TCL 04, 001 (P357336)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AM 1487

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. [a-na ka3]-ri#-im
2. ka3-ni-isz qi2-bi-ma
3. um-ma ni-bu-um-ma
4. 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ gam2-ra-am
5. sza bad3{ki} a-lu-um
6. e-mu-du-ku-nu-ma
7. szi2-ip-ra-am / a-na
8. sza-pa2-ri-im i-be2-ru-ma
9. ne2-nu a-na szi2-bu-tim
10. nu-sa3-li-ma um-ma
11. ne2-nu-ma szi-ip-ra-am
12. la2 ta-sza-pa2-ra-ma
13. _ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) _ma-na_
14. [wa-at]-ra-am ka3-ru-um
15. [la2] i-la2-pa2-at
16. [a]-pu-tum ih-da-ma
reverse
1. _ku3-babbar_ 1(u) _ma-na_
2. ku-un-ka3-ma i-na
3. pa2-nim-ma sze2-<bi>-la2-nim-ma
4. ni-a-ti2 szi2-bu-tum
5. a-wa-tam2 ma-ri-is,-tam2
6. la i-qa2-bi-u2-ni-a-ti2
7. a-tu3-nu a-ma-kam
8. ih-da-ma a-na ma-la2
9. t,up-pi2-im sza a-lim{ki}
10. szu-up-ra-ma ka3-re-e
11. _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la
12. t,up-pa2-am sza ru-ba-im
13. ka3-ar ka3-ar-ma
14. [sza]-asz2-me-a-na
left
1. [_ku3-babbar_] li-isz-qu2-lu szu-ma la2 ta-hi-da
2. _ku3-babbar_ la tu3-sze2-bi-la2-nim a-na-kam
3. i-na _ku3-babbar_-pi2-ku-nu ni-la-qe2-ma

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 10'': 4-6: Michel, 34. CRRAI 463A.23; 10'': 4-8: GKT 115d; 10'': 6: GKT 49a; 10'': 8: GKT 91c; 10'': 9-15: Lewy, HUCA 27, 66A.279; 10'': 17-22: KT 112; 10'': 20: GKT 8b; 10'': 28-32: Lewy, HUCA 27, 65A.274; 10'': 32-34: Lewy, HUCA 27, 66A.2

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357336

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AM 1487
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 1

    [Contenau1920TCL4] Contenau, Georges. 1920. Tablettes Cappadociennes. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 4. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: OAI, p. 64, n. 209

    [Dercksen2004OAI] Dercksen, Jan Gerrit. 2004. Old Assyrian Institutions (OAI). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden = PIHANS 98. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: Assyriens en Cappadoce, p. 197 n. 2

    [Garelli1963assyriens] Garelli, Paul. 1963. Les Assyriens En Cappadoce. Bibliothèque Archéologique et Historique de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie d’Istanbul. Paris: Adrien Maisonneuve.

  • history: OACC, p. 163 n. 10

    [Larsen1976OACC] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 1976. The Old Assyrian City-State and Its Colonies. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology, Volume 4. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • collation: LAPO 19, 15

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-08 at 13:49:17 Lairie, Elliott Artifact metadata Lairie, Elliott Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-03-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357336.
TCL 04, 001 artifact entry (No. P357336). (2026, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357336 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357336 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 9},
	title = {TCL 04, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357336},
}


TY  - ELEC
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M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TCL 04, 001 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357336.
TCL 04, 001 artifact entry (No. P357336). (2026, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357336 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 001 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357336 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 9},
	title = {TCL 04, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357336},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357336},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/9/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357336
LB  - CDLI:P357336
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - TCL 04, 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357336
ER  -
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