TCL 04, 008 (P357343)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 07057

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. um-ma a-szur-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur-na-da
3. qi2-bi-ma
4. 1(asz) _gu2 an-na_
5. sza a-la2-hi-im
6. szu-a-szur li-di2-na-ku-ma
7. 1(u) _ma-na_
8. _ku3-babbar_ s,a-ru-pa2-am
9. a-na e-ti2-szu
reverse
1. szu2-qu2-ul-szum
2. ku-nu-ki sza a-lim{ki}
3. 2(disz) szu-uq-le-en6
4. li-di2-a-ku-ma
5. isz3-te2-et
6. u2-su2-uq

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 1: Driver, RA 24, nr.2; 4-10: Landsberger, WO 3, 66; 15: GKT 92 c

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357343

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 AO 07057
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167738

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 8

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

  • history: OAA 1, 24

    [Larsen2002OAA1] Larsen, Mogens Trolle. 2002. The Aššur-Nādā Archive. (Old Assyrian Archives, Volume 1). Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden (PIHANS) 96. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

  • history: LAPO 19, 258

    [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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:29 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, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357343.
TCL 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P357343). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357343 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357343 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357343
LB  - CDLI:P357343
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357343
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357343.
TCL 04, 008 artifact entry (No. P357343). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357343 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357343 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357343},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357343},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357343
LB  - CDLI:P357343
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - TCL 04, 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357343
ER  -
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