TCL 20, 173 (P357739)

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 08285

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. [1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_] 3(u) _ma-na uruda_
2. [ni]-is#!?-ni-iq-ma [1(u) 1(asz) _gu2_]
3. [sza] ku-nu-ki i-ba-szi2
4. 1(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na _uruda_
5. isz-ti2 du10-s,i-la-a-szur3
6. 2(asz) _gu2 uruda_ isz-ti2 me-er-e
7. i3-li2-asz2-ra-ni ga-su2-ri-im
8. _szunigin_ 1(u) 4(asz) _gu2_ 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
9. _uruda sza3-ba_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 5(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_
10. _uruda_ sza 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
11. a-na um-ma-ti2-a
reverse
1. i-sza-qal
2. 2(asz) _gu2_ 9(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na uruda_
3. sza 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ szi2-im
4. qa2-qi2-ri i-sza-qal
5. szi2-ti2 _uruda_ 4(asz) _gu2_ 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_
6. _uruda_ i-szi2-tam2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 173

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

  • history: Ulshöfer, APU, 169

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 08285
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI 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: 6-7: Larsen, OACP 154A.72; 17: GKT 78f; 1: sfs.!; 5: NB: -i-! i1

Cite this Artifact
“TCL 20, 173 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357739.
TCL 20, 173 artifact entry (No. P357739). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357739 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 20, 173 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357739 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357739},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357739},
}


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