TCL 04, 015 (P357350)

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 07064

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-szur3-i-di2 qi2-bi-ma
2. um-ma a-szur3-na-da-ma
3. a-na szu-mi3!
4. ni-ka3-si2-a / a-di2
5. esz15-ri-szu ta#-aq#-bi#-a-am
6. um-ma a-ta-ma / i-[na]
7. _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a szu-qu2-ul
8. u3 i-na sza-am-szi2
9. u2-s,i2-a-ni um-ma a-na-ku-ma
10. la2-asz2-hu-ut um-ma a-ta-ma
11. la2 ta-sza-ha-at
12. a-na me-er-a / a-na
13. [u2]-sza-zi-iz
15. [u3] ki-ma lu-mu-un
16. [li]-bi4-im a-ni-a-tim
17. [ta-sza]-pa2-ra-am
reverse
1. [a]-szur3 u3 {d}nin-szubur
2. li-t,u3-la2 i-na?!
3. qa2-ti2-a u2-la2-qi2-it-ma
4. 3(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ 4(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
5. s,a-ru-pa2-am a-na
6. ni-ip-la2-ti2-a
7. sza 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na-ta_
8. lu asz2-qu2-ul u4-ma-am
9. 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ qa2-tam2 i-na _ku3_-pi3-ka3
10. na-ad-a-ku isz-te2-en6
11. u3 sze2-na sza isz-hu-tu3-ni
12. ma-la2 na-ad-u2-ni
13. i-ti-bi4-il5-ma
14. u3 6(disz) _ma-na-ta ku3-babbar_
15. s,a-ru-pa2-am
16. sza ma-s,a-tim sza a-szur
17. i-sza-qal-ma
18. i-sza-ha-at
left
1. ma-la-ka3 1(u) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ s,a#-[ru-pa2-am]
2. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_ sza-du-a-su2
3. sza-bu a-szur3-ta-ak-la2-ku
4. na-asz2-a-kum _an-na sag10_ sza-ma
5. sze2-bi4-lam

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 17-18: Lewy, RHR 110, 51A.54; 20-24: EL I, 224b; 22: EL I, 219a; 30-32: Lewy, Or 15, 401A.5; 30-33: Hirsch, UAR 16a; 35-39: Larsen, OACP 108; 12: kol noetig; rev. 13: NB: sfs!

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357350

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 07064
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167746

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 15

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

  • history: OAA 1, 48

    [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 22:53:31 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, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357350.
TCL 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P357350). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357350 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357350 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357350},
}


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DA  - 2023/4/11/
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ID  - P357350
LB  - CDLI:P357350
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCL 04, 015 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357350.
TCL 04, 015 artifact entry (No. P357350). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357350 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357350 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357350},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357350
LB  - CDLI:P357350
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - TCL 04, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357350
ER  -
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