TCL 20, 165 (P357731)

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 08627

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ lu ma-s,a-ra#-[tim]
2. lu _e2_ wa-ab2-ri lu u2-ku-ul-ti2
3. _ansze_ isz-tu3 ka3-ni-isz
4. a-di2 wa-asz2-ha-ni-a ag-mu-ur
5. 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 1(disz) _gin2# an-na_ ni#-is#-ha#-tim
6. _e2-gal_-lum2 il5#-[qe2 n] _ma#-na#_ ka3#-szum
7. il5-qe2 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na _an]-na_ isz#-tu3#?
8. a-lim{ki} il5-qe2 1/3(disz)# _ma#-na uruda#_
9. a-na ra#-bi4#-s,i2#-im# 1(u) _ma-na uruda_
10. x [x] _e2#_ wa-bi-ri u3#? [u2]-ku-ul-ti2
11. _ansze_ isz#-tu2 usz-ha-ni-a
12. a-di2 ni-na-sza-a ag-mu-ur
13. 1/3(disz)# _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 an-na_
14. _e2-gal_-lum2 ni-is-ha-tim
15. il5-qe2 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 an-na_ be-el a-lim{ki} il5-qe2
16. 1(u) 1/2(disz) _gin2# an-na_ ka3-szu-um
17. x-x-ru-um u3# be-el# ha-ti2#-tim
18. il5-qe2-u2 2(disz) _ma-na uruda#_ a-na
19. ra-bi4-s,i2-im 1(u) _ma-na_
20. lu isz-pa2-da-lu lu u2-ku#-ul#-ti2#
21. _ansze_ u3 _e2_ wa-bi4-ri
reverse
1. isz-tu3 ni-na-sza-a a-na
2. u2-la2-ma ag-mu-ur
3. 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ka3-szu-um il5-qe2
4. 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ ra-bi3-s,u2-um il5-qe2
5. 1(u) _ma-na uruda e2_ wa-bi4-ri
6. 1(u) _ma-na uruda_ u2-ku-ul-ti2 _ansze_
7. 3(u) _ma-na uruda_ a-na pa2-zu-ur-tim
8. isz-tu3 u2-la2-ma a-di2
9. bu-ru-usz-ha-tim ag-mu-ur
10. 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na uruda_ ig-ri _e2_-tim
11. 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ u2-ku-ul-ti2
12. u3 u2-ku-ul-ti2 s,u2-ha-ri-i
13. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2-ta_ u3 1(disz) _ma-na-ta uruda_
14. a-na _e2_ ka3-ri-im sza-du-a-tam2
15. a-di2-in 8(disz) _tug2_ ku-ta-ni
16. a-na me-tu3-um ha-sza-at
17. _e2_ ka3-ri-im il5-qe2-u2
18. 1(u) 2(disz) _ma-na an-na_ mu-t,a2
19. bi4-la2-tim 2(disz) _ma-na uruda#_
20. a-na 1/2(disz) _ma-na-ta_ a#-na#
21. _e2_ ka3-ri-im a-di2-in
left
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-tu2 ka3-ni-isz a-di2 wa-asz2-ha-ni-a
2. a-sza bi4-la2-tim a-di2-in 1(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
3. isz-tu2 wa-asz2-ha-ni-a a-di2 u2-la2-ma
4. a-sza bi4-la2-tim u3 mu-qa2-ri-bi4-a
5. a-di2-in

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 165

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

  • history: Dercksen, OACTA, p. 10-11 n. 28

    [Dercksen1996OACTA] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 1996. The Old Assyrian Copper Trade in Anatolia. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 75. Leiden: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 301

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 08627
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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
2010-05-19 at 17:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: rev. 11: followed by erasure

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 20, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357731.
TCL 20, 165 artifact entry (No. P357731). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357731 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 165 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357731 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357731},
}


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