TCL 04, 067 (P357402)

Letter tablet & envelope 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 07050

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. _kiszib3_ e-na-na-tim
  blank space
  seal impression
2. _dumu_ ti2-ti2-na-tal
3. _kiszib3_ szu-su2-en6 _dumu_ il5-mi3-ti
4. _kiszib3_ {d}iszkur-sag10 _dumu_ pi3-la2-ah-esz18-dar
5. {d}iszkur-sag10 a-sza!-tam
6. s,u2-ha-ar-tam2 _dumu-munus_
7. esz18-dar-na-da / e-hu-uz2
8. a-sza-tam2 sza-ni-tam2
9. u2-la2 e-ha-az
  blank space
  seal impression
10. szu-ma a-sza-tam2
reverse
1. sza-ni-tam2 e-ta-ha-az
  blank space
  seal impression
2. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_ i-sza-qal
3. szu-ma a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam la2 i-tal-kam_
4. u3 da-tam2 sza a-szi2-ti2-szu
5. la2 isz-ta-al
6. s,u2-ha-ar-tam2
  blank space
  seal impression
left
1. a-na mu-tim sza-ni-in
2. i-du-nu a-hi-sa3
3. la2 u2-ka3-sa2

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: 4: Lewy, SATK nr. 10; 4: Driver, baby10 nr. 84; 8-9: GKT 105c; 15: GKT 91d; 17: GKT 61j

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357402

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 07050
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010124070

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 67

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

  • primary: PIHANS 70, seal no. 17, 182, 642

    [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, 1

    [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 076, 168-173

    [Ichisar1982RA76] Ichisar, Metin. 1982. “Un Contrat de Mariage et La Question Du Lévirat à l’époque Cappadocienne.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76 (2): 168–73.

  • history: SANTAG 10, p. 113-116 no. 3

    [Kienast2015Eherecht] Kienast, Burkhart. 2015. Das Altassyrische Eherecht. Eine Urkundenlehre. SANTAG. Arbeiten Und Untersuchungen Zur Keilschriftkunde, Band 10. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: WAW 42, 5

    [Michel2020WAW42] Michel, Cécile. 2020. Women of Assur and Kanesh: Texts from the Archives of Assyrian Merchants. Writings from the Ancient World 42. SBL.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-07 at 08:54:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-08-17 at 15:47:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357402.
TCL 04, 067 artifact entry (No. P357402). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357402 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 067 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357402 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {TCL 04, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357402
LB  - CDLI:P357402
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 04, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357402
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P357402.
TCL 04, 067 artifact entry (No. P357402). (2026, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357402 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 067 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357402 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2026TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {TCL 04, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/9/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P357402
LB  - CDLI:P357402
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - TCL 04, 067 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357402
ER  -
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