TCL 04, 016 (P357351)

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 07065

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 im-di2-dingir-ma a-na
2. a-na-li2 / a-szur3-i-di2
3. u3 a-mur-dingir qi2-bi-ma
4. 2(u) mu-ta-tum sza ki-ib-szi2-im
5. 8(disz) mu-ta-tum sza up-ki-im
6. 1(u) 6(disz) e-li-a-tum i-a-tum
7. 1(disz) e-li-tum / sza ka3-s,a-re-e
8. 1(disz) isz-te2-et / sza a-na-li2
9. 1(disz) e-li-tum sza a-szur3-i-di2
10. _szunigin_ 3(disz) e-li-a-tum ku-nu-a-tum-ma
11. sza-ni-am gu5-ul-gu5-lam i-s,e2-er
12. _ansze hi-a la2_ ta-na-di2-a u3 1(u) 5(disz) _ansze_ s,a-la2#-mu#
13. 8(disz) a-tu3-nu s,a3-ri-du
14. mi3-szu sza asz2-ta-na-[me-u2]-ma
15. 1(u) 3(disz) na-[ru-qa2-tim]
16. sza gu5-ul-gu5-[lim]
reverse
1. a-s,e2-er e-li-a-ti2-[a]
2. tu3-ra-di2-a-ni-ma / _ansze-hi_-ri-a
3. tu3-qa2-la2-la2-ni-ma
4. li-bi tu3-sza-am-ra-s,a!-ni
5. a-pu-tum ih-da-ma _ansze-hi-a_
6. [sza]-ki-la2-szu-nu <u2>-ku-ul-tam2
7. la2 ta-bi-i-la2 u2 a-s,e2-er
8. e-li-a-ti2-a / sza! gu5-ul-gu5-<li>-ku-nu
9. mi3-ma la# tu3-ra-da2
10. _ku3-babbar_ sza a-na qa2-ti2 a-mur-dingir
11. a-di2-nu i-na mu-ta-tim
12. isz-te2-et / szu-uk-na-ma
13. sza-s,i2-ra / szu-ma i-na
14. _ansze-hi-a_ / ta-da-ga-la2-ma
15. wa#-ni-um / i-ba-szi2 di2-na-szu-ma
16. a-s,e2-er szi2-mi3-szu-ma _ku3-babbar_ 2(disz) _gin2_
17. ra#-di2-a-ma / _ansze sag10_ [x x]
18. [i]-pa2?-ni-ku-nu sza-a-ma [x x]
19. _ansze-hi-a_
left
1. [sza] pu-szu-ke-en6 isz-tu3 gu5-gam2-lim
2. [ta?]-e-ra-ni-szu-nu a-na-kam a-szu-mi3 _ansze_
3. [a?]-na _ku3-babbar_ pu-szu-ke-en6 [...] a [...]
4. ih-da-ma <<ta>> a-t,up-pi2#-szu-nu u2 u2-nu-ti2?-szu-nu [...]
  (continuation tablet missing)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 6, 7: GKT 59g; 10: GKT 50; 11: GKT 56a; 11ff.: Landsberger, O 24/4, 26; 14-25: Lewy, Or 15, 397A.3; 21-22: GKT 111a; 22: GKT 89c; 24: GKT 19f; 25: GKT 95g; 26-29: Lewy, Or 15, 396A.5; 31: GKT 97e; 36: GKT 15b; 5: cp. Larsen, OACP 30; rev. 1

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357351

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 07065
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 16

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

  • history: Ichisar, Imdilum, p. 243

    [Ichisar1981Imdilum] Ichisar, Metin. 1981. Les Archives Cappadociennes Du Marchand Imdilum. Études Assyriologiques. Paris: Éditions A.D.P.F.

  • history: LAPO 19, 116

    [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
2023-06-22 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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357351.
TCL 04, 016 artifact entry (No. P357351). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357351 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357351 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357351},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357351
LB  - CDLI:P357351
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TCL 04, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357351
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 016 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357351.
TCL 04, 016 artifact entry (No. P357351). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357351 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357351 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357351},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357351
LB  - CDLI:P357351
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - TCL 04, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357351
ER  -
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