TCL 04, 064 (P357399)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AM 1486

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal A
1. _kiszib3_ {d}iszkur-ba-ni
2. _dumu_ a-gu-a
3. _kiszib3_ a-szur3-ba-ni
4. _dumu_ szu-su2-en6
5. i-di2-a-bi4-im
6. sza bu-ra-ma-ma
7. u3 ma-ru-szu
8. a-na a-ku-a
9. la2 i-tu3-ru-nim
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal B
1. {d}iszkur-ba-ni
2. ki-ma szu-a-ti2
3. u2-bi-ib-szu
  blank space
  seal impression
  seal C
  blank space
  seal impression
seal C
4. 1(disz) i-ku-usz-mu
5. _dumu_ i-ra-am-da#-[gan]

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

20091124 oatp: 6: Driver, baby10, nr. 34; 7: GKT 28d

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357399

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 AM 1486
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 64

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

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 234, 308, 582

    [Teissier1994PIHANS70] Teissier, Beatrice. 1994. Sealing and Seals on Texts from Kültepe Kārum Level 2. Publications de l’Institut Historique et Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul = PIHANS 70. Istanbul: Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Istanbul.

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 221

    [Eisser1930ARK1-2] Eisser, George, and Julius Lewy. 1930. Die Altassyrischen Rechtsurkunden Vom Kültepe. 1. Und 2. Teil: Urkunden 1-290. Mitteilungen Der Vorderasiatisch-Aegyptischen Gesellschaft, Band 33. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: RA 008 (pp. 135 - 158), 149f no. 4

    [Thureau-Dangin1911RA8Notes] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1911. “Notes Assyriologiques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 8: 135–58.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-08-17 at 15:47:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 15:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-29 at 13:47:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2017-10-13 at 15:03:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:38 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, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357399.
TCL 04, 064 artifact entry (No. P357399). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357399 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 064 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357399 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 04, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357399},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 064 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357399.
TCL 04, 064 artifact entry (No. P357399). (2026, August 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357399 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 064 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357399 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 17},
	title = {TCL 04, 064 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357399},
}


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DA  - 2026/8/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357399
LB  - CDLI:P357399
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - TCL 04, 064 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357399
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