TCL 04, 028 (P357363)

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 07152

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-szur3-ba-ni-ma u3 sza-lim-a-szur
2. a-na pu-szu-ke-en6 qi2-bi-ma
3. szu-ma-a-bi-a u3 ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur
4. i-li-ku-nim 8(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
5. ub-lu-nim / ni-is-ha-su2 u2-la2
6. wa-at-ra / a-ma-la te2-er-ti2-ka3
7. _ku3-babbar e2 dam-gar3_ / ni-si2-ma / szi2-ma-am
8. ni-isz-a-ma-kum 3(disz) _ansze hi-a_
9. ku-ta-nu 1(disz) _ansze an-na_ u3 li-wi-su2
10. ku-a-u2-tum / _ansze hi-a_ sza _dam-gar3_
11. a-ha-ma 1/2(disz) _ansze an-na_ 1(disz) _ansze_
12. ku-ta-nu / mi3-ma a-nim / szi2-mu-um
13. sza-im szu-ma-a-bi-a
14. a-na 5(disz) u4-me-e / wa-ar-ka3
15. ki-li-a / u2-s,i2-am / _ku3-babbar_-ap-ka3
16. a-di2-ni / la e-ru-ba-am
17. ma-num-ba-lum2-a-szur isz-ti2
18. [wa]-ar#-ki-u2-tim
19. ni-t,a-ra-dam / a-szu-mi3
reverse
1. sza _dam-gar3_ sza ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
2. um-ma a-ta-ma _ku3-babbar_ 1/2(disz) _ma-na_
3. a-na ta-ad-mi3-iq-ti2-a
4. lu-ra-di2-am / ra-du-am u2-la2 i-mu-a
5. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ ni-ih-bu-ul-ma
6. 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ isz-ti2 um-mi3-a-ni
7. i-na sza e-bu-t,i2 / i-na t,up-pi3-im
8. szu-mi3 _dam-gar3_ / ni-il5-pu-ut ku-lu
9. um-mi3-a-ni 4(disz) _ma-na-ta_ i-di2-nu-szum
10. szu-ma li-bi-ka3 / a-ta a-ma-kam
11. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ / s,i2-ib-szu-um
12. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) _ma-na_ sza ni-ih-bu-lu isz-ti2
13. pa2-ni-e-ma / sze2-bi-lam / lu nu-ta-er
14. um-ma sza-lim-a-szur-ma / a-hi a-ta
15. a-na-kam ki-li-a / e-ba-ru-tu3-ni
16. u2-sza-su2-ma / it,-ru-du-ni-szu
17. a-ma-kam a-wi-lum2 la2-mu-tu3
18. a-pu-tum i-sza-ha-ti-szu
19. i-zi-iz-ma / a-na te2-er-ti2-szu
20. u3 a-szu-mi3 sza a-zu-a
left
1. [i]-hi-id-ma / a-pu-tum / a-sza-ra-x-tim la2 i-sza-ku-nu#-[szu]
2. u3 i-a-ti2 / a-na-kam / la2 i-ma-ra-s,a-am a-hi a-ta
3. er3-ra-ba-ni / me-ra-ka3 / e-ka3 / i-s,e2-ri-szu
4. li-li-ik! / la i-sza-la2-at

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 4: vd Meer, correspondance nr. 24; 1-13: Larsen, OACP 33; 5-6: Larsen, OACP 9; 6: GKT 64g; 6-8: Garelli, AC 234A.4; 6-10: Lewy, Or 15, 396; 15-16: GKT 75a; 23: GKT 95g; 98b; 24-27: EL I, 302d; Garelli, AC 246A.d; 27: GKT 62b; 29: GKT 103j;

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357363

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 07152
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167849

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 28

    [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
2023-06-22 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
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 22:53:34 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, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357363.
TCL 04, 028 artifact entry (No. P357363). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357363 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357363 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357363},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357363
LB  - CDLI:P357363
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TCL 04, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357363
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357363.
TCL 04, 028 artifact entry (No. P357363). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357363 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357363 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357363},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357363
LB  - CDLI:P357363
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TCL 04, 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357363
ER  -
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