TCL 04, 012 (P357347)

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 07061

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 a-la2-hi-im
2. <u2> a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
3. qi2-bi4-ma um-ma i3-li2-a-lim!
4. mi3-szu sza ti2-i-ra-tim
5. a-na ka2-s,a-ri-ka3 ta-di2-nu
6. um-ma a-ta-ma al-x-x-szu-ma
7. ma-ha-ra-am
8. u3-la2 i-mu-a! a-na
9. a-bi4-ni qi2-<bi-ma> a-ma-kam
10. um-ma a-ta-ma szu-ma
11. 6(disz) _gin2-ta_-ma
reverse
1. ri-de8-szu szu-ma
2. la2 ki-a-am a-ka3-la2-szu-ma
3. ka3-s,a-ar-ka3 tu3-di2
4. sza ka3-s,a-ri-ka3 8(disz) _gin2_
5. _ku3-babbar_ ta-di2-nam a-na
6. _ARAD2_ sza a-bi4-ni ta-da2-nam
7. u2-la2! ta-mu-a
8. a-na a-szur3-i-di2
9. ta-tu3-a-ar-ma
10. szi2-ma-tim ta-szi2-ma-am
left
1. um-ma a-na-ku-ma ma-la2
2. sza ki-ma a-bi4-ni i-[...]
3. [...] mu ut? a la2 am be
4. [...] u2-la2 [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 5: EL I, 97a; 8: GKT 51c; 14: EL I, 97a

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357347

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 07061
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167743

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 12

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

  • history: OAA 1, 133

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
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 22:53:30 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, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357347.
TCL 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P357347). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357347 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357347 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357347},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357347
LB  - CDLI:P357347
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 04, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357347
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357347.
TCL 04, 012 artifact entry (No. P357347). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357347 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357347 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357347},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357347},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357347
LB  - CDLI:P357347
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - TCL 04, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357347
ER  -
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