TCL 04, 075 (P357410)

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 07076

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. 4(u) _ma-na uruda_
2. da-mu-qa2-am
3. i-s,e2-er
4. ma-nu-um-ba-<lum2>-a-szur _dumu_ ku-s,i2-a
5. ha-du-uk-la2-nu-um
6. _ir_ / sza i-di2-ku-bi-im
7. i-szu / _sag iti_-kam
8. na-ar-ma-ak-a-szur3
9. i-na ha-musz-tim
10. sza i-di-ku-bi-im
11. _uruda_ il5-qe2
12. a-na _iti 2(disz)-kam_
13. i-sza-qal
14. li-mu-um
15. sza qa2-te2 /
16. isz-ma-a-szur3 _dumu_ e2-a-dan
17. ba-lum2 da-tim
18. sza ta-szi2-a-tim
19. szal2-ma-am / u2 ke-na-am
20. i-na ka3-ni-isz{ki}
21. i-sza-qal
22. _igi_ _ir_ / _dumu_ la2-qe2-ep
23. _igi_ en-na-su2-en6
24. _dumu_ en-nam-a-szur3
25. _igi_ i3-li2-a-lim
26. _dumu_ i3-li2-a

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

20091124 oatp: 5-6, 12: Kienast, FAOSB 1, 90; 19-21: GKT 125k

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357410

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 07076
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167778

References

  • primary: TCL 4 = TC 1, 75

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

  • history: Eisser & Lewy, ARK 1-2, 94

    [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.

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 22:53:39 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, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357410.
TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (No. P357410). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357410
LB  - CDLI:P357410
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TCL 04, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357410
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 04, 075 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 20, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357410.
TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (No. P357410). (2023, June 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Original work published 2006)
TCL 04, 075 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357410 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023TCL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 20},
	title = {TCL 04, 075 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357410},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/20/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357410
LB  - CDLI:P357410
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TCL 04, 075 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357410
ER  -
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