]-um
22. [...]-x-ra
23. [...]-x
left
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ a-bi4-i3-li2-szu _dumu_ ku-ra-a
2. szu#?-hu-ur-wa-zi la2-ka3-nu-um a-ah-szu
3. [n] _ma-na_ sza-ar-ni-ka3-an# [x x] x x
4. [x] _ma#-na_ a-bar-[...]
5. [x] _ma#-na_ ni-x-x-x-x

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 191

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

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 370

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 10390
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
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
2009-11-11 at 22:54:08 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 9: GKT 49b; 25, 28, 29, 31: GKT 8b; 5: NB: lies _dumu!_ ha-ra-ka3?

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 20, 191 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357757.
TCL 20, 191 artifact entry (No. P357757). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357757 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 191 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357757 (Accessed: April 28, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 191 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357757},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357757},
}


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