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TCL 20, 194 (P357760)

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 09369

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. 7(u) 4(disz) pi2-la2-ah-esz18-dar
2. 1(disz) me-x [x] x za? bi?
3. x [...-a]-szur3
4. [...]-ma-tum
5. [...] a-na szi2-mi3-im
6. x [x x] x x 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _tug2?_ a-ha-ma
7. 4(disz) [x x] x x [x x]
reverse
1. 2(u) _tug2_ szu-be-lim
2. 8(u) 4(disz)? _tug2_ hu-ra-s,a-num
3. 8(u) _tug2_ puzur4-a-szur
4. 6(u) 3(disz) _tug2_
5. 3(u) 2(disz) _tug2_ puzur4-esz18-dar
6. 3(disz) _tug2_
7. _e2?_ [x] x x
8. 3(disz) _tug2_ ha-tim [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)

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, 194

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 372

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 09369
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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	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2016-07-28 at 16:11:47	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:08	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: rev. 4: followed by erasure; rev. 6: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357760.

TCL 20, 194 artifact entry (No. P357760). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357760 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357760 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357760},
}

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TI  - TCL 20, 194 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 20, 194 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357760.

TCL 20, 194 artifact entry (No. P357760). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357760 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 194 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357760 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357760},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357760},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357760
LB  - CDLI:P357760
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - TCL 20, 194 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357760
ER  -