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TCL 21, 220 (P357786)

Tablet & envelope 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 09305 + AO 09400 + AO 09404

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. i-s,e2-er
3. zi-ki-ki
4. sza-at-a-na
5. ti2-szu isz-tu3
6. ha-mu-usz-tim
7. sza e-la-ma
8. u3 szu-ku-bi-im
reverse
1. 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ i-na
2. _iti-kam_ / u2-s,a-ab2
3. _igi_ la-ma-si2
4. _igi_ szu-ku-bi-im
envelope
reverse
seal A
1'. 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2'. i-s,e2-er zi-[ki-ki]
3'. sza#-at-a-na
4'. [ti2]-szu / isz-tu3 [ha-musz-tim]
5'. sza e-la2-ma [u3 szu-ku-bi-im]
6'. 1(disz) _gin2-ta#_ [i-_iti-kam_]
7'. u2-s,a-ab2

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 & envelope
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s):
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 21 = TC 3, 220

[Lewy1937TCL21] Lewy, Julius. 1937. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Troisième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 21. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Rosen diss., p. 126

[Rosen1977diss] Rosen, Bruce Leon. 1977. “Studies in Old Assyrian Loan Contracts.”

Identifiers

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Museum No.: AO 09305 + AO 09400 + AO 09404
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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
2024-06-13 at 08:12:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:10	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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Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 220 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357786.

TCL 21, 220 artifact entry (No. P357786). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357786 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 21, 220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357786 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 21, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357786},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357786
LB  - CDLI:P357786
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - TCL 21, 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357786
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 21, 220 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357786.

TCL 21, 220 artifact entry (No. P357786). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357786 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 21, 220 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357786 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).

@misc{2024TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {TCL 21, 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357786},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357786},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357786
LB  - CDLI:P357786
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - TCL 21, 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357786
ER  -