TCL 04, 043 (P357378)

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 07455

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 in4-bi-esz18-dar a-na
2. s,i2-la2-{d}iszkur u3 {d}iszkur-ba-ni
3. qi2-bi4-ma la!-ma pi3-ri-ka3-ni
4. sza ma-a-ma! sza _ku3-babbar_ 5(disz)! _ma-na_
5. isz-ti2-ka3 u3 a-ta t,a2-bi4-isz!
6. i-sze2!-ru-ni-ku-nu-ti2 [...] x
7. la2 sza? i-isz sza-ma-ma
8. ma-ma-na la2 u2-ka3-ti2-ku-nu
9. li-ta-qe2-a-ma / [x] x
10. s,u2-ha-ri a-na u2-nu-tim
11. sa2-ra-dim a-sza-pa2-ra-ni
12. isz-ti2 u2-nu-ti2-ma
13. pi3-ri-ka3-ni / lu-ub-lu-nim
14. a-pu-tum pi3-ri-ka3-ni
15. sza ta-la2-qe2-a-ni
16. lu _sag10_ lu ra-bu
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ li-isz-[qul2]
2. _igi_ i-ku?-{d}utu [...]
3. u2 _ir_-ad-ku-bi a-na-li2
4. a-bi4-na-s,i2-ir / s,u2-ha-ri-im
5. sza a-szur3-be-el-a-wa-tim
6. _dumu_ a-mu-ra i-di2-in
7. a-ma-kam _ku3-babbar_ / sza-asz2-qi2-la2-szu-ma
8. pi3-ri-ka3-ni / sa2-mu-tim
9. sza-ma-ma sze2-bi4-la2-nim
10. pi3-ri-ka3-ni sza ta-la2-qe2-a-ni
11. lu sa2-mu-u2 na-asz2-pe3-ra-ti2-a
12. sza a-s,e2-er sza ki-ma
13. i-a-ti2 / la2-pu-ta-ni
14. isz-te2-na i-na u4-mi3-im
15. sza-asz2-me-a-szu-nu

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 10-11: GKT 78b; 11: GKT 132A.4; 12-16: Lewy, JAOS 78, 98A.60; 19: L I, 76c; 23-27: KTbl S. 23f.; 24-27: Lewy, JAOS 78, 98A.60

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357378

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 07455
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010168149

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 43

    [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 22:53:36 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357378.
TCL 04, 043 artifact entry (No. P357378). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357378 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357378 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357378},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357378
LB  - CDLI:P357378
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TCL 04, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357378
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357378.
TCL 04, 043 artifact entry (No. P357378). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357378 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357378 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357378},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357378},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357378
LB  - CDLI:P357378
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - TCL 04, 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357378
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.