TCL 04, 029 (P357364)

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 07153

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-i-di2-ma
2. a-na a-szur-na-da qi2-bi-ma
3. isz-tu3 / _mu 4(disz)-sze3_ / t,u3-s,i2
4. lu-qu2-ti2 a-di2-ni-ma-a
5. la i-tur4 / s,i2-ba-at
6. lu-qu2-ti2-a / i3-li2-a-lum2
7. u3-sza-bi-ka3 a-na mi3-nim
8. ha-ra-nu-um / ma-la u3 sze2-ni-szu
9. i-li-ka3-ma _ku3-babbar_
10. la tu3-sze2-bi-lam la li-bi
11. _dingir_-ma / a-hu-ka3 / _ku3-babbar_-pi3
12. 3(u) _ma-na_ / u3-hu-ta-li-iq
13. ki-ma-a / li-bi-im
14. ta-da2-nim / a-ta _ku3-babbar_
15. tu3-ka3-al / ma-a / li-qe2-ma
16. _ku3-babbar_ 3(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi4-la2-ma
17. um-ma a-ta-ma u2-ta-ni-isz3
18. 2(disz) _gin2_ s,a3-ah-ra-ti2 szi2-ti2 _ku3-babbar_-pi3-a
19. a-ki-a-ma i-na
20. pa2-ni-u3-ti2-ma
21. sze2-bi-lam-ma szi2-ma-am
reverse
1. la-asz2-a-ma lu-sze2-bi-la2-ku-ma
2. li-pi2-ta-am
3. _ku3-babbar_ 1(disz) _gin2_ le-li-a-ma
4. i-bi-sa3-i-a lu-ra-ib
5. szu-ma a-hi a-ta i-hi-id
6. _ku3-babbar_ sze2-bi-lam _ku3#-babbar_-ma
7. tu3-sze2-bi-la-nim-ma
8. um-ma a-tu3-nu-ma la i-ba-re
9. a-szu-mi3 te2-er-ti2-ku-nu
10. _an-na_ ba-at-qam asz2-a-ma
11. u3 a-ma-kam ip-t,i2-ri
12. u3-ma-am _an-na_ 1(u) 6(disz) _gin2-ta_
13. u3 e-li-isz i-ba-szi2
14. i-sza qi2-ip-ti2-ka3 _ku3-babbar_
15. 3(u) _ma-na_ sze2-bi-lam-ma
16. szi2-ma-am la-asz2-a-ma-kum
17. szi2-a-ma-tum i-ba-szi2
18. a-ni-ka3-si2-a szu-hu-ta
19. mi3-szu sza a-na lu-qu2-tim
20. ta-u3-ri-im ta-asz2-pu-ra-ni
21. a-a-nu-um
left
1. _ku3-babbar_ e-ta-li-am 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
2. a-pu-hu i3-li2-a-lim a-_e2_ a-lim{ki}
3. asz2-qul2 u2 puzur4-a-na a-na e-pa2-szi2-szu
4. u2 sza-a-mi3-szu 1(u) 5(disz) _ma-na_ ag-mu-ur

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357364

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 07153
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167850

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 29

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

  • history: OAA 1, 17

    [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.

  • history: LAPO 19, 266

    [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
2026-05-09 at 16:24:12 Li Yunhao Transliteration Li Yunhao Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2016-07-28 at 16:11:26 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357364.
TCL 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P357364). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357364 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357364 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357364},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357364.
TCL 04, 029 artifact entry (No. P357364). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357364 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357364 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {TCL 04, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357364},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357364},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357364
LB  - CDLI:P357364
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TCL 04, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357364
ER  -
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