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TCL 20, 178 (P357744)

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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Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08289

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) me-at 2(u) 3(disz) _tug-hi-a_
2. 6(u) _tug2 hi-a sag10 diri_
3. 4(asz) _gu2_ 4(u) _ma-na an-na_
4. 3(u) _ma-na an-na_ qa2-tim
5. ku-nu-ku-a 1(u) 5(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2-mu
6. u3 u2-nu-szu-nu 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-[babbar]_
7. [u3] 1(u) 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar na4-za-gul_
8. u3 zi-kan2-lugal 1(u) _ma-na uruda_
9. 4(disz) x-um 3(u) _ma-na_ ni-ga-lu
10. la-bi-ru-tum 5(disz) _sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga_
11. 3(disz) _sila3_ re-esz15-tum
12. sza 1(disz) _ma-na uruda_ mu-lu-hu-um
13. mi3-ma a-nim sza a-szur3-ma-lik
14. a-na qa2-ti2 nu-ur2-ki-li
15. ip#?-qi2-da-ma i-ra-de8
16. 9(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza qa2-tim
reverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) _tug2 hi-a sag10 diri_
2. _szunigin_ 2(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza ta-ri-isz-ma-tim
3. 5(u) 1(disz) _tug2 hi-a_ sza _dam-gar3_
4. _szunigin_ 3(disz) me-at 5(u) 5(disz) _tug2 hi-a_
5. lu sza a-szur3-ma-lik
6. lu sza _dam-gar3_ lu sza
7. ta-ri-isz-ma-tim
8. a-ha-ma 2(disz) _tug2_ sza ta-ri-isz-ma-tim
9. a-na nu-ur2-ki-li
10. ta-di2-in a-na _uruda?_ x
11. _tug2 hi-a_ sza ka3-s,a-ri
12. la2 t,a2-hu-u2

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Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: TCL 20 = TC 3, 178

[Lewy1936TCL20] Lewy, Julius. 1936. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Troisième Série. Deuxième Partie. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 20. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: Ulshöfer, APU, 586

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 08289
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:32	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2009-11-11 at 22:54:07	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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“TCL 20, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744.

TCL 20, 178 artifact entry (No. P357744). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 178 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744},
}

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“TCL 20, 178 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744.

TCL 20, 178 artifact entry (No. P357744). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 20, 178 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744 (Accessed: March 20, 2025).

@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 20, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357744
LB  - CDLI:P357744
M1  - 2025/3/20/
TI  - TCL 20, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357744
ER  -

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