TCL 04, 014 (P357349)

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 07063

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 sza-lim-a-hu-um-ma
2. a-na la-qe2-pi2-im
3. i3-li2-a-lim u3 pu-szu-ke-en6
4. qi2-bi-ma / u4-mu-u2
5. _dam-gar3_-ri-a sza i-na
6. ka3-ni-isz / ta-qi2-pa2-ni
7. ma-al-u2 / ih-da-ma
8. _dam-gar3_-ri _ku3-babbar_ sza-asz2-qi2-la2-ma
9. ku-un-ka3-ma i-na
10. pa2-nim-ma / sze2-bi-la2-nim
11. dan-a-szur3 u3 a-hu-szu
12. t,ur-da-nim / i-na
13. _dam-gar3_ sza u4-mu-szu
14. e-ti2-qu2-ni _ku3-babbar_ u2 s,i-ba-su2
15. sza-asz2-qi2-la
16. la ta-sza-me-a szu-ma
reverse
1. la _illat_-at / la-qe2-pi2-im
2. lu-qu2-ti / sza ta-qi2-pa2-ni
3. u4-mu-u2 / _dam-gar3_-ri
4. szu-nu-ti2 / a-hu-ru-ni
5. sza mi3-ma / _dam-gar3_-ri-a
6. u4-mu-szu-nu / ma-al-u2
7. 1(u) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ sza me-er-e
8. a-szur-utu-szi _dumu_ ib-ni-i3-li2
9. sza ki-ma szu-nu-ti2
10. la-qe2-pa2-am e-pu-lu
11. 2(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ sza hi-na-a
12. i-na tur4-hu-mi3-it
13. i-qi2-pu-ni
14. u4-mu-szu-nu ma-al-u2
15. te9-er-ta-ku-nu a-na!
16. li-li-ik

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 3: Lewy, studien 77; 3: vd Meer, correspondance nr. 24; 3: Driver, RA 24, nr. 9; 4-15: Garelli, AC 240A.1; 12-15: GKT 103c; 16-17: GKT 137b; 17: Larsen, OACP 64A.23; 19-20: GKT 118c; 132a; 20: GKT 48b; 21-22: GKT 121e; 27: GKT 29a; 27-30: M

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357349

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 07063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167745

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 14

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata 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 22:53:31 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, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357349.
TCL 04, 014 artifact entry (No. P357349). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357349 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357349 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357349},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357349
LB  - CDLI:P357349
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 04, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357349
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357349.
TCL 04, 014 artifact entry (No. P357349). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357349 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357349 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357349},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357349
LB  - CDLI:P357349
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 04, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357349
ER  -
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