TCL 04, 070 (P357405)

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 07467

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. 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum 1(u) 7(disz) _ma-na_
2. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
3. u3 2(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ ri-ik-su2
4. ni-is-ha-su2 _ku3-sig17_
5. _ku3-babbar_-pu-ma [na]-di2
6. _szunigin_ 3(u) 3(disz) _ma-na ku3-babbar_
7. a-wi-tum / sza _dam-gar3_
8. a-na szu-ku-bi4-im
9. u3 i3-li2-[a]
10. 1(disz) ne2-pi3-szum 1(u) 6(disz) _ma-na_
11. ni-is-ha-su2 _diri_
12. sza _dam-gar3_-ri-im
13. a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im
reverse
1. 1(disz) ne2-[pi3]-szum
2. 1(u) 1(disz) _ma-na_ ni-is-ha-su2
3. _diri_ [sza] _dam-gar3_-ri-im
4. a-na sza-lim-a-hi-im
5. u3 szu-hu-bur 5(disz) _gin2_
6. _ku3-babbar_ / a-na la2-ma-si2
7. 5(disz) _gin2_ a-na ra-qi2-tim ki-ta-um
8. sza x x [...] be-u2-la-at szu-a-nim
9. mi3-ma / a-nim a-na
10. e-la / ap-qi2-id
11. _igi_ szu-esz18-dar _dumu_ da-da-nim
12. _igi_ a-da-da _dub-sar_
13. _igi_ dan-a-szur3 _dumu_ sza-lim-a-hi-im

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/P357405

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 07467
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010168162

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 70

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:53:39 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, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357405.
TCL 04, 070 artifact entry (No. P357405). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357405 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357405 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357405
LB  - CDLI:P357405
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 04, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357405
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 070 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357405.
TCL 04, 070 artifact entry (No. P357405). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357405 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357405 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357405},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357405
LB  - CDLI:P357405
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - TCL 04, 070 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357405
ER  -
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